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English Show 2012 3 10 Welcome to every Tuesday s English show I m B I m C B Ok there comes our first part In the news C Well let s see what our great editor Carter has prepared for us Part of me US economy adds 227 000 jobs in February President Barack Obama says he is confident there are better days ahead for the US economy The US economy created 227 000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate stayed at 8 3 the lowest level in nearly three years The Labor Department report also showed that job creation figures in December and January were even stronger than first estimated President Barack Obama said the figures showed the economy getting stronger Employment has been rising for the past six months but the jobless rate has been stuck above 8 since early 2009 That largely can be explained by the changing size of the workforce Americans who had given up looking for work have started streaming back into the labor market Those who re enter the market but do not secure jobs are in effect counted afresh as unemployed That s why the unemployment rate in February remained unchanged at 8 3 The number of new jobs being created has been consistently above 200 000 in each of the past three months fuelling hopes that the US recovery is gathering pace Jay Z to headline Radio 1 s Hackney weekend in June Jay Z has been announced as one of the main headliners for Radio 1 s Hackney Weekend this summer The US rap star will play at London s Hackney Marshes on Saturday 23 June Jay Z is touring the UK with Kanye West in May and June in support of their joint album Watch The Throne and became a father for the first time this year Other acts appearing at the event include will i am Florence And The Machine Jack White Ed Sheeran Jessie J Leona Lewis and Lana Del Rey Jason Carter event director for the weekend said Our goal was to deliver the most ambitious and exciting event in Radio 1 s history and with the artists already announced I think we ve achieved that To now add the world s biggest hip hop icon Jay Z to the line up is fantastic news Another headliner for the second night on 24 June will be announced over the coming weeks Ticket registration is open until 11pm on Monday 19 March Six stages To apply people will need to go to the Radio 1 website where they will first be asked to enter their details and upload a photo Those who register will then be able to apply for up to two tickets online or by phone on the 25 and 26 March Tickets for the event are free but there will be a small handling fee The majority of the tickets are being allocated to people living in Hackney and the surrounding boroughs Other acts performing on 23 and 24 June include Swedish House Mafia Emeli Sande Calvin Harris Nero David Guetta Deadmau5 The Maccabees The Ting Tings Dappy Chase in addition to Kristen s an amazing girl and sexy to boot sophisticated having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience 也就是说见过世面的 有阅历的 这是一个很 容易被误译的单词 字典里给出的解释是 诡辩的 久经世故的 但其实这个单 词可以是褒义词 如同在这句话的解释 也可以是贬义词 解释为 deprived of native or original simplicity 即 老于世故 的 但后者出现的情况不是很多 Clearly there s some sort of blockage Perhaps No Chuck One more go around just to clear the pipes You are not using Blair as sexual Drano Serena 去找 Chuck 正好碰见那个日本空姐 于是就聊起 Chuck 糜烂的 sex life 只见 Chuck 一脸郁闷状 Serena 恍然大悟 原来 Chuck 最近在 sex 方面是 屡败 屡战 屡战屡败 Chuck 解释说是因为有些 blockage 他想到了找 Blair 来 clear the pipes 关键的地方来了 blockage 本意是阻塞 你家的水管堵住了 就用 blockage 而 clear the pipe 就是疏通管道 上文和下文是对应的 但这里用的是字面意思背后 的 metaphor pipe 可以用来指 dick omg 希望没有人再用 Dick 这个英文名字了 而 clear the pipe 就是指 you receive an orgasm from a girl usually its when you haven t received sex in a while 另外说一下 pipe 这个单词除了指 dick 还可以用 来指 blow job 来源据说是法语里一摸一样拼写的 pipe 读做 peep 至于后面 Serena 叫 Chuck 不要把 Blair 当作是 sexual Drano 这里的 Drano 是一个排水管清 洁剂的品牌 人家的作用就是用来 clear the pipes 的 You like him He likes you So just call him He stood me up remember He stood me up 放我鸽子 让我空等一场 后面 Vanessa 看见 Catherine 和 Nate 在一起 就质问 Is that the reason you keep canceling on me 这句话也可以表示放 鸽子的意思 另外 stand up for sb 可以解释为 support 后面有一个场景 Dan 在公园里遇到三 个小妹妹 很老成的在评论 Dan 与 Serena 复合的事情 其中有个小姑娘说 Your whole breakup We re on your side 这句 We re on your side 意思是 我们站在你这 一边 和 stand up for 是一个意思 C I got us a room at the Mercer We can order in order in 在这里是指点酒店的 room service 在房间里吃饭 日常生活中这个单词 表示 叫外卖 take out 则是表示外带的意思 在快餐店里点餐 服务员会问你 for here or to go 或者 for here or take out for here 就是堂吃 to go 或者 take out 就是外带 而打包叫做 wrap up 至于问服务员要打包的盒子 那就叫做 doggy bag 了 至于为什么要叫狗食袋 一种说法是最早美国人在餐厅吃剩下的东西 不好意思打包 怕别人觉得自己小气 于是就会问服务员要一个袋子 说是带回 去给自己家的狗吃 久而久之 doggy bag 就变成打包袋 盒的代名词了 work out Let s have a review It s not often you find a man who s intelligent sop