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在日常交流中，表达 “shout-out” 可以被用来 “赞美某人、向某人公开致意”。比如，在颁奖典礼上，获奖者上台发表获奖感言时就可以用 “shout-out” 来感谢帮助他们得奖的人。“Shout-out” 在这个场景中具体怎么用？听节目。

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Neil
Welcome to Authentic Real English, with me, Neil…

Feifei
And me, Feifei.

Neil
We have an expression which means 'say a person or thing's name to praise them and thank them publicly' – it's 'shout-out'.

Feifei
这期节目中我们要一起学习 “shout-out” 的用法。When do we use 'shout-out'?

Neil
Well, I've had a tough year, but I want to give a shout-out to my parents for all the support they've given me with my new home. It means I'm praising them publicly.

Feifei
“Shout-out” 是向人表达谢意的一种方式。刚才你说你的父母帮你装修房子，很辛苦，所以你想向他们表达谢意，“give a shout-out to your parents”。

Neil
Last week I called up my local radio station to give a shout-out to the people in my area who helped me to repair my garden fence.

Feifei
Yes. I know your fence got damaged in the storm. Did your neighbours help with it?

Neil
Yes, which is why I gave them a shout-out. Let's hear some more examples.

Examples
My teacher gave me a shout-out in the classroom because I got a high mark in the exam.

I want to give a shout-out to the volunteers who raised over £1000 for the children's charity. We will use the money to take the children on a day out in London.

My uncle gave a big shout-out on the radio to the doctor who saved my aunt's life.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。以上我们介绍了 “shout-out” 的含义和用法。“Shout-out” 的意思是 “在公开场合向某人致意”。

Neil
Yes, and I said earlier that it's commonly done publicly – or in front of a group of people.

Feifei
It's often used in award ceremonies. 颁奖典礼上获奖的人通常会用到 “to give a shout-out to someone” 这样的句型来感谢帮助他们赢得奖项的人。

Neil
Exactly. We often say 'a big shout-out', and it's used with the verb 'give' – 'give a shout-out'.

Feifei
Hope you've learned how to use 'shout-out'. See you next time!

Neil
Bye!

