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1、BBC Learning English BBC Learning English 6 Minute English 6 Minute English Punk Punk 6 Minute English 2010 Page 1 of 5 Callum: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English, Im Callum Robertson and with me today is Rosie, hello Rosie. Rosie: Hello Callum: A question about age Rosie which I hope is not too
2、 personal. Do you remember the 1970s? Rosie: Im afraid that I dont because I wasnt born until 1983! Callum: That makes me feel very, very old because I do remember the 1970s and I remember them quite well. Now although it happened before you were born there was a very lively, aggressive style of mus
3、ic that became popular in the late 1970s. Do you know what that was? Rosie: Was it punk? Callum: It was punk indeed. Last week one of the most important figures in British punk music died. Malcolm McLaren was the manager of The Sex Pistols, the group who shocked the British establishment in 1976 and
4、 1977. In todays programme were going to find out a little about Malcolm McLaren who is generally seen to be the father or perhaps the godfather of British punk. First, a question for you Rosie. The lead singer of the group “The Sex Pistols“ was John Lydon, but what was his stage name, was it: a: Jo
5、hnny Awful 6 Minute English 2010 Page 2 of 5 b: Johnny Rotten, or c: Johnny Terrible Rosie: Well Im pretty sure it was b: Johnny Rotten Callum: Well well find out if youre right later on in the programme. The Sex Pistols were perhaps the most iconic punk band and as I said they were managed by Malc
6、olm McLaren. What kind of person was Malcolm McLaren? The BBC interviewed music journalist Neil Spencer. Neil was one of the first journalists to see and write about the Sex Pistols back in the 1970s. This is what he said about McLaren. He uses four different expressions to describe his personality.
7、 How many can you identify? Heres Neil Spencer talking to the BBC by phone. Neil Spencer Malcolm was a real charmer. I mean, he once said the media is my lover and he knew how to play the media. He was a total spieler, incredibly articulate and he was very well educated. Callum: That was quite short
8、, lets listen again and remember, try to identify the four different ways he describes Malcolm McLaren. Neil Spencer Malcolm was a real charmer. I mean, he once said the media is my lover and he knew how to play the media. He was a total spieler, incredibly articulate and he was very well educated.
9、Callum: So Rosie, did you catch the different expressions Neil used there? Rosie: Well, first he called Malcolm “a real charmer“. A real charmer. Callum: A real charmer. And what is a real charmer? 6 Minute English 2010 Page 3 of 5 Rosie: Well it comes from the word charm, which is the word for a s
10、pecial quality that some people have that makes them very likeable. Their personality is very attractive. Callum: Do you think its a positive expression? If someone described you, for example, as a real charmer, would you be pleased or disappointed? Rosie: Well, I know I can charm people, but I dont
11、 use it all the time. Callum: So charm is something that people can turn on and turn off, do you think? Rosie: Yes, yes, I think so. Callum: How else did Neil Spencer describe Malcolm McLaren? Rosie: Well, he also called him a total spieler a spieler. Callum: Thats an interesting word. What is a spi
12、eler? Rosie: A spiel, spelt s p i e l, is a word for a talk or presentation. Its often used in a kind of negative way to describe a speech that perhaps doesnt have real importance but is designed to sell something, like an advertising spiel, for example So a spieler, as Malcom McLaren is described,
13、is someone who is a bit of a salesman, but a good one. Callum: Spiel, its not an English word, is it? The sh sound at the beginning with the spelling sp is not really common in English words, is it. Rosie: Like many words we use in English it has been borrowed. I believe its originally a German word
14、, the word for play, but the word was used in Yiddish with the meaning we have in English. 6 Minute English 2010 Page 4 of 5 Callum: So its come from German through Yiddish now we use it in English. Rosie: Yes. Callum: There were two more expressions used by Neil Spencer about Malcolm McLaren. Rosi
15、e: Yes, he called him incredibly articulate, articulate. If someone is articulate it means they have a very good command of the language. They are able to express themselves clearly and effectively. He also said that he was very-well educated. Callum: So lets recap those expressions. We had a total
16、charmer, a real spieler, incredibly articulate, and very well educated. Lets listen to that short description from music journalist Neil Spencer again. Neil Spencer “Malcolm was a real charmer. I mean, he once said the media is my lover and he knew how to play the media. He was a total spieler, incredibly articulate and he was very well educat
