Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m Helen.
Chen Li: 大家好，我是陳鸝。
Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
Helen: Today’s word is ‘bash’ – B.A.S.H.
Chen Li: 那麼它的意思是什麼呢？
Helen: Well bash usually means to hit very hard
Chen Li: 那麼說，bash 常用意思就是用力的擊打，還有其它的用法和意思嗎？
Helen: Well a bash is also a large party or a celebration.
Chen Li: 看來，bash 又指聚會或者慶祝，狂歡活動，那麼我們如何使用它呢？
Helen: Well you might say ‘I’m having a bit of a bash for my birthday’ meaning I’m having a big birthday party. Or someone might invite you to their birthday bash.
Chen Li: 意思就是你接到生日聚會的.邀請。
Helen: Here’s another example with some language to help – invite.
Chen Li: 邀請， ceremony 典禮，聚會.
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A: Are you invited to Jim’s wedding?
B: Well, I’m not invited to the ceremony but I am going to the bash afterwards
Chen Li: So Helen, what was the last good bash you went to?
Helen: Well I had a bit of a bash for my birthday last month which was a lot of fun.
Chen Li: What kind of bash was it?
Helen: I had a karaoke party in pub. I love karaoke.
Chen Li: 我也喜歡卡拉 OK, 可是你居然沒有邀請我參加？Hmph!
Helen: Oh I’m sorry Li – I wanted to but you were in China when I had my bash.
Chen Li: Hmm 那好，我就饒你一次了。Anyway, that’s all for today. 我們來複習一下吧！今天學到的詞語是 bash – 作為動詞，意思是擊打，作為名詞，意思是聚會。
Helen: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. We’ll see you next time.
Chen Li: Bye.