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Have you ever performed a mic drop?
Tone deaf 五音不全，充耳不闻
Episode 210112 / 12 Jan 2021
Do you know someone who's tone deaf?
A game 最佳状态，最巅峰的表现
Episode 210105 / 05 Jan 2021
Have you brought your A game?
Frontliner 一线工作者
Episode 201229 / 29 Dec 2020
Do you know any frontliners?
You do you 你做你的 “你行你素”
Episode 201222 / 22 Dec 2020
Doing it your way!
On fleek 美呆了！
Episode 201215 / 15 Dec 2020
Learn a fashionable phrase
Contact tracing 接触者追踪
Episode 201208 / 08 Dec 2020
Have you downloaded a contact tracing app?
Key worker 关键工作人员
Episode 201201 / 01 Dec 2020
Do you know any key workers?
Sharenting “晒娃”
Episode 201124 / 24 Nov 2020
Don't share too many photos of your children
Plastic footprint “塑料足迹”
Episode 201117 / 17 Nov 2020
Here's how to describe the amount of plastic you use
Spoiler alert 剧透警告
Episode 201110 / 10 Nov 2020
Don't give me any spoilers!
Listicle 清单体
Episode 201103 / 03 Nov 2020
Is it an article? Is it a list? No, it's a listicle!
Doomscrolling 阴暗刷屏
Episode 201027 / 27 Oct 2020
Scrolling for bad news!
Crowdsourcing 众包
Episode 201020 / 20 Oct 2020
Getting big ideas
One step at a time 一步一个脚印
Episode 201013 / 13 Oct 2020
A progressive phrase!
Bog-standard 极其普通，毫无新意
Episode 201006 / 06 Oct 2020
Learn a ‘basic’ phrase
A wake-up call 警钟
Episode 200929 / 29 Sep 2020
A warning sign!
Climate emergency 气候紧急状态
Episode 200922 / 22 Sep 2020
What is the 'climate emergency'?
Thirsty 作俚语的意思
Episode 200915 / 15 Sep 2020
Why are people saying 'thirsty'?
Vanilla 普通，无趣
Episode 200908 / 08 Sep 2020
A boring word
Roast 批评，吐槽
Episode 200901 / 01 Sep 2020
How can a person be roasted?
Sticking point 分歧点
Episode 200825 / 25 Aug 2020
What is the sticking point?
Flatten the curve 拉平曲线
Episode 200818 / 18 Aug 2020
What did you do to flatten the curve?
Living in a bubble 活在泡泡中与世隔绝
Episode 200811 / 11 Aug 2020
Get out and see the world – stop living in a bubble!
Cancelled “被取消了”
Episode 200804 / 04 Aug 2020
Who are you going to ‘cancel’?
New normal 新常态
Episode 200728 / 28 Jul 2020
A different way of life
Slippery slope 滑坡效应
Episode 200721 / 21 Jul 2020
Learn a slippery phrase
Throw shade “扔出一片阴影” 的实际含义
Episode 200714 / 14 Jul 2020
Throwing shade isn’t cool
Bite the bullet 咬紧牙关迎难而上
Episode 200707 / 07 Jul 2020
An English expression with bite!
Blended working 混合式弹性工作安排
Episode 200630 / 30 Jun 2020
A new name for flexible working?
JOMO 错失的快乐
Episode 200623 / 23 Jun 2020
Don't miss out on this phrase!
Furlough 强制休假
Episode 200616 / 16 Jun 2020
A temporary working absence
Spill the tea 的意思不是 “把茶洒了”
Episode 200609 / 09 Jun 2020
Who do you know who spills the tea?
Flexing 炫耀
Episode 200602 / 02 Jun 2020
Who do you know who flexes?
Salty 恼羞成怒
Episode 200526 / 26 May 2020
What makes you get salty?
Skeleton crew 最低人数的工作人员
Episode 200519 / 19 May 2020
What’s a skeleton crew?
流行语 lowkey
Episode 200512 / 12 May 2020
What do you lowkey love?
Live for something 为某事而活着
Episode 200505 / 05 May 2020
What are you living for?
Cabin fever 幽居病
Episode 200428 / 28 Apr 2020
What is cabin fever?
Bang on about something 喋喋不休
Episode 200421 / 21 Apr 2020
What are you banging on about?
用 fire 形容事物 “非常火”
Episode 200414 / 14 Apr 2020
This phrase is fire!
Running on fumes 疲惫不堪
Episode 200407 / 07 Apr 2020
So tired
Left on read 已读不回
Episode 200331 / 31 Mar 2020
Received, but not replied
Sheeple 随大流的 “羊人”
Episode 200324 / 24 Mar 2020
A ‘trending’ phrase
Hater 怀恨者
Episode 200317 / 17 Mar 2020
Don’t hate this phrase!
Talk shop “聊商店”
Episode 200310 / 10 Mar 2020
Something to talk about!
Snackable 快餐式内容
Episode 200303 / 03 Mar 2020
Something to snack on
Memory like a sieve 记忆像滤网
Episode 200225 / 25 Feb 2020
An English phrase to remember
Nomophobia 无手机恐惧症
Episode 200218 / 18 Feb 2020
No phone – no-mophobia!
Peacocking 像孔雀般地炫耀
Episode 200211 / 11 Feb 2020
A phrase to show off with
