1960's English
Intermediate
扩展学习音频 2
Marco: Hello English learners! Welcome back to EnglishPod! My name is Marco.
Erika: And I’m Erika.
Marco: And today we are going back in time again and this time we’re gonna be in the nineteen sixties (1960’s).
Erika: That’s right! We’re going to learn some, uh, phrases and some slang that were really popular back in nineteen sixty four…
Marco: Exactly! And most of these phrases and words we still use today, so, it’s very interesting and very good to know.
Erika: That’s right! I’m looking forward to, uh, this trip back in time, so, why don’t we get started with the dialogue?
Dialogue
Man 1: Hey man, I really like your pad. These lava lamps are far out!
男1：嘿伙计，我真的很喜欢你的公寓。这些熔岩灯太酷了！Man 2: Thanks for letting me crash here tonight.
男2：谢谢你今晚让我借宿在这里。Man 1: No problem, man. Everything is groovy.
男1：没问题，伙计。一切都很棒。Man 2: You dig what I’m saying? We could throw a bash here!
男2：你懂我的意思吧？我们可以在这里举办个派对！Man 1: Totally, man. But I gotta split for a while. You go take care of business.
男1：完全同意，伙计。不过我得先离开一会儿。你先去忙你的事吧。
Marco: Alright, so, great dialogue - very popular in the sixties - the music, the mood…
Erika: Uhu.
Marco: And the words, right?
Erika: That’s right!
Marco: So, why don’t we get down to business and look at the vocabulary that we saw in this dialogue in “language takeaway”?
Voice: Language takeaway.
Erika: Well, the dialogue opened and we heard this guy say “hey man, I really like your pad”.
Marco: I really like your pad.
Erika: Pad.
Marco: Okay, so, pad – a very informal way of saying…
Erika: Your apartment.
Marco: Your apartment, right?
Erika: Uhu.
Marco: And now, it’s… you can still use it today.
Erika: Yeah, that’s right, we often hear the expression bachelor pad.
Marco: Okay, a bachelor pad.
Erika: So, that’s an apartment where a single man lives.
Marco: Okay, so, a bachelor pad.
Erika: Uhu.
Marco: Usually, it’s very nicely decorated and really… a nice apartment, right?
Erika: Or maybe it has empty pizza boxes all over the floor, Marco.
Marco: Also a bachelor pad.
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: But, so, that’s what pad means – an apartment.
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: They were talking about the apartment and he said “the lava lamps are far out”.
Erika: Far out.
Marco: Okay, it’s far out.
Erika: So, that’s really cool or amazing.
Marco: Right, and now, lava lamps, those are those, ah, strange calm-looking lamps, right?
Erika: Kind of a light with like some liquid moving inside it.
Marco: Moving inside.
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: Very popular in the sixties.
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: So…
Erika: We’ll post some pictures of that.
Marco: Yeah, and the lamps are far out, so, now you can use that with other things, right? Like you are really far out.
Erika: Yeah, or this music is really far out.
Marco: Okay.
Erika: It kind of gives you the feeling like it sort of spacey.
Marco: Hehe. Spacey.
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: Alright, so, the pad is really far out, the lava lamps are great and he was saying “Thanks for letting me crash here tonight”.
Erika: To crash.
Marco: So, to crash at, uh, someone’s place.
Erika: Right, so, we’re not talking about like a car crash here.
Marco: No, no, no.
Erika: But, so, when you crash somewhere, what do you do?
Marco: Well, you are staying there, then… you’re gonna stay there.
Erika: So, you’re guest…
Marco: As a guest.
Erika: Yeah, so, like sleep, right?
Marco: Aha.
Erika: Yep, and for free.
Marco: For free, yes.
Erika: Yes.
Marco: So, if, for example, you’re going to New York and you’re gonna visit a friend, you might crash at your friend’s house.
Erika: That’s right, so, interesting word, um, and it is quite commonly used now. So, why don’t we hear some examples of how we can use it?
Voice: Example one.
例句一。A: Hey man, can I crash at your place tonight?
A：嘿伙计，我今晚能蹭睡在你家吗？Voice: Example two.
例句二。B: I lost my keys, so, I’m crashing at my girlfriend’s house.
B：我钥匙丢了，所以我今晚睡在我女朋友家。Voice: Example three.
