The English We Speak: Yob

我们说的英语:Yob

Learning English Conversations

2011-09-19

3 分钟
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In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'yob'.
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  • Hello, and welcome to the English We Speak.

  • My name is Callum Robertson.

  • And I'm Yang Li.

  • Come here, then.

  • Oh, Callum, who are all those horrible men that I can hear on my headphones?

  • Well, Lee, they are yobs.

  • Yobs?

  • Yes, yobs.

  • Yob is our phrase for today.

  • It's an informal word that refers to a man who is loud and rude and possibly rather violent.

  • Oh, that sounds like you.

  • What are you talking about, Sounds like me?

  • What do you mean?

  • Are you asking for a fight?

  • No, no, no, no.

  • But do you see what I mean?

  • You sound like a job.