Kick into the long grass 将事物踢到长长的草丛中去
Episode 200204 / 04 Feb 2020
Give your English a kick!
Rat race “老鼠赛跑” 永无休止的竞争
Episode 200128 / 28 Jan 2020
Join the rat race for The Year of the Rat
Microworker 微工人
Episode 200121 / 21 Jan 2020
If you do small tasks for tech firms then this new word describes your job!
Serial returner 连环退货买家
Episode 200114 / 14 Jan 2020
Feifei's had a new coat every day this month. What is she up to?!
Talk the talk 说话头头是道
Episode 200107 / 07 Jan 2020
Neil can talk the talk, but does he know what he's talking about?
Out with the old, in with the new 除旧迎新
Episode 191231 / 31 Dec 2019
2020, here we come!
The more the merrier 人越多越有意思
Episode 191224 / 24 Dec 2019
Learn a merry phrase
Take one for the team 为了集体，牺牲个人
Episode 191217 / 17 Dec 2019
Three tickets, four people. What to do?
Mind your p's and q's 注意你的言谈举止
Episode 191210 / 10 Dec 2019
It’s important to remember these letters if you don’t want to offend people!
Dad dancing 老爸舞姿
Episode 191203 / 03 Dec 2019
Swing those arms, shake those hips!
Big data 大数据
Episode 191126 / 26 Nov 2019
Data is everywhere… But what to do with it?
Punch above your weight 挑战重量级，超常发挥
Episode 191119 / 19 Nov 2019
It sounds violent, but this phrase might surprise you
Social media influencer 网络红人
Episode 191112 / 12 Nov 2019
What exactly is a social media influencer?
Goldilocks 金凤花姑娘的 “恰到好处”
Episode 191105 / 05 Nov 2019
Too hot? Too cold? Or just right?
Ghosting 突然消失
Episode 191029 / 29 Oct 2019
Is someone ignoring all your calls and messages?
Slow TV 慢电视
Episode 191022 / 22 Oct 2019
Because life doesn’t need to be fast, fast, fast
Tiger mother 虎妈
Episode 191015 / 15 Oct 2019
What’s the best way to help your kids succeed in life?
Buzzkill 扫兴的人/事
Episode 191008 / 08 Oct 2019
One minute you were feeling happy, then…
Buyer’s remorse 买家懊悔
Episode 191001 / 01 Oct 2019
Have you ever regretted an expensive purchase?
Freecycle 免费捐赠闲置物品
Episode 190924 / 24 Sep 2019
When you don't want to sell, freecycle!
Carbon footprint 碳足迹
Episode 190917 / 17 Sep 2019
Love to travel, but worried about the environment?
Cough up 不情愿地掏腰包
Episode 190910 / 10 Sep 2019
When is a cough not a cough?
Brain fade 大脑一片空白
Episode 190903 / 03 Sep 2019
Where did I leave my keys?
Fib 说瞎话撒小谎
Episode 190827 / 27 Aug 2019
A little word for a little lie
Hot under the collar 怒气冲冲局促不安
Episode 190820 / 20 Aug 2019
Cool off and learn this phrase with us
Eat your heart out （玩笑话）比你强多了！
Episode 190813 / 13 Aug 2019
Could this be the scariest phrase we’ve ever taught?
Across 有一个意思字典里找不到
Episode 190806 / 06 Aug 2019
When is ‘across’ not ‘across’?
Fat chance 希望渺茫
Episode 190730 / 30 Jul 2019
An expression about likelihood
Milk it 利用时机榨取好处
Episode 190723 / 23 Jul 2019
A milky phrase
Cherry-pick 择优挑选
Episode 190716 / 16 Jul 2019
Picking the best!
Fight tooth and nail “牙爪并施”，竭尽全力
Episode 190709 / 09 Jul 2019
A phrase about determination
It's a small world 这世界真小
Episode 190702 / 02 Jul 2019
An expression about coincidences
To vanish into thin air 消失得无影无踪
Episode 190625 / 25 Jun 2020
A disappearing phrase
Get the short straw 干最苦的差事
Episode 190618 / 18 Jun 2019
An expression about bad luck
Soft skills 软技能
Episode 190611 / 11 Jun 2019
This phrase isn’t hard!
Big deal 没什么了不起！
Episode 190604 / 04 Jun 2019
An unimpressive phrase!
Clever clogs 自以为聪明的人
Episode 190528 / 28 May 2019
Intelligent footwear!
Couch surfing 沙发冲浪
Episode 190521 / 21 May 2019
A phrase for moving around
It’s like riding a bike 像骑自行车一样，学过就忘不了
Episode 190514 / 14 May 2019
What does rock climbing have to do with bikes?
On fire 让人 “着火” 的表达
Episode 190507 / 07 May 2019
Why is Neil 'on fire?'
Out of Order 办事欠妥当
Episode 190430 / 30 Apr 2019
What actions are considered out of order in your country?
“Dead” 在英式口语中的用法
Episode 190423 / 23 Apr 2019
Learn a new way to say ‘very’ in this week’s Authentic Real English
Give someone the runaround 让某人跑来跑去
Episode 190416 / 16 Apr 2019
