Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m
Helen.
Jean: 大家好，我是董征。歡迎收聽地道英語。
Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find
in your dictionary.
Jean: 和漢語一樣，英語語言里也是有好多的成語和俗語。所以要想聽得懂英國人日常的說話聊天，咱們就要多學點兒這些通俗語言和用法。
Helen: and our word for today is a rather painful one!
Insert
SFX: Thump and argh!
Jean: Ow! 聽上去好像誰被打了一拳啊？這個是不是和我們今天要學的新詞兒有關？不是要學和打架有關的詞吧？
Helen: No, the word we’re looking at today describes what you might get if
someone punches you…. It’s a black eye.
Jean: A black eye，可不是黑色眼睛的意思，而是你被人家打了一拳以后青紫的黑眼圈兒，是吧 Helen？
Helen: Yes it’s a bruise, but specifically a bruise around your eye… a black
eye.
Jean: A black eye – 不過這種瘀血可不能算是黑色的吧？我們中國人說“鼻青臉腫”，就是因為它是青的，不是黑的。
Helen: That’s right, it’s more like a blue eye really, but we say it’s a
black eye.
Insert
A: He’s got a nasty black eye – was he in a fight?
B: No, he just walked into a door!
Jean: Oh dear… 所以希望大家一定要小心不要卷入任何的打架斗毆， black eye就是眼眶打青了或者不小心撞重了以后產生的黑眼圈。
Helen: I’m lucky; I’ve never had a black eye. Join us next time for more Real
English from BBC Learning English.
Jean: Goodbye!
Helen: Bye!
