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BBC Learning English – Q & A of the Week 128

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Split or Crack? Split 和 Crack 两词的区别

Feifei:  大家好，欢迎收听《你问我答》。我是冯菲菲。

PLATE SMASH FX

Rob:    Oops…and I'm Rob. Sorry Feifei, I think I've made a small crack in one of

your expensive dinner plates.

Feifei:  A small crack?! I think you've smashed it into a million pieces.

Rob:  I'll fix it later. Anyway, this might help us illustrate the answer to today's

question from Milton.

Feifei:  Oh really? Well let's have a listen to it then.

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Hello! Could you please help explain the difference between split and crack when we

describe a piece of plank or wooden furniture?

Also could you please tell me the difference between scratches, crush, chipped and

dented when we say some thing was damaged during transport?

I often see these different words but always get confused about what exactly they

mean.

Thank you and kind regards.

Milton

Feifei:  Milton 的问题是用英语怎么来描述一个东西被损坏了。首先我们来看看 split and

crack, 裂开、破裂和开裂、破裂。听起来好像差不多？

Rob:  Well, you know that plate I broke? It was cracked, a bit like this…

PLATE SMASH FX

Feifei:  Rob! That's another plate you've broken. Why did you do that?

Rob:  Well things made of hard materials tend to crack. Like ceramics, pottery

or glass…or even an egg.

Feifei:  That's true, eggs do crack. 像陶瓷，陶器或玻璃等坚硬的物品会比较容易 crack

裂缝、破裂。But that's not the same as smashing?

Rob:  Yes. An object may be cracked but it tends to keep its original shape.

Feifei:  一个物品虽然有一个crack 但通常还会保持原型。What about wood?

Rob:  Wood is different. If wood is cut or breaks lengthways it tends to split,

usually into two pieces. It's not brittle like glass so it doesn't crack.

Feifei:   不过像 wood 木头，如果要裂开的话，那么就会彻底的分开，不会保持原型，因为木

头非常的 brittle 硬但易碎。Rob, what are you doing now?!

AXE CUTTING LOGS FX

Rob:  Just demonstrating the fact by using my axe to cut these logs. Stand back.

Feifei:  Oh no! Now you've damaged something else. Rob 用他的大斧头毁了我的蛋

糕。You've crushed my cakes.

Rob:  So when you say crushed, you mean squashed or flattened.

Feifei:  Yes! 如果一个东西被重物压烂、挤碎或是压扁，那么这时我们用 crush.

Rob:  Here, put your cakes on this plate…

PLATE CHIP FX

Feifei:  Careful! Rob 又把一个盘子给弄裂了！

Rob:  Sorry Feifei. It's just a small chip. I knocked the plate and a very small

piece has fallen off.  It's chipped not cracked!

Feifei:  It's still damaged.  A chip 碎片，这个词用来描述从一个物品上掉下来的一个小碎

片。At least you can't dent a plate.

Rob:  No. A dent usually occurs when a softer object, which bends, gets hit. Like

the body of a car.

Feifei:  Dent 的意思是凹痕，凹坑。比如说汽车被撞了一个小的凹坑。当然如果撞得严重的

话，车身就会裂开 crack.

Rob:  In fact, if you press hard on this very pretty box, it will make a dent…

DENT FX

Feifei:  Rob! That was a special present box for my Mum. There's a big dent in it

now.

Rob:  At least it's not cracked, chipped, crushed or scratched.

Feifei:  No, it's dented. 可以还是有一个大坑。

Rob:  If I could just borrow your mobile phone I could ring up and order a new

present for your Mum.

Feifei:  OK if you want to, here's my phone…

SCRATCH FX

Rob:  Oh no. Sorry, I've got buttery fingers; I didn't mean to drop it.

Feifei:  I don't believe it. You've scratched the screen. 手机的屏幕也被你给划得满是疤

痕！

Rob:  Surely not. Oh look, it's just a small scrape across the glass screen. You

see metal, glass and wood are very easy to scratch if they are not

protected.

Feifei:  You're telling me! 玻璃，木头还有金属都很容易被尖锐的东西划伤、刮伤。Rob

you are so clumsy. I think we need a quick summary of the damage you

have caused.

Rob:  Well, first we had the crack on the plate.

Feifei:  盘子裂缝。

Rob:  The split in some wood.

Feifei:   木头破裂。

Rob:  A crushed box.

Feifei:  挤扁的盒子。

Rob:  A chip off the plate.

Feifei:  盘子掉下的碎片。

Rob:  A dent in the box.

Feifei:   盒子上的一个凹坑。

Rob:  And a scratch on your phone.

Feifei:  手机屏幕上的一个划痕。That's enough damage for one day.

Rob:  What else could go wrong?!

Feifei:  Hmm! 欢迎发邮件给我们提出你在英语学习中遇到的难题，邮箱地址是

questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk

Rob:  We look forward to hearing from you. Right, see you later.

Feifei:  Rob, mind that box…