口语学习技巧|Slag Off 非常强烈地批评

John: Hello, you're listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm John.

Helen: And I'm Helen.

John: Here on Real English, you can learn words and phrases which you might not find in your dictionary.

Helen: That's right. 期望你在今天的地道英语节目中能学到一些平常在字典里找不到的英语表达。 So what's our phrase of the day, John?

John: Today we're going to learn about the expression: to slag^{1 somebody off, to slag off.}

Helen: To slag somebody off. 这个表达的意思是什么呢？

John: It means to criticise^{2 someone.}

Helen: 批评其他人， to criticise.

John: But it has a more negative element, because it usually means to criticise someone behind their back strongly.

Helen: 原来如此。难怪这个表达听起来像个贬义词，由于指的是在背后批评其他人, 而且是很强烈地批评。

John: It's not a nice thing to do, to slag someone off, to be very critical about someone.

Helen: So do we hear this phrase a lot in conversations? 这个表达大家是否常常会听到呢？

John: Yes, people use this expression a lot when they are talking about someone else.

Helen: 那让大家听听例子吧。

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A: I really can't work with Mark anymore.

B: Why's that?

A: He's just so annoying. I really don't like the way he is slagging^{3 people off behind their backs. Some of the things he says are so unfair.}

B: I'm sure he wont be here for long if he keeps doing that.

John: So Mark keeps slagging other people off behind their backs.

Helen: 听刚刚的例子，Mark 总是在其他人背后说坏话，看来他很不受青睐。

John: Well, let's recap, today's expression is to slag somebody off, to slag someone off.

Helen: 意思就是很强烈地批评其他人，带有诋毁其他人的感觉。

John: That's all from us. We hope you'll join us for more Real English next time. Bye.

Helen: Bye.