Yang Li: Welcome to Authentic Real English from the BBC. 欢迎来到BBC的地道美语节目。

Diarmuid: Yes, and hi from me, Diarmuid, and my colleague Yang Li. 是的，向大家问好了，我是圣保罗，这是我的同事杨丽。

Yang Li: 今天的新词儿是...

(buzzing sound)

Yang Li: 什么声音，录音室里好像有蜜蜂？

Diarmuid: Eh? I don't think there's a bee in here. Anyway, shall we tell everyone our word for the day, Li? 额？我不知道这里还有蜜蜂。不管怎么样，丽，我们能告诉大家今天要学的词了吗？

Yang Li: Our word for the day is... 今天要学的词是……

(buzzing sound)

Yang Li: I'm sure there's a bee in here! 这里明明有嗡嗡的叫声嘛！How do you describe that sound in English? 你是怎么用英语描述这个词的？

Diarmuid: We say it's a buzzing sound. Buzz is spelled B.U.Z.Z. And it's our word for the day. 我们说有嗡嗡声的。这是我们今天要学的词。

Yang Li: Buzz 这个词字面意思是嗡嗡的声音，不过也可以用来表示打电话，拨个电话。

Diarmuid: Yes, I'm sure people know phrases like 'give me a call' or 'I'll give you a ring.' Well, you'll often hear this word buzz instead of call or ring, when talking about making a quick phone call. 是的，我确定人们知道像“给我打个电话”或者“我会给你打电话的”这样的表达。嗯，你会常听到这个词而不是一个呼叫或者铃声，当我们说起一个快速电话的时候。

Yang Li: 请听例句。

Examples

A: When are you going to arrive? 你什么时候到达？

B: Not sure exactly, I'll give you a buzz when I come out of the station. 不是很确定，我出了站会给你打个电话的。

A: We really should meet up soon! 我们确实应该快点见面！

B: Yes, give me a buzz when you're next in town and we'll go for a drink. 是的，到了下个小镇，给我电话，我们再喝一杯。

Diarmuid: As we heard in the examples, this phrase is often used when making an arrangement to meet someone, not for when talking about making long telephone calls. 正如你听到的这个例子，当安排和某人见面的时候常常用这个习语，而当你打个很长时间的电话时不怎么用的。

Yang Li: 是的，简短快速地给某人打个电话就是 give me a buzz, 汉语就是来个电话说一声。

Diarmuid: So that's our Authentic Real English word for the day, try using it next time you are talking about phone calls. 这就是我们地道英语今天要学的词，下次试着用一下当你谈论电话的时候。

Yang Li: Or, next time you see a bee. 否则，你下一次又只能看到蜜蜂。

(buzzing sound)