You won't catch this phrase!
Laughing all the way to the bank “一路笑到银行”
Episode 190409 / 09 Apr 2019
Learn a funny phrase!
The joke's on you 玩笑开到自己头上
Episode 190402 / 02 Apr 2019
It's no joke!
Keep a lid on it 给事情 “盖上盖子”
Episode 190326 / 26 Mar 2019
Keep this phrase a secret!
To pull the wool over someone's eyes 给人眼前蒙一层羊毛 = 骗人
Episode 190319 / 19 Mar 2019
A deceiving phrase
Take the rough with the smooth 既能享乐也能吃苦
Episode 190312 / 12 Mar 2019
A good and bad phrase
Hard-nosed 顽强务实
Episode 190305 / 05 Mar 2019
A tough phrase
To have a soft spot 情有独钟
Episode 190226 / 26 Feb 2019
A phrase you'll really like
To make a song and dance (about something) 小题大做
Episode 190219 / 19 Feb 2019
A phrase to sing about
Giant killer 打败强大对手的巨人杀手
Episode 190212 / 12 Feb 2019
A phrase about big vs small
A shock to the system 一件让人难以应对的事
Episode 190205 / 05 Feb 2019
Prepare to be shocked
From pillar to post 东奔西跑
Episode 190129 / 29 Jan 2019
A moving phrase!
Small talk 寒暄
Episode 190122 / 22 Jan 2019
A phrase about informal chat
A bright spark 一词多意：聪明人和蠢人
Episode 190115 / 15 Jan 2019
A stupid phrase!
To be all downhill 容易走的下坡路
Episode 190108 / 08 Jan 2019
When things get easier
Fireworks 除了 “烟花” 以外的意思
Episode 190101 / 01 Jan 2019
A phrase to shout about
To have all your Christmases come at once 就像多个圣诞节同时到来一样 “鸿运当头”
Episode 181225 / 25 Dec 2018
Get that festive feeling again and again
It's the thought that counts 礼轻情意重
Episode 181218 / 18 Dec 2018
A good phrase for a bad present
Digital detox 数字排毒
Episode 181211 / 11 Dec 2018
A detox of a different kind
Leaves a bad taste in your mouth “嘴里留下怪味” 的意思是什么？
Episode 181204 / 04 Dec 2018
Great food but a bad taste
Pea-souper 像 “豌豆汤” 的浓雾天
Episode 181127 / 27 Nov 2018
Mixing soup and fog!
Throw in the towel 认输、放弃
Episode 181120 / 20 Nov 2018
Time to give up
A walk in the park 轻而易举的事
Episode 181113 / 13 Nov 2018
An easy expression
Dumbphone 什么是 “笨手机”？
Episode 181106 / 06 Nov 2018
A less intelligent phone
用 no fear 说 “绝对不行”
Episode 181030 / 30 Oct 2018
Who's scared?
Something to chew on 仔细考虑
Episode 181023 / 23 Oct 2018
A phrase to think about
Waffle on 唠唠叨叨东拉西扯
Episode 181016 / 16 Oct 2018
Believe it or not, not all waffles are good!
Skew-whiff 歪歪扭扭
Episode 181009 / 09 Oct 2018
A phrase for when things don’t look right…
Play a blinder 表现出彩
Episode 181002 / 02 Oct 2018
Some stars shine very brightly
Miffed 生气恼火
Episode 180925 / 25 Sep 2018
Learn a word to show disapointment
Humblebrag 谦虚自夸
Episode 180918 / 18 Sep 2018
What’s worse than bragging?
Out of your depth 水没头顶无法驾驭
Episode 180911 / 11 Sep 2018
A deep phrase
Mardy 烦躁易怒
Episode 180904 / 04 Sep 2018
A moody expression
Curry favour 阿谀奉承
Episode 180828 / 28 Aug 2018
A spicy expression
Take the biscuit “拿走饼干” 可形容行为 “极其可恶”
Episode 180821 / 21 Aug 2018
A sweet phrase
Step on it 踩一脚油门
Episode 180814 / 14 Aug 2018
Hurry up!
Ping 封邮件 ping 条短信
Episode 180807 / 07 Aug 2018
Press send
Crunch time 关键时刻
Episode 180731 / 31 Jul 2018
No biscuits required
Have a pop 的意思是“试一试”
Episode 180724 / 24 Jul 2018
A trying expression!
A necessary evil “必要的邪恶”是什么意思？
Episode 180717 / 17 Jul 2018
Unavoidable situations
If the cap fits 用“帽子合适就戴上吧”劝人接受批评
Episode 180710 / 10 Jul 2018
A truthful phrase
My bad 是我的错
Episode 180703 / 03 Jul 2018
It was me!
To have a good nose (for something) 嗅觉灵敏就能“发现新事物”
Episode 180626 / 26 Jun 2018
No smelling needed!
Friends in high places “高处有朋友”
Episode 180619 / 19 Jun 2018
A phrase about knowing important people
Catch-22 左右为难进退两难
Episode 180612 / 12 Jun 2018
A no-win situation
Let the dust settle 让尘埃落定
Episode 180605 / 05 Jun 2018
Dust off an old English phrase
Nothing to shout about 没什么可喜可贺的
Episode 180529 / 29 May 2018
A quiet phrase
Let sleeping dogs lie 别惊动睡着的狗
Episode 180522 / 22 May 2018
A trouble-free phrase
Bleed someone dry “放干某人的血”其实是“榨干钱财”的意思
Episode 180515 / 15 May 2018
Blood money
Small change “零钱”还可以指“不值一提的事”
