To Blow Your Own Trumpet

　　William: Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English. My name is William Kremer.

　　Helen: And Im Helen.

　　William: Ive got something for you, Helen.

　　Burst of loud classical music (Beethoven5th Symphony)

　　Helen: William, 聽音樂是不錯(cuò)的，但是為什么

　　Burst of different classical music (MendelssohnDance of the Clowns)

　　William: What do you think... nice music, huh?

　　Helen: 聽起來(lái)還可以，起伏挺大的。So are we having a special musical edition today?

　　William: Well, yes we are! The BBC Proms start this Friday, remember?

　　Helen: 是哦，差點(diǎn)忘了。BBC Proms BBC 夏季逍遙音樂會(huì)是英國(guó)廣播公司主辦的古典音樂盛會(huì)。已經(jīng)有超過(guò)100年的歷史了。有很多音樂迷們會(huì)在夏季的兩個(gè)月里每天排隊(duì)爭(zhēng)取買到5鎊的門票。

　　William: So, I thought we could have a music-themed programme. And our phrase this week relates to one instrument in particular...

　　Trumpet music solo

　　Helen: The trumpet?

　　William: Yes, do you know what it means to say someone blows his own trumpet?

　　Helen: Yes. 這個(gè)短語(yǔ) - 吹響自己的喇叭，意思就是炫耀自己的成就，自吹自擂。

　　William: Exactly. Lets listen to an example.

　　Example

　　Woman: Whos going to be there tonight?

　　Man: I think Angela and Mark and that guy Martin...

　　Woman: Oh no, not Martin! Hes such a bore. Hes always blowing his own trumpet. Last time I saw him he went on and on about how he had been promoted twice in six weeks.

　　Helen: 聽起來(lái)這個(gè)短語(yǔ)是貶義的

　　William: Yeah, sometimes. But interestingly, it isnt always used in a negative way . Listen to this example. A woman is talking to her niece.

　　Example

　　Woman: I didnt know youd come top in the class again! Why didnt you tell me? You really must start blowing your own trumpet a bit more!

　　Helen: 剛才的這位女士告訴她的侄女她應(yīng)該 blow her own trumpet more 需要給自己捧捧場(chǎng)。 因?yàn)樗闹杜驼{(diào)了，在班級(jí)里又考了第一名，但是大家都不知道。

　　William: English people sometimes use this phrase because they are embarrassed to talk about their achievements. Listen to this clip:

　　Example

　　Man: Hows it going at your work nowadays?

　　Woman: Well, at the risk of blowing my own trumpet, its going very well. In fact, Ive just won an award!

　　Helen: 這位女士回答 At the risk of blowing my own trumpet 也就是，不好意思，聽起來(lái)好像我在自吹自擂。

　　William: Yeah. You know, I wonder whether we should blow our own trumpet a bit more, Helen. I mean here we are with a really popular website, bbcukchina.com...

　　Helen: ...making lots of little programmes that are entertaining, fascinating and useful...

　　William: ...and best of all, its all free! Brilliant, huh?

　　Helen: 好了好了，我想我們?cè)撏Ａ耍?再說(shuō)下去，別人還以為我們是自戀狂呢。

　　William: Yeah, OK. Well, lets have some of that nice music again to finish off. Bye!

　　Helen: Bye!

　　Music (Beethoven5th Symphony)

　　To Blow Your Own Trumpet

　　William: Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English. My name is William Kremer.

　　Helen: And Im Helen.

　　William: Ive got something for you, Helen.

　　Burst of loud classical music (Beethoven5th Symphony)

　　Helen: William, 聽音樂是不錯(cuò)的，但是為什么

　　Burst of different classical music (MendelssohnDance of the Clowns)

　　William: What do you think... nice music, huh?

　　Helen: 聽起來(lái)還可以，起伏挺大的。So are we having a special musical edition today?

　　William: Well, yes we are! The BBC Proms start this Friday, remember?

　　Helen: 是哦，差點(diǎn)忘了。BBC Proms BBC 夏季逍遙音樂會(huì)是英國(guó)廣播公司主辦的古典音樂盛會(huì)。已經(jīng)有超過(guò)100年的歷史了。有很多音樂迷們會(huì)在夏季的兩個(gè)月里每天排隊(duì)爭(zhēng)取買到5鎊的門票。

　　William: So, I thought we could have a music-themed programme. And our phrase this week relates to one instrument in particular...

　　Trumpet music solo

　　Helen: The trumpet?

　　William: Yes, do you know what it means to say someone blows his own trumpet?

　　Helen: Yes. 這個(gè)短語(yǔ) - 吹響自己的喇叭，意思就是炫耀自己的成就，自吹自擂。

　　William: Exactly. Lets listen to an example.

　　Example

　　Woman: Whos going to be there tonight?

　　Man: I think Angela and Mark and that guy Martin...

　　Woman: Oh no, not Martin! Hes such a bore. Hes always blowing his own trumpet. Last time I saw him he went on and on about how he had been promoted twice in six weeks.

　　Helen: 聽起來(lái)這個(gè)短語(yǔ)是貶義的

　　William: Yeah, sometimes. But interestingly, it isnt always used in a negative way . Listen to this example. A woman is talking to her niece.

　　Example

　　Woman: I didnt know youd come top in the class again! Why didnt you tell me? You really must start blowing your own trumpet a bit more!

　　Helen: 剛才的這位女士告訴她的侄女她應(yīng)該 blow her own trumpet more 需要給自己捧捧場(chǎng)。 因?yàn)樗闹杜驼{(diào)了，在班級(jí)里又考了第一名，但是大家都不知道。

　　William: English people sometimes use this phrase because they are embarrassed to talk about their achievements. Listen to this clip:

　　Example

　　Man: Hows it going at your work nowadays?

　　Woman: Well, at the risk of blowing my own trumpet, its going very well. In fact, Ive just won an award!

　　Helen: 這位女士回答 At the risk of blowing my own trumpet 也就是，不好意思，聽起來(lái)好像我在自吹自擂。

　　William: Yeah. You know, I wonder whether we should blow our own trumpet a bit more, Helen. I mean here we are with a really popular website, bbcukchina.com...

　　Helen: ...making lots of little programmes that are entertaining, fascinating and useful...

　　William: ...and best of all, its all free! Brilliant, huh?

　　Helen: 好了好了，我想我們?cè)撏Ａ耍?再說(shuō)下去，別人還以為我們是自戀狂呢。

　　William: Yeah, OK. Well, lets have some of that nice music again to finish off. Bye!

　　Helen: Bye!

　　Music (Beethoven5th Symphony)