2021-06-29 Yikes! 英语里的 “哎呀”

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主持人佳莹也不知道怎么想的，染了一头红发。Neil 看到后吓了一跳，使用了一个非正式的英语感叹词来表示惊讶。听两人的对话，学习地道英语词 “yikes（哎呀）” 在口语中的用法。

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Jiaying
大家好，欢迎收听 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目，我是佳莹。

Neil
… and hello, it’s Neil here. Oh, yikes! What have you done to your hair?

Jiaying
Neil，你不喜欢我新染的头发吗？

Neil
Well… hmm…

Jiaying
You said ‘yikes’ – that normally means you’re shocked or worried about something. Is it my hair?

Neil
Well, ‘yikes!’ is also something we say when we’re surprised, and I was just surprised by your new hairstyle – but in a good way!

Jiaying
Hmm, if you say so. 人们通常用 “yikes” 来表示惊讶、震惊或者担忧，就好比我们汉语里的 “哎呀”，是一个非正式的表达方式。So, Neil, what has ‘surprised’ you about my hair then?

Neil
Err… Shall we hear some more examples first?

Examples
Yikes! It’s only three weeks until my exams and I haven’t done any revision yet.

Yikes! We’re stuck in a traffic jam and our flight leaves in an hour – do you think we’ll make it?

I’ve got a football match tomorrow, and I haven’t done any training. Yikes!

Jiaying
这里是 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。刚刚我们介绍了一个口语感叹词 “yikes”，用来表示对一件事情感到惊讶、震惊或者担忧。And yikes – Neil actually likes my new hairstyle!

Neil
Why are you so surprised?

Jiaying
I didn’t think you’d like red hair.

Neil
Oh, well, it matches your… eyes – only kidding! But changing your hair colour must have cost a lot of money.

Jiaying
Hmm… 80 pounds.

Neil
Big yikes! How much?

Jiaying
Big yikes! “Big yikes” 是 “yikes” 的一个更夸张的说法，有点像我们汉语里说的 “哎呀妈呀”。不过，Neil，只要新发型好看，多少钱都值，是不是？

Neil
If you say so. Wasn’t there a cheaper colour?

Jiaying
No, Neil, there wasn’t! Bye.

Neil
See ya.