Episode 180508 / 08 May 2018
A trivial phrase
That'll teach you! 这回你该长记性了！
Episode 180501 / 01 May 2018
Serves you right!
An old hand 英国人也说“老手”
Episode 180424 / 24 Apr 2018
A handy phrase!
Out of the loop “搞不清状况”用英语怎么说？
Episode 180417 / 17 Apr 2018
Are you missing out?
Rub it in 反复讲别人不爱听的事情
Episode 180410 / 10 Apr 2018
An expression about reminding someone of something they'd rather forget.
Smombie 手机僵尸
Episode 180403 / 03 Apr 2018
Smartphone zombie!
Freegan 什么是“freegan 免费素食主义者”？
Episode 180327 / 27 Mar 2018
Free food!
Barking up the wrong tree 英国人用 “喊错了树”表示“攻击错了目标”
Episode 180320 / 20 Mar 2018
Don't blame me!
Living in cloud cuckoo land 生活在虚无缥缈的世界里
Episode 180313 / 13 Mar 2018
A ridiculous phrase!
A taste of your own medicine 以其人之道，还治其人之身
Episode 180306 / 06 Mar 2018
Payback time
Happy-go-lucky 乐天派
Episode 180227 / 27 Feb 2018
A worry-free phrase
The best of both worlds 两全其美
Episode 180213 / 13 Feb 2018
Two good things
Bone idle 懒到骨头里了
Episode 180206 / 06 Feb 2018
A lazy phrase
To cut a long story short 教你怎么“长话短说”
Episode 180130 / 30 Jan 2018
Just give me the details
Just the ticket 原来“一张票”可以表达“正是所需之物”
Episode 180123 / 23 Jan 2018
Just what I wanted!
FOMO 你有“错失恐惧症”吗？
Episode 180116 / 16 Jan 2018
A phrase about jealousy
Do a runner “开溜”的地道表达
Episode 180109 / 09 Jan 2018
Time to get out of here!
“A thing”的旧词新意
Episode 180102 / 02 Jan 2018
Time to lose that beard…
表达“all that jazz”原来和爵士乐没关系
Episode 171226 / 26 Dec 2017
When jazz isn’t jazz…
Not gonna lie 实话实说
Episode 171219 / 19 Dec 2017
Not gonna lie, this is a great programme!
Game“游戏”还有“技巧”的意思
Episode 171212 / 12 Dec 2017
Up your emoji game
To shout it from the rooftops “从屋顶喊话”的意思就是“让所有人都知道”
Episode 171205 / 05 Dec 2017
A phrase to shout about
To blow the cobwebs away 吹走蜘蛛网就能让人“振作精神”？
Episode 171128 / 28 Nov 2017
A phrase to give you energy
A knees-up 欢快的社交聚会
Episode 171121 / 21 Nov 2017
It's party time!
Put someone on the map “把人搬到地图上”是什么意思？
Episode 171114 / 14 Nov 2017
Fame at last!
Down in the dumps 一个表达“情绪低落”的地道说法
Episode 171107 / 07 Nov 2017
Is this a rubbish phrase?
你真的会用“excuse me”吗？
Episode 171031 / 31 Oct 2017
A polite phrase – most of the time
A sting in the tail “尾巴有刺痛”原来是“煞风景”的意思
Episode 171024 / 24 Oct 2017
Learn a phrase with a painful ending
So done with 和“完成”并无关系
Episode 171017 / 17 Oct 2017
Feeling bored with your work?
Lolz 为什么是个“好玩”的新词
Episode 171010 / 10 Oct 2017
Fancy a laugh?
Have a go 除了“试一试”以外还有什么意思？
Episode 171003 / 03 Oct 2017
Why is Neil being criticised?
About 这个词的意思可不只是“关于”
Episode 170926 / 26 Sep 2017
Familiar word, new meaning!
Wing it 的意思是“扇翅膀”吗？
Episode 170919 / 19 Sep 2017
Learn an informal expression for when you have to improvise
Pot luck 这个词和运气有关吗？
Episode 170912 / 12 Sep 2017
Take a chance!
It beats me 的意思是“打我”吗？
Episode 170905 / 05 Sep 2017
What's going on?!
Jiggery-pokery 骗人的把戏
Episode 170829 / 29 Aug 2017
Don't be tricked by this phrase!
Left, right, and centre 四面八方
Episode 170822 / 22 Aug 2017
Doing something everywhere
Donkey's years 很长时间
Episode 170815 / 15 Aug 2017
Years and ears!
Snowflake 过于敏感的人，容易生气的人
Episode 170808 / 08 Aug 2017
Do you melt too easily?
Echo chamber 回声室效应
Episode 170801 / 01 Aug 2017
Echo echo echo echo…
Give us a bell 给我打电话
Episode 170725 / 25 Jul 2017
Someone's ringing!
The heat is on 忙碌的日子即将开始
Episode 170718 / 18 Jul 2017
Too much pressure!
A wet weekend 无聊的时光
Episode 170711 / 11 Jul 2017
It's wet and there's no rain!
No picnic 并非易事
Episode 170704 / 04 Jul 2017
Learn a phrase that involves effort
A busman's holiday 照常工作的节假日
Episode 170627 / 27 Jun 2017
Learn a phrase about a working holiday
Fuddy-duddy 观念守旧的人
Episode 170620 / 20 Jun 2017
Not cool!
No great shakes 不怎么样
Episode 170613 / 13 Jun 2017
Not impressed!
Not a sausage 一丁点也没有
Episode 170606 / 06 Jun 2017
Learn a phrase that means ‘nothing’
Long 冗长乏味的
Episode 170530 / 30 May 2017
Love ironing? Or is it ‘long’?
