地道美語:popularity人氣&東山再起comeback(音頻文字)

地道美語:popularity人氣&東山再起 a comeback(音頻文字) VOA (ZT) Donny 在北京學漢語，他的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎麽說的詞，就會來請教他。今天吳瓊是要問的：人氣。 Donny: Hi, Wuqiong, do you want to go to this concert with me? WQ: 演唱會？讓我看看是哪個歌星開的。哇! 這個人現在是人氣天王! 我當然願意跟你去啦。哎？人氣在英文裏怎麽說？ Donny: 人氣就是受歡迎的程度。So you can use the word "popularity", p-o-p-u-l-a-r-i-t-y, popularity.  WQ: popularity 就是人氣。這個詞就是 popular 的名詞形式嘛。 Donny: Exactly. I've heard about this singer's rising popularity. That's why I want to go to his concert.  WQ: 演唱會的表演嘉賓，guest stars，都有誰？ Donny: Well, here's the guest star list. Most of them are popular too, but who's this person on the bottom of the list? 我怎麽沒聽說過。  WQ: 讓我看看，讓我看看。哦，這個女明星幾年前很紅，可後來過氣了。 Donny: No wonder I've never heard about her. She's a has-been. The word "has-been" means someone who is no longer popular. WQ: has-been? has 和 been放一起就是過氣的人，過時的東西。This guest star used to be famous and popular, but now she's just a has-been.  Donny: 對。 WQ:這麽說，她可能想借著當嘉賓的機會重新走紅嘍？ Donny: That's possible. This concert will be a good opportunity for her to stage a comeback. WQ: comeback, c-o-m-e-b-a-c-k, comeback 就是東山再起，鹹魚翻身的意思吧？If this singer makes a comeback, she will regain her popularity! Donny: Exactly. Now let's see what you've learned today! WQ: 第一：人氣叫 popularity; 第二：過氣、過時的人或物是 a has-been; 第三：東山再起是 a comeback. Words and Phrases 1. 人氣就是受歡迎的程度。So you can use the word "popularity", p-o-p-u-l-a-r-i-t-y, popularity.  popularity 就是人氣。這個詞就是 popular 的名詞形式。 2. 表演嘉賓 guest star 3. The word "has-been" means someone who is no longer popular. "has-been", has 和 been放一起就是過氣的人，過時的東西。 4.  comeback  就是東山再起 Audio download link: http://www.freexinwen.com/chinese/soundhow/how011.m3u

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