例句三。C: No, you’ve been sleeping on my couch for a month, you’re not gonna crash here tonight!
C：不行，你已经在我的沙发上睡了一个月了，今晚你别想再蹭睡在这里！
Marco: Alright, perfect, so, to crash, right? It’s still commonly used today.
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: Now, for the fourth word – groovy.
Erika: Groovy.
Marco: That would be groovy.
Erika: So, again, this means like great or cool or really nice.
Marco: Yeah, this is… I think this is one of the main words of the nineteen sixties.
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: Something was groovy.
Erika: Yes, I agree, so, it kind of gives you the sense that it’s sort of really cool, but in a relaxed way.
Marco: Yeah, it’s groovy.
Erika: Uhu.
Marco: This music is really groovy.
Erika: That’s right!
Marco: And finally, his friend, he said “hey, I gotta split for a while”.
Erika: To split.
Marco: Okay, so, if I say “I have to split”.
Erika: You have to leave.
Marco: I have to leave.
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: Very colloquial.
Erika: Uhu.
Marco: And it means I have to leave for a little bit.
Erika: Yep.
Marco: Split for a while.
Erika: That’s right! You may not have heard this one before, so, why don’t we hear some examples to help you understand how it’s used?
Voice: Example one.
例句一。A: Hurry up! We’ve gotta split before the police get here.
A：快点！我们得在警察赶来前赶紧撤。Voice: Example two.
例句二。B: This party is boring; let’s split!
B：这派对真无聊，我们开溜吧！Voice: Example three.
例句三。C: I have to wake up early tomorrow, so, we’re going to split.
C：我明天得早起，所以我们要先先告辞了。
Marco: Okay, very good, so, split. Now also, I think you can use it for relationships, right? Me and him…
Erika: Oh, yeah!
Marco: Me and her…
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: Me and her split up.
Erika: That’s right, so, you ended your relationship.
Marco: Yeah, split. Okay, so, we saw five, ah, really common phrases from the nineteen sixties. Let’s listen to the dialogue again, a little bit slower, and then we’ll come back and look at some phrases from the sixties.
Dialogue (Slow)
Man 1: Hey man, I really like your pad. These lava lamps are far out!
男1：嘿伙计，我真的很喜欢你的公寓。这些熔岩灯太酷了！Man 2: Thanks for letting me crash here tonight.
男2：谢谢你今晚让我借宿在这里。Man 1: No problem, man. Everything is groovy.
男1：没问题，伙计。一切都很棒。Man 2: You dig what I’m saying? We could throw a bash here!
男2：你懂我的意思吧？我们可以在这里举办个派对！Man 1: Totally, man. But I gotta split for a while. You go take care of business.
男1：完全同意，伙计。不过我得先离开一会儿。你先去忙你的事吧。
Erika: Alright, well, I wanna get started at looking at these, uh, nineteen sixties slang phrases, so, let’s go now with “putting it together”.
Voice: Putting it together.
Marco: Alright, on putting it together today let’s start with the first part – he talked about “you dig what I’m saying?”
Erika: “I dig it, man”.
Marco: You dig what I’m saying?
Erika: To dig it.
Marco: Alright, so, we know the verb dig, which means to make a hole, right?
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: But now, he’s talking about understand.
Erika: Yeah, basically, um, you dig what I’m saying - do you understand what I’m saying?
Marco: And when he says “I dig it”, he says “I understand”.
Erika: Yep.
Marco: Okay, now, there’s also another meaning to this, right? Apart from understand.
Erika: Yeah, it can also mean “I like it”.
Marco: Okay, so, I really dig this type of music.
Erika: Or I really dig this restaurant.
Marco: Okay, so, it’s kind of “I like it”.
Erika: Uhu.
Marco: Alright, now, moving on… he said “we could throw a bash here”.
Erika: Alright, throw a bash.
Marco: To throw a bash.
Erika: So, first of all, what is a bash?
Marco: A bash is a party.
Erika: A really great party.
Marco: An amazing party.
Erika: Now, I wanna look at this verb to throw something, so, we know… we know that you throw a ball, right?
Marco: Right.
Erika: But how can you throw a party?
Marco: Well, it’s basically saying you organize or you host a party.
Erika: Okay, and how can you use this phrase?