Not half 加强肯定语气的表达“非常”
Episode 170523 / 23 May 2017
Learn a phrase which isn’t half useful
All over the shop 到处都是
Episode 170516 / 16 May 2017
The phrase about shops that isn’t about shops
It comes with the territory 理所当然，必然的结果
Episode 170509 / 09 May 2017
Accept the situation!
It won't wash 没有说服力
Episode 170502 / 02 May 2017
A dirty phrase
Jack-of-all-trades 多面手
Episode 170425 / 25 Apr 2017
A multi-skilled phrase!
The coast is clear 已无危险
Episode 170418 / 18 Apr 2017
Nobody's watching!
Pull a fast one 欺骗，行骗
Episode 170411 / 21 Mar 2017
Don’t be cheated – learn this phrase!
Suck it and see 试试看
Episode 170404 / 04 Apr 2017
You won’t know until you try
To cut your teeth 初次尝试做某事
Episode 170328 / 28 Mar 2017
Gaining new experience
Shrinkflation 缩水式通胀
Episode 170321 / 21 Mar 2017
Getting less for your money
La-la Land 想法不切实际
Episode 170314 / 14 Mar 2017
It's not Los Angeles!
A different kettle of fish 截然不同的事
Episode 170307 / 07 Mar 2017
Fishing for a phrase? This could be the one for you
At the drop of a hat 毫不犹豫地
Episode 170228 / 28 Feb 2017
Acting on impulse!
Brass neck 厚脸皮
Episode 170221 / 21 Feb 2017
An expression about saying what you think
Reinvent the wheel 浪费时间做无用功
Episode 170214 / 14 Feb 2017
Doing it all over again
Frenemy 友敌
Episode 170207 / 07 Feb 2017
False friends
To be fair 说句公道话
Episode 170131 / 31 Jan 2017
Give both sides of the argument with this phrase
On the box 上演的电视节目
Episode 170124 / 24 Jan 2017
Watching a ‘box’ can’t be very enjoyable, can it?
Duck 友好的称呼 “duck”
Episode 170117 / 17 Jan 2017
When being called ‘duck’ is a good thing
Bottle 勇敢，勇气
Episode 170110 / 10 Jan 2017
Don’t lose your bottle!
Got your number 我知道你打的什么算盘
Episode 170103 / 03 Jan 2017
Understanding someone's true intentions
A slap in the face 一记耳光
Episode 161227 / 27 Dec 2016
Words not actions
Clickbait 点击诱饵
Episode 161220 / 20 Dec 2016
Click here for nonsense. Learn some cyber vocabulary
Mash-up 混搭
Episode 161213 / 13 Dec 2016
If you mix A and B, do you get C?
Air kiss 飞吻
Episode 161206 / 06 Dec 2016
When is a kiss not a kiss?
Mansplaining 男人说教
Episode 161129 / 29 Nov 2016
Has a man ever over-explained something to you?
Rolling in it 财源滚滚，腰缠万贯
Episode 161122 / 17 Nov 2016
How much money do you need to roll around in it?
Photobomb 抢镜头
Episode 161115 / 15 Nov 2016
Someone's in my photo!
Cyberchondriac 上网自诊狂
Episode 161108 / 08 Nov 2016
Is the internet making you ill?
Wash your dirty linen in public 家丑外扬
Episode 161101 / 01 Nov 2016
An expression about not keeping matters private
Cat got your tongue? 不吭声，无言以对
Episode 161025 / 25 Oct 2016
A phrase about not saying much
It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响
Episode 161018 / 18 Oct 2016
How many people dance the tango?
Knee-jerk reaction 本能反映
Episode 161011 / 11 Oct 2016
An expression connected to the knee
Axe to grind 别有用心
Episode 161004 / 04 Oct 2016
An expression for when someone's got a strong opinion
Close, but no cigar 几近成功
Episode 160927 / 27 Sep 2016
A phrase about almost succeeding
Get someone's goat 火冒三丈
Episode 160920 / 20 Sep 2016
A phrase about something annoying
Bust a gut 拼了命地工作
Episode 160913 / 13 Sep 2016
A phrase about making an effort
Old-school 老一套，老派
Episode 160906 / 06 Sep 2016
A phrase to talk about old things
Shedloads 大量，许多
Episode 160830 / 30 Aug 2016
A way to say 'lots'
Hangry 饥饿成怒
Episode 160823 / 23 Aug 2016
A phrase for people who get angry when they don't eat
Pull something out of the hat 突施妙计
Episode 160816 / 16 Aug 2016
What surprising things come out of a hat?
In the blink of an eye 一眨眼之间
Episode 160809 / 09 Aug 2016
An expression to show speed
Off the hook 脱身
Episode 160802 / 02 Aug 2016
Here's a phrase for when you free someone from an obligation
Barefaced 厚颜无耻的
Episode 160726 / 26 Jul 2016
A phrase about being bold and shameless
To make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做
