Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning
English, I’m Helen.
Jean: 大家好，我是董征。歡迎收聽地道英語。
Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find
in your dictionary.
Jean: 和漢語一樣，英語語言里也是有好多的成語和俗語的。所以要想聽得懂英國人日常的說話聊天，咱們就要多學點兒這些通俗語言和用法。
Helen: And today’s expression is used to talk about memories…
Jean: 和記憶回憶有關嗎？是什么樣的回憶呢？
Helen: Well, often, the kind of memories you’ve forgotten about!
Jean: 如果是已經被忘記了的事情，都不記得了還算是回憶嗎？
Helen: Well this expression is used when someone or something reminds you of
a memory you’d forgotten.
Jean: OK，原來這個短語說的就是忽然有一件事情碰巧喚醒了你的一段回憶，那Helen，這個短語是什么呢？
Helen: A blast from the past.
Jean: A blast from the past. 那我們該怎么用這個說法呢？
Helen: Let’s listen to some examples.
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A: I just bumped into an old boyfriend of mine. I haven’t seen him since I
was at school! What a blast from the past!
B: Hearing that song was a real blast from the past for me – it used to be my
granny’s favourite song.
Jean: 就是說a blast from the past這個說法也可以在你感到意外的時候使用。
Helen: That’s right – the girl didn’t expect to see her old boyfriend – she
was surprised.
Jean: 她和過去男友的重逢肯定也喚起了她許多過去的回憶。
Helen: That’s right it was a real blast from the past!
Jean: 不過好像不光碰到的人可以說是對回憶的喚醒，剛才那個人說一首歌曲也可以是a blast from the past.
Helen: That’s right, hearing an old song reminded him of his granny.
Jean: 那是他祖母最喜歡的一首歌。
Helen: Let’s just look at how the phrase is made up… a blast
Jean: 一個沖擊破，之所以用這個詞是因為喚醒回憶的往往是一件很讓人意外的事情。
Helen: from the past.
Jean: 從過去的 - 是已經發生的過去的事情，你的回憶。
Helen: A blast from the past.
Jean: 而且這個短語說起來押韻上口，I like it! 不過我們節目的時間現在也又到了。
Helen: Join us next time for more Real English from BBC Learning English.
Jean: Goodbye!
Helen: Bye!
