Jo: You're listening
Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Jo.
Helen: And I'm Helen. 地道英语中介绍
些英语表达， 你可能在英语课堂
学
到，但
它们在生活中却会经常出现。那Jo， 今天新表达什么呢?
Jo: Well today, we're talking about WAGS.
Helen: 这
动词吗？摇尾巴 – WAGS – like
dog 'WAGS'
tail?
Jo: Well that
one explanation
'WAGS' but today's WAGSan abbreviation.
Helen: 今天词样，缩写?
Jo: Wives
girlfriends.
Helen: 谁太太和女朋友啊?
Jo: Footballers wivesgirlfriends. Let me explain. These days certain footballers are famoushave quite glamorous lifestyles.
Helen: 错，
些顶级足球明星光名气特别响，他们生活也非常令人羡慕。
Jo: Andlotthem have glamorous wivesgirlfriends. When
players playwivesgirlfriends often sitwatchplayers. Somethe wivesgirlfriends are famous.
Helen: 像 Victoria Beckham 曾经辣妹之，而英格兰国家队 Ashley Cole 太太 Cheryl 她 'Girls Alound' 领唱。 很多球星女朋友都模特儿。
Jo: When England played
the World Cup2006lotthe newspapersthe UK reported
the wivesgirlfriendsthe players.
Helen: 所以后来报纸就把足球明星们太太和女朋友们缩写为 WAGS。
Insert
A: I'm really fed upseeing WAGSthe TV – you see morethem than you dofootballers.
A:
love Victoria Beckham –she's so luckybe marriedDavid Beckham!
B:know, I'd lovebeWAG – all that moneyohbe that beautiful!
Helen: So Jo would you likebeWAG?
Jo: Wellwould likemoney andwould lovebe that pretty – but I'm not sure I'd wantbeWAGbethe newspapers alltime.
Anyway that's all from BBC Learning English
today.
