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Helen: 大家好。Welcome to Authentic Real English with me, Helen...
Rob: ...and me Rob. Hi there!
Helen: Rob, I like your trainers, very cool... and look at your designer jeans. Trendy! Rob 看起來挺時髦的，和以往大不一樣啊！
Rob: So you like them then?
Helen: I do but... it's not really what someone your age normally wears.
Rob: I see. But don't you think it makes me look cool and fashionable and…younger?
Why is Rob dressing like a teenager?
Helen: Erm...
Rob: I'm just trying to get down with the kids.
Helen: The kids?! Rob 和孩子們出去一起玩？！So you're down with the kids? Down where exactly?
Rob: Oh Helen, keep up! I'm not going anywhere. I mean I'm keeping in with the kids. I'm in tune with the younger generation - yeah!
Helen: 啊！你是說你要跟上你的孩子們或者是下一代的時尚步伐，不能脫節了。So Rob, to do this you have to dress like a teenager?
Rob: Not just that. I share the same interests as young people. I listen to their music on my mp3 player. Look...
Helen: Could you turn that down please! So you're acting young when really you aren't! 這個短語 down with the kids 的意思是大人學小孩。Well, you are certainly a big kid Rob! Let's hear some examples of people using this phrase.
Helen: 大人跟著小孩兒學，這可有意思。So Rob, what else are you doing to be down with the kids?
Rob: Hey Helen, sort of, things like chillin' and being where it's at.
Helen: Rob not all kids talk like that.
Rob: Oh right. Well, I've got some rollerblades so I can blade round the park. The only trouble is... I can't seem to get them on... Ouch, my back!
Helen: Are you OK? Rob 想玩滑旱冰，結果你看老骨頭不行了吧，把腰給傷了。Do you need some help?
Rob: Thanks. I think I'll just put my slippers on - much more comfortable.
Helen: 別忘了，要想跟著小孩子們趕時髦，那還得花點兒功夫，沒那麼容易。我們下次節目再見。Bye bye!
Rob: Bye. Ouch, my back! Helen, could you just put that slipper on there? Thanks!