体育美语：Sailing 玩帆船（音频文字）VOA (ZT) http://www.freexinwen.com/chinese/soundse/se034.m3u P: Let's go sailing, Yang Chen. Y: Sailing，玩帆船，太棒了。哎呀， 是要坐这条破船去吗? P: No, it's not a 破船. It only has a few small holes. And besides, I have you to help me bail it out. Y: You are not serious. P: I'm serious. The 'bail out' I'm talking about is when water comes in the boat and we take it out, because if we don't it's going to sink. Y:你是说，因为这条船上有窟窿， a few small holes，所以要我一直不停地往外舀水。 P: That's right, Yang Chen. But you can also say you bailed someone out any time you help them avoid a disaster. Y:比如有些美国银行要倒闭， P: Then the government bails them out. Y: 我们的船上还有一面旗子? P: A boat's flag is called its colors. The flag gives other boats information about what kind of boat it is, like where it is from. Y: Hmmm, 那我们应该挂一块破布。 P: Why our flag should be be a piece of rubbish? Y: 因为我们是条破船。 P: Very funny. Let me tell you something about flags. You know, sometimes pirate boats put up a fake flag to disguise themselves. Then when they attack, they put up a pirate flag. Y: 我是海盗! P: Well, you've got two eyes, Yang Chen. Y: 那我是山寨版海盗。 P: So when people pretend to be one thing but then they reveal their true character, you can say they showed their true colors. Y: Hey, Patrick, 我们挂一面海盗旗怎么样? P: So we are not just go sailing, we are going to attack another ship? Y: Show me the money! P: You showed us your true colors. Words and phrases 1. bail sth. out It only has a few small holes. And besides, I have you to help me bail it out. The 'bail out' I'm talking about is when water comes in the boat and we take it out, because if we don't it's going to sink. bail *****. out You can also say you bailed someone out any time you help them avoid a disaster. ---比如有些美国银行要倒闭， ---Then the government bails them out. 2. A boat's flag A boat's flag is called its colors. The flag gives other boats information about what kind of boat it is, like where it is from. Let me tell you something about flags. You know, sometimes pirate boats put up a fake flag to disguise themselves. Then when they attack, they put up a pirate flag. 3. True colors So when people pretend to be one thing but then they reveal their true character, you can say they showed their true colors.
