"Die hard" 忠實粉絲！－看BBC學英文

"Die hard" 忠實粉絲！

看BBC學英文寫於 2010年11月24日 8:59

一起來聽聽看這句道地英語"Die hard"的意思及用法吧~

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchina/simp/elt/authentic_real_english/101102_are_74_die-hard_story.shtml

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Feifei: 大家好，歡迎收聽《地道英語》。我是馮菲菲。

William: Hi I'm William.

Feifei: So any plans for the weekend?

William: Yeah, I'm going to the go to the football with my dad.

Feifei: You don't sound very happy about it.

William: Well, I don't really like football but my dad's been begging me to go with him for ages.

Feifei: Who's playing?

William: Fulham and Liverpool. My dad is a die-hard Fulham fan and he goes to all the matches.

Feifei: What do you mean by a die-hard Fulham fan?

William: Well, the phrase die-hard is used to describe people who believe in something a bit old-fashioned or out-of-date but they won't change their beliefs.

Feifei: Die-hard 也可以用來形容某個人堅持追隨一個在他人眼裏看來已經過時的信念或看法。So is your dad old-fashioned then William?

William: No, no. This is actually a new meaning of the phrase die-hard. When I say my dad is a die-hard Fulham fan, I mean that he would support Fulham no matter what!

Feifei: A die-hard 通常指一個球隊，樂隊，歌手等等的忠實粉絲，不論發生什麼，他們都堅持不變。

William: So whether Fulham win or Fulham lose my dad would still support them and go to all their games.

Feifei: 下面請聽使用 die-hard 這個詞的例句。

Examples

A: Those die-hard surfers, they'll go in the water any time of the year!

B: I'm a die-hard Beatles fan! I own all their albums.

William: So in that second example we heard the speaker saying, "I'm a die-hard Beatles fan". The word die-hard is very commonly used with the word fan.

Feifei: Die-hard 這個詞通常和 fan “粉絲”連用，意思是狂熱的支持者。

Example

A: I love Manchester United. I mean, I follow them all around the country watching all their matches.

B: Wow! You really are a die-hard fan.

William: Well, I'm not a die-hard Fulham fan. Actually, I'd say I wasn't really a die-hard football fan at all.

Feifei: 哎呀，你就別再抱怨了，我想去還去不了呢！Actually, I'm a die-hard Liverpool fan.

William: Really? Well, Feifei, do you fancy taking my place and going to the football with my dad?

Feifei: Yes, sure!

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