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Neil: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m Neil.
Helen: 大家好，我是 Helen。
Neil: In Real English we look at words and phrases people use all the time, but you probably won't find in your dictionary.
Helen: 希望在今天的地道英语节目中，您能学到在书本里找不到的英语常用表达。
Neil: You know Mike?
Helen: Mike? Oh yeah, that guy who's always talking and sounds really confident.
Neil: Yeah him, He's really got the gift of the gab.
Helen: 我们说的这个人 Mike, 他说话特别自信。
Neil: In English we have an expression to describe someone like that. We say he's got the gift of the gab.
Helen: The gift of the gab. It means he speaks in a way that makes people want to listen to him. 这个短语的意思就是说这个人能说会道，而且他说的话大家都能听得进去。
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A: John's best-man speech was amazing.
B: I know, it was so funny. I could have listened to him for ages.
B:He's really got the gift of the gab!
Helen: So, what kind of people have the gift of the gab?
Neil: Well, a good salesman should have the gift of the gab.
Helen: Of course. 做销售的就应该有这种能说会道的能力。
Neil: TV presenters have the gift of the gab.
Helen: 电视台的播音员也有 the gift of the gab.
Neil: And you have the gift of the gab too, Helen.
Helen: Me?,
Neil: You’re a radio presenter!
Helen: Neil 觉得我也有 the gift of the gab 因为我也在电台工作。
Neil: That’s all we have time for today. Remember, to describe someone who speaks very confidently and in a way that makes you want to listen, we say they have the gift of the gab.
Helen: 如果我们想形容那些说话有很强的说服力的人，就可以用这个表达 have the gift of the gab.