Marco: Okay, so, I can say, uh, “last week I threw a birthday party in my house”.
Erika: Okay, or “let’s throw a bash to celebrate your engagement”.
Marco: Okay, or “next week I’m gonna throw a dinner party at my house”.
Erika: Okay, so, to throw a party and it’s usually used for… for parties, right?
Marco: Right, you wouldn’t throw a…
Erika: Throw a meeting.
Marco: Alright. No.
Erika: Not.
Marco: Hehe. Okay. So now, we heard them use the word man a lot, right?
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: Hey, man.
Erika: Yeah, that’s right! Now, this is so common even in modern English that I think we need some examples.
Voice: Example one.
例句一。A: Hey, man! Watch where you’re going!
A：老兄！看路！Voice: Example two.
例句二。B: Yeah, man! That’s a great idea!
B：太棒了，伙计！真是个好主意！Voice: Example three.
例句三。C: Man! That was awesome!
C：天哪！太酷了！
Marco: So, man is one of those words that you just use at the end of your sentences.
Erika: Or at the beginning or…
Marco: Or at the beginning.
Erika: Anywhere.
Marco: And, so, you say “hey, man” or “yeah, man”.
Erika: Yeah, but what about, um, do you have to be a man to use it? Or do you have to be talking to a man to use it?
Marco: No, not really. Men and women use the word man.
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: And you can call a girl like “hey, man, how are you?”
Erika: Yeah, but that sort of means that she’s a really, really good friend like the same level of friend as your guy friends.
Marco: Yeah, yeah, exactly.
Erika: Okay.
Marco: Very good! And now, for the last phrase on putting it together – he said “you go take care of business”.
Erika: To take care of business.
Marco: Okay, so, I have to take care of business.
Erika: So, we’re not really talking about business and work here, are we?
Marco: No, no, no, no. So, basically, what we’re saying is “go handle your affairs”.
Erika: So, do the things you have to do.
Marco: Okay, so, or solve your problem.
Erika: Uhu.
Marco: So, if I say “I have to go to city hall today and take care of some business”.
Erika: So, you’re maybe gonna do something like…
Marco: Pay my taxes…
Erika: Yeah, yeah.
Marco: Or something like that.
Erika: Yeah. Okay, so, to take care of business.
Marco: Uhu. Okay, so, we heard some great phrases, we saw these words, let’s listen to the dialogue for the last time and then we’ll come back and talk about this great decade.
Dialogue
Man 1: Hey man, I really like your pad. These lava lamps are far out!
男1：嘿伙计，我真的很喜欢你的公寓。这些熔岩灯太酷了！Man 2: Thanks for letting me crash here tonight.
男2：谢谢你今晚让我借宿在这里。Man 1: No problem, man. Everything is groovy.
男1：没问题，伙计。一切都很棒。Man 2: You dig what I’m saying? We could throw a bash here!
男2：你懂我的意思吧？我们可以在这里举办个派对！Man 1: Totally, man. But I gotta split for a while. You go take care of business.
男1：完全同意，伙计。不过我得先离开一会儿。你先去忙你的事吧。
Marco: Alright, so, nineteen sixties, very famous among rock music, the peace…
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: And conflicts and all this stuff.
Erika: Yeah, that’s right, and I guess in, um… in English or Anglo pop culture we look back at this decade, um, very fondly.
Marco: Yeah, and also we’re really related to the hippie movement, right?
Erika: Yeah, yeah.
Marco: People with long hair and baggy clothes and…
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: You know, living in their cars, going from concert to concert.
Erika: Yeah, and I… I mean, speaking of music, I think if we think nineteen sixties, at least in… in Anglo world…
Marco: Uhu.
Erika: In Anglo world, we think of the best music like I think this is the golden age of music in… in, um, English speaking countries.
Marco: Yes, it was a very good era and, well, what do you guys think? Do you think the sixties was the best decade or maybe you are more fond of the seventies?
Erika: Yeah.
Marco: The disco era.
Erika: Or even the nineties, so, there’s some pretty good music in nineteen ninety four.
Marco: Exactly, so, come to our website and let us know what you think and also if you have any questions or comments…
Erika: Marco and I are always around to answer your questions, so, thanks for downloading and until next time…
Marco: Good bye!
Erika: Bye!
