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內容簡介

你可能知道 “drip-feed” 表示 “給（某人）打點滴、輸液”，但除此之外，它還可以被用在其它語境中，表示 “一點一點地提供信息”。聽對話，學習 “drip-feed” 的具體用法。

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Neil
Welcome to Authentic Real English with me, Neil…

Jiaying
… and me, Jiaying.

Neil
We're explaining 'drip-feed'. It can be used to describe giving something in small amounts – little by little – rather than all at once.

Jiaying
Drip-feed. 在和醫療有關的話題當中，動詞 “drip-feed” 指 “將藥液、血液、營養液等通過導管一滴一滴地注入體內” 的這種治療方法。注意，用于這類治療的器材叫作 “drip（輸液器）”，而 “drip-feed” 則表示 “給（某人）輸液” 的行為。

Neil
Very good! That's right. 'Drip-feed' is the action of doing this, so it's a verb. But we can 'drip-feed' in a wider context too. If we give information about something just one fact at a time, we can say we are drip-feeding the information.

Jiaying
是的！“Drip-feed” 還可以表示 “一點一點地每次提供少量的信息”。比如，一些電影公司在新片上映前，可能會 “drip-feed（一點一點地分次公布）” 電影的片段，吊著大家的胃口，讓人想去一看究竟。

Neil
They do! It's a constant feed of information but in small amounts. But don't worry, I won't drip-feed you these examples, you can have them all at once!

Examples
We need to drip-feed money into our savings account, so we can minimise the risks of the stock market.

The singer drip-fed some of her best songs onto her website to create a buzz about her forthcoming new album.

Our boss was drip-feeding us details of the new project, so we weren't overloaded with information all at once.

Jiaying
你正在收聽的是 BBC英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目，上面我們介紹了動詞 “drip-feed” 的含義和用法，它除了有 “打點滴，輸液” 的意思以外，還可以表示 “一點一點地每次提供少量的信息”。

Neil
So, talking of the movies. I went to see that new action film last night.

Jiaying
Was it good?

Neil
Oh, yes, very.

Jiaying
Because…?

Neil
Because of the main actor.

Jiaying
And what was special about him? 唉，不用你一點一點地告訴我了。Don't bother drip-feeding me the information, Neil. 我會自己去電影院看的。

Neil
As it was so good, I might join you and watch it again – and then I can drip-feed you popcorn at the same time! Bye for now.

Jiaying
Bye!