Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m
Helen.
Zo?: 你好, 歡迎收聽地道英語, 我是劉佳.
Helen: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that have recently
become part of the English language.
Zo?: 地道英語和大家一起學習原汁原味的英式英語, 尤其是那些最新出現的流行詞匯和習慣表達. 那Helen,今天我們要學的詞是?
Helen: Today’s new word is spam. S.P.A.M. – spam.
Zo?: What is spam, Helen?
Helen: Spam is advertising material that you receive by e-mail, even though
you didn’t ask for it.
Zo?: 哦, 原來spam就是我們在email里經常收到的那些不知道從哪兒來的廣告資料
Helen: Yes. Do you know the type of thing I mean? You check your post, and
90% of it is things like adverts for mobile phones, new credit cards and the
like.
Zo?: Yes, Helen.
Helen: Yes, so you can say I get a lot of spam in my e-mail.
Zo?: Ok or my e-mail is full of spam.
Helen: That’s right.
Insert
A: Oh look! We’ve got 100 new messages in our e-mail inbox!
B: Yes, but it’s probably all spam. Don’t get excited.
Zo?: Do you get a lot of spam, Helen?
Helen: Sometimes I get hundreds of messages in one day. I spend half my time
on the Internet just deleting spam.
Zo?: I know.
Helen: Anyway, let’s recap – spam
Zo?: 就是那些我們經常在郵箱里收到的 不知道從哪兒來的廣告. Well, it looks like that’s all we have time
for.
Helen: Yes, I’m afraid it is. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC
Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English.
Bye.
Zo?: See you next time.
