Hello I'm Feifei and this is The English We Speak. With me today is Rob...Hello everyone.Rob, are you OK ― you look in pain?I am ― I've just been to the dentist. Ouch.Hmm, not my favourite place ― but I guess you had to go to research today's piece of authentic English?Excuse me?Well today's expression is 'to cut your teeth' ― and dentists look at teeth?Sorry Feifei, that's one tooth-related expression that doesn't need a dentist.When you cut your teeth'you get your first experience doing something in a particular job.Oh really. So it's like work experience?Yes, that's one way of learning a new skill which you might use later in your job.I cut my teeth in radio production by working in local radio......and you're still cutting your teeth now Rob?!Ha ha, let's hear some examples of this phrase shall we?Dan cut his teeth on a local newspaper before landing a job on a national daily.He cut his teeth running the junior football club before becoming a professional referee.So 'to cut your teeth' means to acquire initial practice or experience in a particular job or activity.We could say it's where you get your basic skills.Correct ― so where do you think you cut your teeth for this job Fefei?I cut my media teeth at university.Sorry, what did I say?
大家好，我是菲菲，欢迎收听地道英语节目。今天和我一起主持节目的是罗布。大家好。罗布，你还好吗？你看上去很痛苦。我是很痛苦，我刚刚去看了牙医。哎呦好疼。嗯，我可不喜欢看牙医，我想你是去研究今天地道英语要讲的短语了吧？你说什么？今天节目要讲的表达是“cut your teeth”，牙医就是帮人看牙的。很抱歉，菲菲，这个表达方式虽然涉及牙齿，但是却与牙医无关。这个短语的意思是你在工作中有了第一次做某事的经验。哦，真的吗？比如工作经验？对，这是学习新技能的其中一种方法，你可能会在日后的工作中用到这种新技能。我在地方广播电台工作时第一次制作广播节目……那罗布，你现在仍然在初次尝试中吗？！哈哈，现在我们来听些例句，好吗？在一份全国性日报工作前，丹在一家地方报社初次接触报纸业。他在成为职业裁判以前，曾做过运营少年足球俱乐部的工作。所以，这个词组的意思初次获得某个工作或活动的实践和经验。我们可以说那里是你得到基本技能的地方。完全正确，菲菲，你在哪里获得了与这份工作有关的经验？我在大学获得了初次经验。Ouch!好疼！抱歉，我说了什么？