Episode 160719 / 19 Jul 2016
Don't overreact – use this phrase!
The last/final straw 忍无可忍，使人最终崩溃的一击
Episode 160712 / 12 Jul 2016
Something tiny can cause a lot of problems
The university of life 生活经历
Episode 160705 / 28 Jun 2016
Where's the best place to learn about life?
White / blue-collar worker 白领，蓝领
Episode 160628 / 28 Jun 2016
When the colour of your clothes describes your job
Drama queen 小题大做的人
Episode 160621 / 21 Jun 2016
Here's a phrase to describe someone who overreacts easily
It's on the cards 这件事十有八九会发生
Episode 160614 / 14 Jun 2016
Learn a different way of saying that something is likely to happen
Until I'm blue in the face 任凭你磨破嘴皮
Episode 160607 / 07 Jun 2016
Can you face this phrase?
Clean up your act 改邪归正
Episode 160531 / 31 May 2016
Someone behaving badly? Here's a phrase that tells them what to do
You're pulling my leg! 你在愚弄我！
Episode 160524 / 24 May 2016
Looking to fool someone? Here is a phrase that involves pulling a part of your body!
One good turn deserves another 以德报德，礼尚往来
Episode 160517 / 17 May 2016
Has someone helped you with something? If so, here's a phrase that tells you what to do next
To fall at the first hurdle 跌倒在第一关
Episode 160510 / 10 May 2016
Got an idea that's never going to work? Here is a phrase to describe the situation
Pain in the neck 令人讨厌的事情或人
Episode 160503 / 03 May 2016
Learn the phrase Helen needs to describe the headache her mobile phone company is causing her
Burn a hole in your pocket 有钱不花难受
Episode 160426 / 26 Apr 2016
Learn a vivid expression to describe someone who cannot save any money
To turn something upside down 把……翻个底朝天
Episode 160419 / 19 Apr 2016
To do a thorough search for something
Going forward 从今往后
Episode 160412 / 12 Apr 2016
Office speak for 'in the future'
A recipe for disaster 后患无穷
Episode 160405 / 05 Apr 2016
A phrase that means you're heading for disaster
Crash course 速成课
Episode 160329 / 29 Mar 2016
A really fast way to learn something!
You've sold it to me 我完全信你
Episode 160322 / 22 Mar 2016
Learn a different way to express 'you've convinced me'
Full of the joys of spring 非常高兴，充满喜悦
Episode 160315 / 15 Mar 2016
A seasonal idiom that puts you in a good mood
A leopard can't change its spots 江山易改，本性难移
Episode 160308 / 08 Mar 2016
Learn a phrase about keeping your bad habits
Six of one, half a dozen of the other 半斤八两，不相上下
Episode 160301 / 01 Mar 2016
This expression may not have anything to do with numbers
Test the water 试探，摸底
Episode 160223 / 23 Feb 2016
A water phrase which may have nothing to do with water
To lie through your teeth 睁眼说瞎话
Episode 160216 / 16 Feb 2016
Telling lies? Here's an honest phrase to use
To make a monkey out of me 捉弄我
Episode 160209 / 09 Feb 2016
Looking stupid? This is a phrase for you!
Hot potato 棘手的问题“烫手山芋”
Episode 160202 / 02 Feb 2016
Learn a phrase to describe tricky situations
There's method to my madness 我有一个不合常理的办法
Episode 160126 / 26 Jan 2016
A phrase to describe your seemingly strange behaviour
In good nick 品质好、没有损坏
Episode 160119 / 19 Jan 2016
Learn a phrase to describe something in top condition
Cheap and cheerful 物美价廉
Episode 160112 / 12 Jan 2016
A phrase to describe an inexpensive but fun product
A bitter pill to swallow 不得不吞的苦药
Episode 160105 / 05 Jan 2016
Learn a phrase to describe having to accept something
Potty 疯了
Episode 151229 / 29 Dec 2015
Learn a phrase to describe someone going mad
I'm game 我很愿意
Episode 151222 / 22 Dec 2015
Neil is dying for a game of squash but Li is not game. Find out why…
That'll put hairs on your chest! 那会使你健康强壮！
Episode 151215 / 15 Dec 2015
An expression said when someone is about to have a strong alcoholic drink
To fancy someone 喜欢上了某人
Episode 151208 / 08 Dec 2015
They're getting on very well… maybe they 'fancy' each other?
Down the pan 泡汤了、完蛋了
Episode 151201 / 01 Dec 2015
Learn a phrase to describe a disastrous situation
Part of the furniture 常客，长期没有变动的人
