Celeb 名人

Jo: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m Jo.

Sun Chen: 我是孫晨。這就是我們的隧道英語。

Jo: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Sun Chen: 便是。英語說起來，其實有特別多的心語，還有習慣用語。所以您可要趕緊跟上，隨時掌握天天英語噹中最经常使用的說法。

Jo: And today we’re looking at a strange expression - to be a dead ringer for…. to be a dead ringer for…

Sun Chen: 這個說法聽起來怎麼這麼怪啊！這個詞組毕竟是什麼意义呢？

Jo: It’s a way of saying that somebody looks very similar to someone else.

Sun Chen: 啊，你這麼一說我就清楚了。其實這種說法的意思，就是說誰長得像誰。

Jo: That’s right. We also use the expression ‘the spitting image of’ to talk about someone looking similar to someone else, sometimes someone famous.

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A. Look over there, is that David Beckham?

B. No, it can’t be!

A. No maybe you’re right, but that guy’s a dead ringer for him.

Jo: The expression ‘dead ringer’ is so well-known in Britain, that there is even a radio and TV series called ‘Dead Ringers’.

Sun Chen: 那這些節目噹中，皆有些什麼呢？

Jo: It’s a edy programme where people impersonate famous people.

Sun Chen: impersonate – 壆人傢，模拟別人。那參與這些節目标人都長得特像名人嗎？

Jo: Well, not really, but they dress up and put on make-up so that they do! Anyway, to recap, today’s expression is ‘to be a dead ringer for …’

Sun Chen: 說的就是長的像誰，特別是說長的像名人。

Jo: Join us next time for more Real English, from BBC Learning English.

Sun Chen: 我們下次節目再見！Bye。

Jo: Goodbye.