並非易事 BBC地道英語

最新 07-08

你喜歡野餐嗎？你為野餐做過準備嗎？

你覺得野餐前的準備工作是一件困難事兒還是一件令人愉快的事兒呢？

生活中難免遇到困難麻煩的事情，

但解決這些困難與麻煩之後，

我們得到的東西也更顯珍貴。

No picnic

BBC

Hello, I』m Rob…

大家好，我是羅布……

… and I』m Feifei and this is The English We Speak.

……我是菲菲，歡迎收聽地道英語。

… and today we』re outdoors, in the park, having a picnic.

……今天我們在戶外，在公園裡野餐。

Yes, a picnic – it』s very nice, thanks for preparing it Rob.

對，野餐，非常棒，謝謝你為此做的準備，羅布。

Oh no problem…Well actually, it was a problem…

噢，沒問題的……嗯，事實上，這是一個問題……

Oh, I thought preparing a picnic would be easy.

噢，我還以為準備野餐很容易呢。

No no. First I had to find some money to buy some food, then I had to walk to the supermarket because my car isn』t working, then I had to prepare the food, then I had to go to work…. and then I had to…

不。首先，我得找一些錢來買食物，然後我得走到超市，因為我的車壞了，之後我得準備食物，然後我要去上班……然後我得……

Oh I get it, it was an effort.

噢我懂了，這是需要花費力氣的。

What I』m saying is it was no picnic!

我要說的是，「這不是一次野餐」！

Huh? It is Rob, look, sandwiches, crisps, salad, strawberries…

啊？這是野餐呀羅布，看，三明治，薯片，沙拉，草莓……

That』s a picnic but making it was 』no picnic』 – I mean there was nothing easy or pleasant about it.

這是一次野餐，但準備野餐「不是野餐」——我的意思是說，準備野餐不是一件容易或者愉快的事。

I get it! Let』s hear some more examples of situations that are 』no picnic』…

我懂了！讓我們再來聽幾個「並非易事」這種情況的例子吧……

Having no job and trying to pay the bills is no picnic.

沒工作還要付賬單可不是一件易事呀。

Living on the fifth floor without a lift is no picnic;I have to carry everything up the stairs.

住在五樓還沒有電梯可不是一件易事呀；我不得不爬樓梯把所有東西搬上來。

So when you say something is 』no picnic』 you mean it』s a difficult or unpleasant situation. Well Rob, it may have been difficult to prepare but it was worth the effort –the food is delicious.

所以當你說某事「並非易事」時，你是說這種情況很困難，或者不令人愉快。羅布，野餐準備起來可能很麻煩，但這些努力都是值得的——食物很美味。

Oh thanks very much.

噢非常感謝。

Oh no, rain! I think we』d better take cover. Quick!

噢不，下雨了！我覺得我們最好趕快躲起來。快點！

Oh dear, it seems that this is literally no picnic.

噢天啊，從字面意思上說，好像也是沒有野餐了呀。

Come on let』s drive home.

快來，讓我們開車回家吧。

We can』t. My car』s not working remember?

不行。我的車壞了，記得嗎？

Oh yes. Bye.