英语口语The english we speak第341期:Fuddy-duddy 观念守旧的人
Rob’s in for a shock. He may think he’s 21 but someof his attitudes make him seem much older – andFeifei has the right expression to describe him!Listen to the programme to find out what it is!
罗布可能会大吃一惊。他可能认为自己21岁，不过他的一些态度使他看上去要老很多，菲菲有一个形容他的贴切短语！收听本期节目，了解这个短语！
Rob: Hello, I’m Rob…
罗布：大家好，我是罗布。
Feifei: …And I’m Feifei and this is The English We Speak. Hey, happy birthday for last weekRob.
菲菲：我是菲菲，欢迎收听地道英语节目。嘿，罗布，上周是你生日，补祝你生日快乐。
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Rob: Thanks Feifei, yes 21 years old – where has the time gone?
罗布：菲菲，谢谢你，我已经21岁了，时间都去哪儿了？
Feifei: Are you sure – you don’t act like a 21-year–old.
菲菲：你确定吗？你的行为举止看上去可不像21岁。
Rob: What are you saying, Feifei?
罗布：菲菲，你说什么？
Feifei: Well, errr, look at your clothes – they’re not very trendy, they’re a bit boring!
菲菲：额，看看你的穿着，不仅不太时髦，而且有点儿乏味！
Rob: Boring?
罗布：乏味？
Feifei: Yes… and come on, you’re not very youthful.
菲菲：对，得了吧，你可并不年轻。
Rob: Youthful?! Just because I haven’t got any tattoos – who wants a tattoo anyway, theylook silly, don’t they? And they damage the skin as well…
罗布：年轻？！只是因为我没有纹身，话说谁想要纹身啊，它们看上去太傻了，不是吗？而且还会伤害皮肤。
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Feifei: There you go – old fashioned attitudes – no way you’re 21!
菲菲：又是这样，又是这些过时的观念，你不可能21岁！
Rob: So you’re saying I am a fuddy–duddy?
罗布：所以你的意思是我是个“观念守旧的人”？
Feifei: A fuddy–duddy – that’s an informal phrase to describe someone who is boring, dulland has old–fashioned attitudes. Let’s hear some examples of this phrase.
菲菲：“观念守旧的人”，这是个非正式短语，用来形容那些无聊、无趣、观念守旧的人。我们来听几个应用这个短语的例句。
Examples
例句
Ling thinks I’m an old fuddy–duddy because I don’t drive a flashy sports car.
因为我不开豪华跑车，所以凌认为我是个观念守旧的人。
My dad’s a bit of a fuddy–duddy – he still listens to music on cassette tapes.
我爸爸的观念有些过时，他还在用盒式磁带听音乐。
The bank has lost many customers over the years, probably due to its fuddy–duddy image.
这家银行在这些年来损失了很多顾客，原因可能是银行观念守旧的形象。
Feifei: So a fuddy–duddy is someone who is old–fashioned and sometimes pompous. But Rob,being a fuddy–duddy isn’t all bad.
菲菲：所以，这个短语用来形容那些老派的人，有时还可以形容浮而不实。不过罗布，做一个“观念守旧的人”也不完全是一件坏事。
Rob: Oh yes? Boring, old–fashioned – how can that be a good thing?
罗布：真的吗？无聊、过时，怎么可能是好事呢？
Feifei: Well, you make us all laugh.
菲菲：嗯，你会让所有人发笑呀。
Rob: Yes but for the wrong reasons – I’m off.
罗布：是，但却是因为错误的原因，我要走了。
Feifei: Oh dear, it seems like a fuddy–duddy doesn’t even a sense of humour. Where are yougoing?
菲菲：哦天哪，看起来“观念守旧的人”甚至连幽默感都没有。你要去哪里啊？
Rob: To get a tattoo done.
罗布：去纹身。
Feifei: It’ll hurt. Bye!
菲菲：那会很疼的。再见！
