Real English:Fake Tan

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The script of this programme 本節(jié)目臺詞
    Real English Presenter: Jo Reffin
    Jo: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m Jo
    Sun Chen: 黑,你好嗎?我是孫晨
    Jo: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
    Sun Chen: 沒錯(cuò)。其實(shí)英語當(dāng)中,最常用的就是好多個(gè)習(xí)慣用語。這些個(gè)詞組英國人用的最多,可是好多我們又從字典里找不到。所以今天我們的節(jié)目肯定會對你有所幫助。那我們今天要說的詞組又是什么呢?
    Jo: Today’s phrase is fake tan. That’s two words – fake. F.A.K.E and tan T.A.N. Fake tan.
    Sun Chen: 那這個(gè)fake tan又是什么意思呢?
    Jo: Well a tan refers to your skin getting darker when you spend time in the sun.
    Sun Chen: 我明白了。這兒的英國人啊,都認(rèn)為曬黑了的皮膚看。
    Jo: That’s right, most British people want to have a sun tan. Unfortunately, Britain isn’t a sunny country. That’s why some people buy fake tan from the chemist and put it on their skin.
    Sun Chen: 要這么說,fake tan就是假裝曬黑。人們把他們的皮膚涂上這種化妝品,看起來好像他們的皮膚是真的被太陽曬黑了一樣。
    Jo: Exactly.
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    A: Wow – you’ve got a really good tan. Have you been on holiday?
    B: No. It’s fake tan. I bought it at the chemist’s.
    Sun Chen: Do you ever use fake tan, Jo?
    Jo: No. I don’t like it. I prefer to go to a sunny beach and get a real tan. Anyway, let’s recap. Today’s phrase is fake tan.
    Sun Chen: Fake tan – 一種讓皮膚看起來黝黑的化妝品
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    Jo: See you next time.