Helen: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Helen.
Oliver: 嗨，我是Oliver。
Helen: Today we’re looking at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
Oliver: 地道
英语和大家一起
学习现代英式
英语中经常出现的流行
词汇和实用表达。那Helen,今天给我们带来的新词是什么呢？
Helen: Today we are going to concentrate on the phrase – the big cheese.
Oliver: That's interesting, the big cheese. Cheese 是干酪, 就我自己来讲，我非常不喜欢 cheese 的味道，更不在意大大块的奶酪了。
Helen: Good to know that you are not a fan of cheese. I love it. Here the phrase 'big cheese' means something quite different. It actually refers to people in business.
Oliver: 是和生意人有关的？那究竟什么样的人会被叫做大奶酪呢？
Helen: To be the big cheese of a company, you are at the very top of the company, you are very important and you have the power to make things happen in the company.
Oliver: I see, 就像董事级的人物，非常有权力的商场人物。
Helen: That's right, big bosses sometimes are called 'the big cheese'.
Oliver: 让我们听一个例子。
A: Please make sure you come early tomorrow.
B: Why?
A: Because JP is going to be here tomorrow.
B: Who is JP?
A: Oh, you know, John Parkins, he's the big cheese from head office.
Oliver: Helen, 用这个短语的时候有什么需要注意的地方吗？
Helen: Well, it's an informal phrase. And best not to say it directly to your big boss.
Oliver: 这是个不太正式的用法，不要当着你的老板的面用，也不要直接叫他 – the big cheese.
Helen: Definitely don't say to your boss, "Hello, how are you today, big cheese?". You might get fired for that.
Oliver: 好了，我们今天学到的是 the big cheese,意思就是公司内部非常重要或有实权的人物，这是个非正式的表达。
Helen: You've been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. See you next time.
Oliver: 我们下次节目再会。
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