Abigail: Hello, I'm Abigail and I'm in a shoe shop, with Li, and we're doing some shoe shopping.
Li: Yes 沒錯我們倆就在一家鞋店里 shoe shop 我一直想買雙運動鞋。你看這雙怎么樣？These are OK.
Abigail: Well, we're not really supposed to be looking for your trainers, Li. We're here because we have an interesting and amusing phrase, which our listeners might like to learn.
Li: 我知道你想通過情景對話來教授一個新詞語。But while we're here, I can look at trainers!
Abigail: Well, I suppose you can look at some trainers. But let's not forget why we're here.
Li: ... (long pause)
Abigail: Li? Why we're here?
Li: Yes of course 英語短語。Ha! Look that lady has really funny hair! 你看那個女的頭發真有意思。
Abigail: Li, you're being really childish today. But that's useful because I can use our phrase for today - act your age not your shoe size.
Li: Act your age, not your shoe size. 按照你的年齡做事，不要按你的鞋號做事。How shall we explain what it means, Abigail?
Abigail: Well, I think you've explained it beautifully already Li, through everything you've said and done. But here are some more clues to what it means:
I was really upset. She just told me to act my age not my shoe size!
These people are so childish. They need to act their age not their shoe size.
(Laughing in background)
Will you please act your age not your shoe size?!
Li: 如果你的行為舉止像個孩子，不成熟，別人就會對你說 'act your age, not your shoe size'.
Abigail: Hmm... yes they can.
Li: 不過我的鞋號是 37。My shoe size is 37. My age is 30. So I have to act seven years younger?? 我的舉止要更年輕點兒對吧？
Abigail: Ah yes, well, 37 - that's a Chinese size. This saying, 'act your age not your shoe size' only works for British and American sizes.
Li: 當然了，英國和美國的鞋號比中國的鞋號標碼要小。The numbers are smaller.
Abigail: Yes, so for example in UK sizes, I think your feet are size 4.
Li: 按照英國鞋號我應該穿 4號。不過我說話，做事不應該像四歲的小孩子一樣。I shouldn't act like I'm four.
Abigail: Exactly!
Li: 也許我們應該把這個短語改成 'act your Chinese shoe size, not your British shoe size'. 那樣就更準確了，你說呢？What do you think?
Abigail: Err, yeah, we could... It's not quite as catchy... |
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