Sun Chen: 還有我，孫晨。這里就是我們的地道英語。

Jo: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Sun Chen: 你要是經常聽英國人說話，就會發現他們老是用一些個習慣用語。這些詞兒好多字典里根本找不到。所以我們得馬上跟上。

Jo: And today’s expression is ‘over the top’ – ‘over the top’.

Sun Chen: 那這個詞組的意思又是什么呢？

Jo: Well it can be used to describe a person, a place, an object, a way of behaving, a –

Sun Chen: 好了好了。我知道這個詞組可以用在這兒，用在那兒，但是你不是先跟我們說說這個詞組到底是什么意思呢?

Jo: It really means that something or someone is not normal. It’s going beyond what is considered ordinary.

Sun Chen: 遠遠地超出了普通的范疇。那他到底說的是好事兒，還是壞事兒??？

Jo: Well, it’s sometimes seen as a bad thing I suppose. Here’s an example.

Insert

A. Did you see her outfit last night – that tiny miniskirt and low-cut top?

B. Yeah it was completely over the top - really not very appropriate for a business dinner!

Jo: So we heard there that ‘over the top’ was used in a disapproving way to talk about something outrageous or flamboyant.

Sun Chen: Over the top 可以用來諷刺那些出圈或特別過分的事兒。

Jo: There’s even a short version of this expression – OTT!

Sun Chen: 那這種縮寫在人們說話的時候，又該怎么用呢？

Jo: Yes, I could say – his behaviour is really OTT.

Sun Chen: 好了，別忘了我們今天說的詞兒就是

Jo: Over the top or OTT.

Sun Chen: 就是說什么東西太棒了，要不就是太過分了.

Jo: Join us again for more Real English from BBC Learning English. Goodbye!

Sun Chen: Bye!