The script of this programme 本節目台詞
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Helen: Hi, I'm Helen, 歡迎收聽《地道英語》節目。Sorry, I'll be with you in a moment, Chris – I'm just on the phone to Rob...
Helen: Rob, do you need me to come and record with you in the studio this afternoon?
Rob: No, don't worry – I've got Neil coming over to record with me. Everything's hunky-dory.
Helen: Everything's wha-?
Rob: Gotta go. Speak to you later – bye!
Helen: OK, b- … Oh, he hung up. Rob 竟然把我的電話給掛了。
Chris: Having a busy day, Helen?
Helen: Yes, it's been so busy – I've got to move all these boxes. How is your day going?
Chris: No problems really. I've finished my script and I've already recorded another programme with Rosie... I'm hunky-dory.
Helen: Hunky-dory? 剛才 Rob 也是這麼對我說的。這是什麼意思？你們兩個怎麼看都不是屬於那種 hunky 類型的人。
Chris: What?!
Helen: Well, 我的印象中 hunky 可以用來形容肌肉發達的，有吸引力的男子。
Chris: Well yes, hunky is a slang word for describing someone who is muscular…
Helen: So, you're not telling the truth when you say, 'I'm hunky… Dory'. My name's not 'Dory' though – why do you call me that?
Chris: I wasn't lying and saying 'I'm hunky'… and I wasn't calling you 'Dory' either. The phrase hunky-dory doesn't have anything to do with being muscular – it's an informal way of saying something's fine or satisfactory.
Helen: 原來如此，這麼說 hunky dory 這個表達的意思是一切都很好，沒有問題。It's a bit of a strange phrase though.
Chris: Yes, it is. No-one really knows where it comes from, other than it's believed to be an American phrase.
Helen: I see. 這個短語可能源於美國。So how can you use it?
Chris: Well, here are some examples:
- I was really worried I'd lost her, but everything's hunky-dory now – she was waiting for me by the car
- Our washing machine broke last night. An engineer is coming to take a look at it today, so it should be hunky-dory soon.
Chris: So you can use hunky-dory as an informal way to say that a situation is fine.
Helen: Now I understand! … Well, sadly nothing is hunky-dory for me… I've got all these boxes to move.
Chris: Is that why you invited my here?
Helen: Maybe…
Chris: Hmm… right then, let's get on with it. Where do you want them?
Helen: Just over there, please.
Chris: OK…
Helen: Thanks! Haha! My work will soon be done! … 好了，今天的節目就到這兒，我們下次再見。Bye-bye!