“A thing”的旧词新意

内容简介 Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil 把胡子剃得一干二净，因为留胡须现在是“a thing”，所以他不要随波逐流。看视频，学习这个词的新流行用法。

大家好，欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的《》节目。我是冯菲菲。

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And I’m Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil.

Where’s your beard?

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Well, I, uh, shaved it off. I fancied a change. Beards are such a thing these days.

Yup, ever since beards became a thing, I’ve found them a bit boring.

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‘A thing’. Of course, we know what the word ‘thing’ normally means, but what does ‘a thing’ mean here?

本集节目中给大家介绍的表达是“a thing”。大家都知道 a thing 最常用的意思是“一件东西，一个物品”，而目前流行的说法是用“a thing”来表示“一个潮流，一种时尚”。比如：如果我们说“留胡须 is a thing”，那实际要表达的意思就是“留胡须很时尚，lots of people have them”。

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Yes. Cats on the internet – they’re a thing.

Oh, fidget spinners. They’re definitely a thing.

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Fidget spinners?

对，就是那个风靡全球的“fidget spinners 指尖陀螺”。Those little metal or plastic toys that spin on your finger. Know them?

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