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C: Hi, I'm Chris, and welcome to The English We Speak.
C：你好，我是克里斯，欢迎来到我们说英语。
C: It's a nice day here in London, so I've come outside to meet Helen.
C：伦敦的天气真好，所以我到外面去见海伦。
C: Ah, there she is.
C：啊，她在那儿。
C: Helen, how are you?
C：海伦，你好吗？
H: I'm fine thanks.
H：我很好，谢谢。
C: What are you doing? What are you looking at?
C：你在干什么？你在看什么？
H: I'm looking up.
H：我正在抬头看天。
C: Right. But I can't see anything.
C：对。但我什么也看不见。
H: Neither can I.
H：我也不能。
C: Have you seen an aeroplane or something?
C：你看到飞机或是别的什么了吗？
H: Not sure.
H：不确定。
C: Maybe a bird?
C：也许是只鸟？
H: Well, apparently things are looking up.
H：嗯，显然情况正在好转。
C: Things are looking up?
C：情况正在好转吗？
H: Yes, Rosie told me that the weather has been sunny for the last three days, so things are looking up.
H：是的，罗茜告诉我过去三天天气一直晴朗，所以一切都在好转。
H: I thought I'd come and see for myself.
H：我想我会亲自来看一看。
H: But there's not much going on to be honest.
H：但老实说，没有多少进展。
C: Ah, I think you've misunderstood.
C：啊，我想你误会了。
C: Rosie didn't mean there are things up in the sky.
C：罗茜并不是说天上有东西。
H: Really? What do you mean?
H：真的吗？什么意思？
C: It's an expression.
C：这是一个表达式。
C: You use the phrase "things are looking up" when you want to suggest that conditions are getting better or more positive.
C：当你想表明情况正在好转或更积极时，你会用到“事情正在好转”这个短语。
H: Oh, right.
H：哦，确实。
C: Here are some examples.
C：这里有一些例子。
Examples: My wife and I both found great new jobs last month, so things are looking up.
例如：上个月，我和妻子都找到了新工作，所以情况好转了。
Things are finally looking up now that he's recovered from his illness.
他病痊愈了，情况终于好转了。
H: So when Rosie told me that things were looking up, she meant that the weather has been getting better at the moment.
H：所以当罗茜告诉我事情正在好转的时候，她是说现在天气已经好转了。
C: Yes, she's suggesting that it looks like the weather in general is improving.
C：是的，她在暗示天气好像在好转。
C: So what do you think?
C：那你觉得怎么样？
C: Do you think the weather is getting better?
C：你认为天气在变好吗？
H: So far, yes, yesterday was really hot.
H：到目前为止，是的，昨天真的很热。
H: I hope it lasts for the weekend.
H：我希望它能持续到周末。
H: But if things get worse, would you say, "things are looking down"?
H：但如果情况变得更糟，你会说，“情况正在好转吗？”
C: Not really.
C：不见得。
C: Instead, you could say, "It's taken a turn for the worse".
C：相反，你可以说，“情况变得更糟了”。
H: It's taken a turn for the worse.
H：情况变得更糟了。
H: That's a useful phrase.
H：那是个有用的短语。
C: Oh, but hang on.
C：哦，但是等一下。
C: Look at that black cloud in the sky.
C：看着天上的乌云。
C: It looks like it might rain after all.
C：天好像要下雨了。
C: That's typical English weather.
C：那是典型的英国天气。
H: Oh great. Things really have taken a turn for the worse.
H：哦，太好了。事情确实变得更糟了。
H: Quick, let's get back to the office before it rains.
H：快，让我们在下雨前回到办公室。
C: Let's go!
C：我们走吧！
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C: Bye.
C：再见。
H: Bye.
H：再见。
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