kisssis(精听第7篇)

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※本期讨论了字母X的由来以及X单独用在信件、邮件、短信和留言的最后表示kisses这一习俗出现的时间和理由。

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Neil:Hello.Welcometo6MinuteEnglish,I'mNeil.

Rob:AndI'mRob.

Neil:We'regoingtobelookingataletterfromtheEnglishalphabet.It’saletterwhichhasaparticularmeaningwhenusedattheendofapieceofinformalwritingsuchasletters,emails,textsandmessages.

Rob:I’mveryEXcited.

Neil:Haha,verygood,verygoodRob!

Rob:MyEXpectationsarereallyhigh.

Neil:Yep,that'sanothergoodone.

Rob:IsitanEXtraordinaryletter?

Neil:OK,thankyouRob,that’senoughofyourjokes.I’mgettingEXasperated!Oh,nowyou’vegotmeatit!Well,noprizesforguessingwhatletterwe’refocusingontoday?

Neil:No,it’snotY.

RobNo,no.Ididn’tmeantheletter‘y’,Imeanttheword‘why’,asin-whyaretherenoprizes?

Neil:Becauseofallthenotsosubtlecluesyou’vebeengiving.TheletterisX.

Rob:Yes.Exactly.

Neil:Alright,Ithinkwegettheidea!Beforewegomuchfurther,let’shaveaquestion.Englishhas26letters.Whichlanguagehas74letters?

a)Khmer(Cambodian)

Rob:Anexcellentquestionbutquiteobscure,I’mgoingtosayb)Hindi.

Neil:Well,I'llhavetheanswerlateron.Now,Rob,whatdoestheletterXallbyitselfattheendofamessagemean?

Rob:Well,itmeansakiss.Themorekisses,themoreaffectionyouareshowing.

Neil:WheredoesthisconceptofputtinganXtomeanakisscomefrom?DrLauraWrightisfromtheFacultyofEnglishatCambridgeUniversityandsheappearedontheBBCRadio4programmeWordofMouth.Whendoesshesaythispracticestartedandwheredoesitcomefrom?

DrLauraWright:Well,we’vebeenaddingXsforkissesatthebottomofletterssinceatleast1763.TheveryfirstoneweknowofhadsevenXs.IhavetosayIhaven’tgonetosevenever.WegetXfromtheRomanalphabetwhichgotitfromtheGreekalphabet,pronounced/ks/andtheRomans...

Presenter:That’snearlyakiss,isn’tit?

DrLauraWright:Yes,itis,isn’tit?Ithinkapenny’sjustdroppedthere.

Presenter:Ithas,clunk.

Neil:WhatdowelearnabouttheoriginsoftheXforkisses?

Rob:Well,it’sbeenusedsinceatleast1763anditcomesfromtheRomanalphabetandtheygotitfromtheGreeks.

Neil:Andwhydidthiscometomeanakiss?

Rob:Well,DrWrightsuggestsit’sbecauseoftheoriginalpronunciation-/ks/.

Neil:Andatthepointthepresentermadetheconnection,didn’the?

Rob:Yes,hedid.AndDrWrightusedaphraseforwhensomeonesuddenlyunderstandssomething,particularlysomethingthatisobvioustoothers.Shesaidthepennyhasjustdropped.

Neil:Andthishasgotnothingtodowithapenny,whichissmallcoin,actuallydroppinganywhere.Butthepresentermakesajokebyusingawordweuseforthenoiseofsomethingfalling,clunk.

Rob:Although,tobehonest,apennywouldneverreallyclunk.That’smorelikethenoisetwoheavy,metalobjectswouldmake-theclunkofacardoor,forexample.

Neil:Let’slistentothatexchangeagain.

DrLauraWright:Wellwe’vebeenaddingXsforkissesatthebottomofletterssinceatleast1763.TheveryfirstoneweknowofhadsevenXs.IhavetosayIhaven’tgonetosevenever.WegetXfromtheRomanalphabetwhichgotitfromtheGreekalphabet,pronounced/ks/andtheRomans...

Presenter:That’snearlyakiss,isn’tit?

DrLauraWright:Yesitis,isn’tit?Ithinkapenny’sjustdroppedthere.

Presenter:Ithas,clunk.

Neil:OnethingtonoteaboutputtinganXattheendofacommunicationisthatitisnotsomethingyoudoforeveryone.It’susuallyonlytofriendsandfamilymembers,peopleyoumightkissinreallife.ProfessorNilsLangerfromtheUniversityofBristoltoldastoryaboutacolleagueofhiswhowasn’ttoofamiliarwiththisconvention.Whatwashermistake?

ProfessorNilsLanger:AcolleagueofminefromBristol,whowhenshecameoverfromGermanythoughtthatXwasjustthenormalwayofclosingaletterinEnglandandsoshewouldfinishanyletterwithXs,evenalettertotheInlandRevenue.WeneverreallyheardhowtheInlandRevenuerespondedtotheseletterswiththeseXs.

Presenter:Theydockedheranother20quid,Ithink!

Neil:Whatwashermistake,Rob?

Rob:Shedidn’trealizethatyoudon’tputanXoneverycommunication.SheevenputitonbusinessletterincludingonetotheInlandRevenue,whichisthegovernmentdepartmentintheUKthatdealswithtax.

Neil:Wedon’tknowhowthetaxpeoplefeltabouttheletterwithkisses.Butthepresenterjokedaboutwhattheirresponsewouldhavebeen.

Rob:Yes,hejokedthattheyprobablydockedheranother20quid.TodockmoneyistocuttheamountofmoneyyouareexpectingtoreceiveandaquidisaslangwordforaBritishpound.

Neil:Timenowfortheanswertoourquestion.Englishhas26letters.Whichlanguagehas74letters?Isit…

Rob:Iguessedb)Hindi.

Neil:Well,Isupposeitwasaoneinthreechance,butnotcorrectthistime.Theanswerisa)Khmer.Verywelldoneifyouknewthat.Nowontothevocabularywelookedatinthisprogramme.

Rob:Westartedwithpenny.ApennyisanEnglishcoin.Ahundredpenniesmakesonepoundsterling.

Neil:Thephrase,thepennyhasdropped,meansthatsomeonehassuddenlyunderstoodsomething

Rob:Aclunkisthenoiseoftwoheavyobjectshittingeachother.

Neil:TheInlandRevenueistheUK’staxauthority.

Rob:Ifyoudockmoneyfromsomeone,youreducetheamountofmoneyyoupaythem.Forexample,asanemployeeintheUKyourtaxisautomaticallydockedfromyoursalary.

Neil:Andfinally,aquid,whichisaslangtermforonepoundsterling.Right,beforetheystartdockingourpayforbeinglate,it’stimetosaygoodbye.FindusonInstagram,Facebook,Twitter,YouTubeourAppandofcoursethewebsitebbclearningenglish.com.Seeyousoon,goodbye.

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