口语学习技巧|Bad Hair Day 心烦意乱

John: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning^{1 English. Im John.}

Helen: 大伙好，我是 Helen.

John: Today were going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Helen: 在地道英语里，期望大伙可以学到现代英式英语中常常出现的时尚词语和新鲜表达。John, 今天你给大家带来的新词是什么呢？

John: Todays phrase is, bad hair day.

Helen: 坏发型日, bad hair day. So what does it mean then John?

John: It describes the type of day you are experiencing, one where your hair just looks awful! The phrase has been extended^{2 a bit, to mean a day when everything seems to go wrong.}

Helen: Mmmm, I know what thats like. A bad hair day, 今天的头发造型非常糟糕. 其实就是说今天的心情不好，任何事情仿佛干起来都不顺。假如你的头发乱糟糟的，那样回影响到整天的情绪。

John: Heres someone having a bad hair day.

Example

A: I woke up this morning and thought, today is going to be horrible.

B: Oh yes?

A: And as for my hair, it looked awful!

B: Sounds like youre having a bad hair day.

John: Doesnt sound good, does it?

Helen: No, and you know John, I think Im having a bad hair day.

John: Things not going well?

Helen: Nothing seems to be working out, and as for my hair, what a mess!

John: Youre really having a bad hair day Helen. Well youve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Do join us next time.

Helen: 大家下次节目再会。