Diarmuid: Hello everybody and welcome to this week's Authentic Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Diarmuid. 大家好，欢迎来到来自英伦网的地道英语节目。我是圣保罗。

Wang Fei: And I'm Wang Fei. So what are we going to learn today Diarmuid? 我是王飞。今天我们要学习什么呢，圣保罗？

Diarmuid: Today's expression is heads up. 今天的表达是警告。

Wang Fei: Heads up?

Diarmuid: Yes, heads up. That's two words. Heads: H.E.A.D.S. and up: U.P. 是的，head up，有两个单词。

Wang Fei: Heads up. 是“向上看”的意思吗？Diarmuid. Those are two very simple words. I'm guessing the meaning is to look up. 圣保罗，这是两个非常简单的词。我以为意思是查阅呢。

Diarmuid: I can see why you would think that but in fact the meaning is very different. 我知道为什么你理解的字面意思和它们真实意思不一样。

Wang Fei: 大家注意了，今天的 heads up 这个短语并不是它的字面意思，所以不能望文生义。

Diarmuid: Yes, let me explain. Heads up actually means a warning or a passing on of information. 是的，让我解释一下。事实上heads up意味着一种警告或者信息的传递。

Wang Fei: 原来这个短语的意思是“发出警告或传递重要消息”的意思。

Diarmuid: That's right. 就是那样。

Wang Fei: 我们能不能这么说: I'm giving you a heads up that the boss is in a very bad mood today. 我警告你啊，老板今天心情不好。

Diarmuid: Very good, Wang Fei. That's exactly how to use it. With the phrase heads up we often use the verb give. So you give somebody a heads up. 王飞，很好。这个词组就是这么用的。我们常用give来和这个词组搭配。所以说你给某人一个警告。

Wang Fei: 这里，我们要用 give 这个动词和 heads up 搭配，give somebody a heads up.

Diarmuid: That's right. Now let's hear some examples: 是这样的。现在看看下面的例子：

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A: Make sure your work is up to standard. The boss is going to inspect your work later on today. 确定你的工作达标了，老板今天晚些时候要来检查你的工作。

B: Thanks for the heads up. 谢谢警告了。

A: I'm going to give you a heads up that there'll be a surprise exam tomorrow. 我想警告你啊，明天可是有场意外的考试的。

B: Lucky you told me. I need to revise. 幸好你告诉我了。我需要去复习。

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Wang Fei: What a useful expression, Diarmuid. Now I have a heads up for you. 圣保罗，这个词组真实用。现在我就要给你一个警告。

Diarmuid: Really? What's that? 真的吗？那是什么？

Wang Fei: The heads up is that we have nearly reached the end of the programme. 警告是我们就要接近节目的尾声了。

Diarmuid: Gosh! So we have. 天啊，的确是这样。
He is giving a serious heads up.