表情包BBC英語聽力練習

　　不知道從什么時候開始，表情包已經占據了我們的日常生活聊天。為什么表情包會這么受歡迎?下面是小編整理的表情包BBC英語聽力練習相關內容。

　　表情包BBC英語聽力練習1

　　Dan: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English–the show that brings you an interesting topic,authentic listening practice and six new items of vocabulary.I'm Dan…

　　Neil: And I'm Neil.We’ ll be discussing the rise of those little graphics we call emojis and emoticons.

　　Dan: You know,I think emojis are a vital tool for communication.And actually,they’ re not that new,either.

　　Neil: Oh really?

　　Dan: Well,that’ s the perfect opportunity to ask this week’ s question.When was the first emoticon used? Was it?

　　a) 1606

　　b) 1862

　　c) 1982

　　Neil: It must be 1982.I’ ll go with c).

　　Dan: We’ ll find out if you’ re right or wrong later in the programme.

　　Neil: You know,I think we should clear one thing up before we go any further: what’s the difference between an emoticon and an emoji?

　　Dan: Good point.Emoticons came first.They’ re the images made using normal keys on a keyboard–usually punctuation,letters and numbers.For example a colon–two dots - followed by the curved line of a close brackets is a…

　　Neil: A smiley face.Something you use in way too many of your emails!

　　Dan: Well,thanks! Whereas an emoji is something completely different.It’ s an actual image.It could be a simple,yellow,smiley face; or something like a dancing lady; or even a bowl of noodles…

　　Neil: Ah yes,all those little images we have in our phones.But you’ll have to convince me–why do people use them so much?

　　Dan: Well,let’s listen to Professor Vyv Evans.He wrote a book called The Emoji Code:

　　表情包BBC英語聽力練習2

　　They enable us to express emotion and empathy in digital communication.Increasingly,what we’re finding is that digital communication is taking over from certain aspects of face-to-face interaction.In the UK today,for example,adults spend 22 hours online on average each week.One of the reasons emojis are so interesting is that they really do enable us to express our emotional selves much more effectively.

　　Neil: OK so he used a very useful word - empathy.It means ‘the ability to show you understand someone else’ s feelings’.OK–tell me more Dan.

　　Dan: Yes–adding an emoticon can show you understand and express emotion,and show empathy–more clearly.In digital communication we lack the visual signals we have in face-to-face interaction–as he says.

　　Neil: Interaction,meaning ‘when people or things communicate with each other’.We can also interact with things like machines,computers and social media.

　　Dan: Yes,Professor Evans says 60% of information when we’re talking to each other comes fromnon-verbal cues.

　　Neil: Wow,that’s a lot.A cue is a signal that you need to do something.

　　Dan: For example,an actor goes on stage after their cue.

　　Neil: And non-verbal means ‘without using spoken language’.So,here in the studio there are lots of other non-verbal signals about how we’re feeling - non-verbal cues.For example my facial expression,my body language,the look in my eyes,Dan.

　　Dan: There’s a glint of rage in there somewhere,Neil.Ok,so let’s apply this to digital communication.Imagine I sent you a text saying I hit my finger with a hammer–how would you respond?

　　Neil: Well,it depends.Did you hurt yourself badly?

　　Dan: If I followed it with a sad face emoji,then…?

　　Neil: Then I guess I’ d know you hurt yourself.Poor you.

　　Dan: But if I followed it with a laughing emoji–the one with the tears coming out because I’ m laughing so much?

　　Neil: Then I’ d probably reply saying how stupid and clumsy you are!

　　Dan: Exactly–without adding the emoji–it’ s hard to know my emotional state.The emoji is thenon-verbal cue–like my facial expression.

　　Neil: By the way,is there an emoji meaning clumsy? Clumsy,means ‘physically awkward’–someone who’s clumsy falls over a lot and drops things.Anyway,you were saying emoticons aren’t as new as I think?

　　Dan: Yes,I asked when they were invented.Is it a)1606,b)1862 or c)1982?

　　Neil: I said 1982.

　　Dan: Well,in fact,a witty speech Abraham Lincoln reprinted in a newspaper as far back as 1862 included a semi colon with a close brackets.

　　Neil: Like a winking face?

　　Dan: Exactly.Though people think this was sadly just a typographical error–or what we normally call a typo.

　　Neil: A typo–a spelling mistake made when typing too fast or carelessly.

　　Dan: The official birth of emoticons is usually given as 1982,when a US professor instructed his students to use smiley faces to indicate jokes - in a digital communication.

　　Neil: Wow,so they’re over 30 years old.Maybe I should start using them.Let’s round up with another look at today’s words.

　　Dan: Sure.The first word we had was empathy.Do you have a lot of empathy,Neil?

　　Neil: Yes,I think I’m quite good at understanding other people’s feelings.My friends tell me that,anyway! It’s important to empathise with your colleagues too.

