Jo: Welcome to another Real English programme from BBC Learning1 English. I'm Jo.
Helen: And I'm Helen. 地道英语中介绍的一些英语表达, 你可能在英语课堂上学不到,但它们在日常却会常常出现。那 Jo,今天的新表达是什么呢?
Jo: Well, today we're going to look at the expression yummy mummy. Y.U.M.M.Y. M.U.M.M.Y. Yummy mummy.
Helen: Yummy 一般是说非常不错吃的东西,不过它也可以用来形容非常吸引人。譬如说。 He's yummy. She's a bit yummy.
Jo: That's right. So a yummy mummy is someone who is a mother but who is also very beautiful.
Helen: 这个词是和年轻母亲们有关,不少母亲们为了孩子忙上忙下,根本就没时间考虑到我们的外貌。但像那些名人母亲们,由于有一大堆人帮忙,所以不像一般母亲们那样受累,还是非常时髦,非常漂亮。
Jo: So, someone like Victoria Beckham she has three young sons but she always looks great, and she is very thin and fashionable. Angelina Jolie is another yummy mummy she now has four children but always looks great!
Helen: Yummy 在这里的意思是漂亮,引人注目,它和 mummy 加在一块很押韵。所以这个词在电视,杂志上都特别时尚。
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A: Oh these yummy mummies make me sick. Look how thin she is she only had a baby 6 months ago.
B: I know! I had mine 2 years ago and I still can't lose the weight.
Jo: Now Helen, you're having a baby do you think you'll be a yummy mummy?
Helen: I wish Jo but I don't think that's going to happen. 好了,大家今天的地道英语就到这儿,别忘了你若是想学些其它时尚英语表达,可以参观大家的网站。大家的网址是:
Jo: That's www.bbcchina.com.cn. We'll see you next time.
Helen: Bye bye!