摘要：I'll never forget the day my old friend Freya called me and told me that Rima Khcheich, world famous Lebanese singer, was in town.
Bang!
砰!
Buzz... Splash!
嗡……扑通！
Screech!
尖叫！
Belch.
嗝。
chatter.
喋喋不休。
Gulp!
吞咽！
What do all these words have in common?
这些词语有什么共同点？
Well, they all sound like the thing they're referring to.
嗯，它们听起来都像他们所指的东西。
Welcome to the wonderful world of onomatopoeia.
欢迎来到奇妙的拟声词世界。
Mini English Lessons Onomatopoeia can really bring your stories to life.
迷你英语课拟声词可以让你的故事栩栩如生。
It puts the reader or the listener right into the heart of the action, and it makes everything more exciting.
它让读者或听众身临其境，让一切变得更加令人兴奋。
So, listen to my story and see if you can hear all of the onomatopoeic words that I use.
所以，听听我的故事，看看你是否能听出我使用的所有拟声词。
I'll never forget the day my old friend Freya called me and told me that Rima Khcheich, world famous Lebanese singer, was in town.
我永远不会忘记那天我的老朋友弗雷亚打电话告诉我，世界著名的黎巴嫩歌手里玛·克切奇 (Rima Khcheich) 来到了城里。
Freya was at the club.
芙蕾雅在俱乐部。
She was there.
她就在那儿。
Well, I was shattered.
嗯，我心碎了。
Jet lagged.
时差。
But I zipped over anyway.
但我还是拉上了拉链。
And when I got to the club, the place was buzzing.
当我到达俱乐部时，那里非常热闹。
And then when Rima stepped onto the stage, a hush fell over the audience.
然后，当莉玛登上舞台时，观众席里一片寂静。
The air crackled.
空气发出噼啪声。
The atmosphere was electric.
现场气氛非常热烈。
When she got to the end, we clapped for five minutes straight.
当她讲完时，我们连续鼓掌五分钟。
People were cheering and whooping.
人们欢呼雀跃。
And we stayed afterwards and we had a great time.
之后我们留下来并度过了愉快的时光。
Freya's an absolute hoot and she had everyone howling with laughter.
芙蕾雅真是太有趣了，她逗得大家都哄堂大笑。
But by the end of the evening I was absolutely zapped and so I just went home and crashed.
但到了晚上结束时，我已经筋疲力尽了，所以我就回家休息了。
All in all, an unforgettable evening.
总而言之，这是一个难忘的夜晚。
Did you hear all of the onomatopoeic words?
这些拟声词你都听见了吗？
Zip.
拉链。
I zipped over.
我赶紧拉上拉链。
This is a verb.
这是一个动词。
We use it to describe things that move really quickly.
我们用它来描述快速移动的事物。
Notice how it sounds quick and speedy.
注意它听起来是如何快速和迅速的。
Also, here it's used as a phrasal verb.
而且，在这里它被用作短语动词。
I zipped over.
我赶紧拉上拉链。
Zip is the verb, and over is an intransitive preposition.
Zip 是动词，over 是不及物介词。
Buzzing.
嗡嗡嗡。
The place was buzzing.
这个地方非常热闹。
This is an adjective.
这是一个形容词。
Normally, it's used to describe the sound that insects make.
通常用来描述昆虫发出的声音。
But here, it's being used to describe the energy and the excitement that you can hear and sense in the room.
但在这里，它被用来描述你在房间里能听到和感受到的能量和兴奋。
Crackled.
噼啪作响。
This is a verb.
这是一个动词。
Normally, it's used to describe something that makes lots of short, sharp little noises, like hot oil in a pan or fire.
通常， 它用于描述发出许多短促、尖锐小声音的事物，如锅中的热油或火。
But here it's being used to describe the energy, the excitement in the room.
但在这里它被用来描述房间里的活力和兴奋。
Hush... This is a noun.
嘘...这是一个名词。
It means that everyone went silent.
意思是大家都沉默了。
We often use it with the collocation 'a hush fell over... ' For example, a hush fell over the audience' or a hush fell over the room'.
我们经常将它与“a hush fell over... ” 这个搭配使用，例如，“a hush fell over the viewers” 或“a hush fell over the room” 。
It can also be used as a verb hush now.
现在它也可以用作动词hush。
You can say that when you want someone to be quiet.
当你想让某人安静时你可以说这句话。
Hoot.
叱。
Freya's an absolute hoot.
芙蕾雅真是有趣极了。
This is a noun.
这是一个名词。
We use it to describe people who are really, really funny.
我们用它来形容那些非常非常有趣的人。
Notice that it sounds like the noise that owls make.
请注意，它听起来像猫头鹰发出的声音。
Crashed.
坠毁了。
I was so tired I just crashed.
我太累了，就睡着了。
Crash sounds like a heavy impact.
撞击声听起来很重。
We use it when we're so tired that we just want to throw ourselves into bed.
当我们太累只想倒在床上的时候，我们就会使用它。
So now over to you.
现在轮到你了。
Share your stories in the chat.
在聊天中分享您的故事。
When was the last time you felt zapped?
您上次感到疲惫是什么时候？
Do you have any friends who are an absolute hoot?
您有哪些非常有趣的朋友？
And when was the last time you were in a place that was buzzing?
您上次去热闹的地方是什么时候？
I've been travelling all day and I haven't slept.
我已经旅行了一整天，没睡觉。
I am absolutely zapped.
我彻底被迷住了。
So, I'm gonna go and crash.
所以，我要去睡觉了。
来源：英语东