BBC地道英語口語:Spitting Image相貌酷似的人

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

Sun Chen: 嘿，你好嗎？我是孫晨。

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

Jo: And today we’re looking at a strange expression – 'to be the spitting image of'. 'To be the spitting image of'.

Sun Chen: 那這個詞組又是什麼意思呢？

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

Sun Chen: 奧，原來這個詞組説的就是誰看起來長的'像誰。

Jo: That’s right. We often use the expression 'the spitting image of' to talk about family members who look alike.

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A: Look, here’s a picture of my grandson, Jamie.

B: Wow, he’s the spitting image of Simon, isn’t he?

Sun Chen: 這位老先生就讓這位女士看她孫子的照片，然後這位女士馬上就看出了他的孫子，長得像他們家族當中的另外一個人。

Jo: "He’s the spitting image of Simon". The expression ‘the spitting image’ is usually used to describe a younger person, who looks like the older family member.

Sun Chen: 一個孩子經常都會被人説成是他父母，或者是他哥哥姐姐的 spitting image.

Jo: Sun Chen, do you look like anyone in your family?

Sun Chen: No, I don’t look much like my mum or my dad, but I’ve been told that I’m the spitting image of my grandfather when he was young. 我們還是來把今天學習的新詞複習一下吧。

Jo: Today’s expression is 'to be the spitting image of'.

Sun Chen: 意思就是説長得像家裏的什麼人。

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

Sun Chen: 我們下次節目再見。

Jo: Bye.