批评吐槽
Roast
Hello and welcome to The English We Speak.
大家好，欢迎来到BBC《地道英语》。
I'm Feifei...
我是菲菲。
And hello, I'm Rob.
大家好，我是罗伯。
Rob, what's the smell?
罗伯，什么味道？
Are you cooking something?
你在做饭吗？
Yes.
是的。
It's my favourite - roast beef. Yummy!
我最喜欢的烤牛肉，好吃！
Roast beef?!
烤牛肉？！
This isn't really the time to be cooking.
现在不是做饭的时候。
Well, you said let's do 'roast' today - so I thought I'd make a start.
嗯，你说让我们今天“roast”，所以我想我该开始了。
Just got to do the roast potatoes now...
现在就得做烤土豆了……
Rob, stop I meant let's do the word 'roast'.
罗伯，别说了，我的意思是让我们讨论“roast”这个词。
Oh right.
哦，是呀。
Well, this is a good example of roasting.
这是一个很好的烧烤例子。
No, Rob.
不，罗伯。
It's not the meaning I had in mind.
这不是我想要的意思。
'Roasting' is not just about cooking food in an oven.
“Roasting”不仅仅是指在烤箱里烹饪食物。
We can 'roast' people by criticising them harshly.
我们可以通过严厉地批评来“roast”别人。
So, Rob, you were very foolish to start cooking something while we're presenting a programme!
所以，罗伯，你太愚蠢了，在我们做节目的时候，你就开始做饭了！
Oh, am I being 'roasted' now?
哦，我现在是被批评了吗？
You sure are, but you're not alone.
当然是，但你并不孤单。
Here are some examples...
一起来听一些例句……
We had to roast the teacher after she was seen shopping when she was supposed to be off work with flu!
老师因为流感不上班，但当看到她这时去购物，我们不得不批评她！
After my PowerPoint presentation froze during an important meeting,
在一次重要会议上，我的PPT演示文稿不会动了，
my boss gave me a roasting.
老板批评了我一顿。
She was roasted by her friends after she posted pictures of herself on social media showing off her 'amazing' suntan.
她在社交媒体上发布了自己的照片，炫耀自己“令人惊叹的”晒黑了，这让她的朋友们吐槽了她一顿。
This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English
这是我们从BBC学习英语讲的英语，
and we're talking about the word ‘roast’, which means ‘to criticise severely’.
我们讨论的是短语“roast”这个词，意思是“严厉批评”。
I'm sure you're used to being roasted, Rob?
我肯定你已经习惯被“roast”了，罗伯？
Well, if you mean I am hot and smell delicious,
如果你是说我很辣闻起来很香，
then I am very roasted!
那我就非常值得被烤了！
Excuse me?
不好意思，你说什么？
Feifei, another meaning of ‘roast’ is to tease someone in a light-hearted way or give a funny comeback when someone tries to humiliate you.
菲菲，“roast”的另一个意思是当有人试图羞辱你时，用轻松的方式取笑某人，或以滑稽的方式逗她。
Oh, ha ha!
哦，哈哈！
But hold on, Rob,
但等一下，罗伯，
I can smell something else...
我能闻到别的味道……
Oh no - I left the oven on and now the food is burning.
哦，不，我没关烤箱，现在食物都烧焦了。
Help!
救命呀！
Rob, you are really stupid - and you can't cook either.
罗伯，你真蠢，你也不会做饭。
That's me roasted!
我挨批评了！
Bye.
再见。
Bye.
再见。