　　Dan: That’s not what I saw in your eyes! Yes,empathy is an important part of all human interaction.

　　Neil: Nicely done.If two people interact,it means they ‘communicate with each other and react to each other’.It’s a pretty broad term.

　　Dan: We could also talk about how the way children interact with the internet.

　　Neil: Way too much! Next up,we had non-verbal,meaning ‘without spoken language’.When I first travelled to Poland,I used a lot of non-verbal communication to get my message across.Hand movements,counting with fingers,things like that.Next word,Dan?

　　Dan: Next word… that is my cue to say the next word–which is in fact–cue.A cue is a signal to do something.A commander could give his officer a cue to attack.Or I could give you a cue to… sing a song?

　　Neil: No thanks.I’ll stick with defining words,thank you.Like clumsy–meaning ‘physically awkward’.I’d have to say Dan,you’re a sporty guy,a talented footballer - you’re not clumsy at all.

　　Dan: That’s what I thought until I broke my leg–after a clumsy opponent ran into me…

　　Neil: Ouch.Finally–we had type.No hang on,that’s not right.It should say typo.A typo is a mistake in a written document,or a digital file or message.

　　Dan: Always check your scripts for typos before reading them,Neil.And,that's the end of today's 6 Minute English.Please join us again soon!

　　Neil: And we are on social media too - Fa*ebook,Twi**er,Ins and YouT*be.See you there.

　　Both: Bye!

　　擴展：英語聽力練習

　　1. The tank is almost empty,but I think there’s a gas station about 20 miles up the road.

　　油箱快沒有油了，不過我想順著這條路往前走約20英里的地方有一個加油站。

　　2. If you aren’t able to pay cash for the television set,you can make arrangements with the credit manager for 12 payments.

　　如果你不能付現金買電視機，你可以與負責信貸的經理商定分十二次分期付款。

　　3. I don’t intend to stop by the post office,but I will go to the grocery store and to the cleaner’s after I see the doctor.

　　看完醫生之后我不打算順便去郵局，但是將去食雜店和干洗店。

　　4. I had to stand in line for two hours to get a first-row seat for the performance.

　　我不得不排了兩個小時的隊以搞到第一排的演出票。

　　5. Jack can’t go to the movies with you because he needs to brush up on his notes.

　　杰克需要溫習筆記，不能跟你去看電影。

　　6. With 30 seconds to go in the football game,the Harvard halfback scored a touchdown to beat Yale.

　　在離橄欖球比賽結束前還剩30秒鐘時，哈佛隊的`中衛獲得底線得分，結果擊敗了耶魯隊。

　　7. An assembled lawnmower costs $125,but it’s only $100 if you put it together yourself.

　　一臺裝配好的割草機價值125美元，而如果你自己組裝的話僅需100美元。

　　8. Dave had to take a cut in pay to keep from losing his job.

　　大衛不得不降低工資以便不失去工作。

　　9. Bill was on the verge of speeding when he saw the patrolmen.

　　彼爾在發現巡警時車子幾乎超速。(on the verge of: 幾乎，差不多。)

　　10. Instead of waiting until tomorrow or Wednesday,Bob wants to get right to work.

　　鮑勃想馬上投入工作而不是等到明天或星期三。

　　11. I took more time on the last question than I did on the first four.

　　我在最后一個問題上所花的時間比在前四個問題上多。

　　12. We’re closed on Sundays,but we stay open from 8 until 6 on weekdays and from 8 until 12 on Saturdays.

　　我們星期天關門，平日從早8點營業到晚6點，星期六從早8點到中午12點。

　　13. The student kept on talking even though the teacher had asked him to stop.

　　盡管老師讓他住嘴，這個學生還是不住地講話。

　　14. Because she wanted to take a walk,Mrs. Jones asked Linda to keep an eye on the baby.

　　瓊斯夫人想出去散步，請琳達照看孩子。

　　15. Before finding out that a neighbor had broken his window,the father scolded his child for having done it.

　　在發現是一個鄰居打破了他的窗戶之前父親痛罵了孩子一頓。

　　16. The hostess made every effort to see that her guests got the food and drinks they wanted.

　　女主人盡一切努力保證她的客人們都有他們所要的食物和酒。

　　17. John attended kindergarten and grade school in New York City and high school in Washington,but he received his higher education in Chicago.

　　約翰在紐約上的幼兒園和小學，在華盛頓讀的中學，但在芝加哥受的高等教育。(grade school：<美小學。)

　　18. It’s hard to believe that Bill is a sophomore at Memphis State University.

　　很難相信比爾是夢菲斯州立大學的二年級學生。

　　19. Mike hasn’t touched a book since this semester began.

　　從這個學期開始以來，麥克一本書也沒有碰。

　　20. Fred rented a car and drove to Dallas.

　　佛雷德租了輛汽車開到達拉斯。

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