Episode 151124 / 24 Nov 2015
Learn a new idiom about being around a long time
Sweet tooth 爱吃甜食
Episode 151117 / 17 Nov 2015
Do you have a sweet tooth? Is it something that you are born with or do you develop it?
Bumper-to-bumper 交通长龙
Episode 151110 / 10 Nov 2015
When a car bumper is almost touching another car bumper, you know the situation on the road is bad
Eye candy 虚有其表的人或物
Episode 151103 / 03 Nov 2015
Going out with a good-looking but uninteresting person?
Thingy 忘了名称的物或人
Episode 151027 / 27 Oct 2015
An expression for when you can't quite remember the names of people and things
Across the pond 大西洋彼岸
Episode 151020 / 20 Oct 2015
Learn an expression which makes an ocean sound very small indeed
People person 人缘好的人
Episode 151013 / 13 Oct 2015
Are you good at working with people? This expression might describe you
A steal 物美价廉就像是白送的
Episode 151006 / 06 Oct 2015
Have you paid very little money for something normally expensive? Learn an expression for when you find a bargain
Bull and bear market 牛市和熊市
Episode 150929 / 29 Sep 2015
Learn what you say when share prices rise and when they fall. We help you to understand financial terms
Social media words 社交媒体用语
Episode 150922 / 22 Sep 2015
'Trolls' and 'haters' are the people who want to annoy you. The names are part of the new vocabulary of social media
Don't give up the day job 做好眼下的工作，不要追求不可能成功的事情
Episode 150915 / 15 Sep 2015
If you don't think someone is very good at doing something what should you say? Here's a phrase to help you
A barrel of laughs “开心果”
Episode 150908 / 08 Sep 2015
What object is full of laughs? This is a phrase that describes someone who is fun
To know something like the back of your hand 了如指掌
Episode 150901 / 01 Sep 2015
Do you know a place very well? Are you able to find your way in a place without looking at any maps? Here is a way of saying it with help from your hand
A face for radio 其貌不扬
Episode 150825 / 25 Aug 2015
Do you have an attractive voice but ugly face? Here is a humorous way of saying it
Give me credit 称赞表扬我的功劳
Episode 150818 / 18 Aug 2015
Learn a phrase that's full of praise. You won't need a credit card to use this one
To keep the wolf from the door 勉强度日
Episode 150811 / 11 Aug 2015
Who's that knocking at the door? Someone's here to tell you you're in financial trouble
Hot desk 无固定办公桌的现代办公室
Episode 150804 / 04 Aug 2015
Hot-desking is a modern way of working in offices. Learn how to use this phrase as a noun and a verb
Out of juice 没电了
Episode 150728 / 28 Jul 2015
Oh no - your phone's out of battery. We have just the phrase you need!
The penny dropped 话终于听明白了
Episode 150721 / 21 Jul 2015
Have you finally understood something? We have the perfect expression for you!
Red tape 繁文缛节，官僚作风
Episode 150714 / 14 Jul 2015
Fed up with rules and regulations? You must learn this expression
Words for underwear 表示内衣裤的词语
Episode 150707 / 07 Jul 2015
What do you call your panties, socks and bra? Listen to the programme to find out
To drink someone under the table 酒量胜人一筹
Episode 150630 / 30 Jun 2015
Drink to celebrate the good things in life, drink to forget the bad. Here's an expression for people who like an alcoholic drink
Me time 私人专属时间
Episode 150623 / 23 Jun 2015
Both work and home demand lots of your time but what you really want is a few hours just to yourself. Here's an expression for that moment
Out for the count （拳击）输了，熟睡
Episode 150217 / 17 Feb 2015
Rob and Li talk about how a boxing expression can be used in everyday life.
Game changer 改变游戏规则的人或物
Episode 150210 / 10 Feb 2015
Feifei and Harry use an expression for people and ideas that change the way we do things
Wow factor 让人发出惊叹叫好的东西
Episode 150203 / 03 Feb 2015
Harry and Feifei look at an expression for when things surprise and impress you
Full-on 形容精神强烈紧张的短语
Episode 150127 / 27 Jan 2015
Neil and Feifei talk about a common colloquial expression for when things are intense