Jen: Hello, Im Jennifer. Welcome to Authentic Real English. Im joined today by Li. Hi Li!

　　Li: Hi Jen!

　　Jen: I thought that Neil was supposed to be joining me today - where is he?

　　Li: Oh Jen, 你不知道啊?Neil 生病了，而且是重病呢。I heard the boss saying he has man flu !

　　Jen: Man flu! Thats probably correct.

　　Li: 這個男性流感是不是很容易傳染啊?我們是不是應該把辦公桌都消毒一下?

　　Jen: I think well be OK, Li

　　Li: No... I think that we should all go to the doctors to see if we can get an immunisation.

　　Jen: I really wouldnt worry too much about it.

　　Li: But Jen, you should take this more seriously! 所有的流感都很危險，不能掉以輕心，傳染上了，可能會病上好幾個星期呢!

　　Jen: Well, proper flu can, yes. Flu is short for influenza, which is a very infectious virus. It can cause fever, headaches, coughing And some strains, or types of flu, can cause death!

　　Li: 流行性感冒 influenza, 簡稱流感 flu. 癥狀包括發燒，頭痛，咳嗽，甚至死亡！I dont want Neil to die. Should we send him some flowers ?

　　Jen: Hold on a second. Neil wont die. Man flu is a bit different to normal flu. In fact, its not even a real virus.

　　Li: So what is man flu, then?

　　Jen: In English, when a man gets a minor cold or perhaps a sore throat, many women refer to it as man flu.

　　Li: 當一個男人得了小感冒或喉嚨痛，人們說這是男性流感。Why?

　　Jen: Well, lots of men tend to exaggerate their symptoms when they have a minor illness; in other words, they make it sound worse than it is.

　　Li: I see! 原來老板告訴我 Neil 得了男性感冒的時候，她的意思是說 Neil 其實是小感冒，但夸大了他的病癥。

　　Jen: Thats right!

　　Li: Well, I want to talk to him. 我得給他打電話，這么點兒小毛病就不想上班了，那像什么話?

　　Jen: Oh dear...

　　Phone rings

　　Li: Hello Neil, yes, Ive heard youre very sick... Yes, yes, its terrible. I just wanted to let you know that were having a party in the office tonight, and Im going to bring some lovely food and cakes for everyone. Its a shame you cant come because youre too sick... Oh really... OK then!

　　Li puts phone down

　　Li: 他說他一會兒就來上班。

　　Jen: Why did you tell him were having a party?

　　Li: I thought if I told him there was going to be food and cakes that he might decide to come into work, after all!

　　Jen: Wow Li, I think youve found a cure for man flu - cake!

　　Li: 那就叫我莉醫生吧 Doctor Li. Sounds good!

　　Jen: Join us again for another edition of Authentic Real English from bbcukchina.com. Bye for now!

　　Li: Bye!

　　Jen: Hello, Im Jennifer. Welcome to Authentic Real English. Im joined today by Li. Hi Li!

　　Li: Hi Jen!

　　Jen: I thought that Neil was supposed to be joining me today - where is he?

　　Li: Oh Jen, 你不知道啊?Neil 生病了，而且是重病呢。I heard the boss saying he has man flu !

　　Jen: Man flu! Thats probably correct.

　　Li: 這個男性流感是不是很容易傳染啊?我們是不是應該把辦公桌都消毒一下?

　　Jen: I think well be OK, Li

　　Li: No... I think that we should all go to the doctors to see if we can get an immunisation.

　　Jen: I really wouldnt worry too much about it.

　　Li: But Jen, you should take this more seriously! 所有的流感都很危險，不能掉以輕心，傳染上了，可能會病上好幾個星期呢!

　　Jen: Well, proper flu can, yes. Flu is short for influenza, which is a very infectious virus. It can cause fever, headaches, coughing And some strains, or types of flu, can cause death!

　　Li: 流行性感冒 influenza, 簡稱流感 flu. 癥狀包括發燒，頭痛，咳嗽，甚至死亡！I dont want Neil to die. Should we send him some flowers ?

　　Jen: Hold on a second. Neil wont die. Man flu is a bit different to normal flu. In fact, its not even a real virus.

　　Li: So what is man flu, then?

　　Jen: In English, when a man gets a minor cold or perhaps a sore throat, many women refer to it as man flu.

　　Li: 當一個男人得了小感冒或喉嚨痛，人們說這是男性流感。Why?

　　Jen: Well, lots of men tend to exaggerate their symptoms when they have a minor illness; in other words, they make it sound worse than it is.

　　Li: I see! 原來老板告訴我 Neil 得了男性感冒的時候，她的意思是說 Neil 其實是小感冒，但夸大了他的病癥。

　　Jen: Thats right!

　　Li: Well, I want to talk to him. 我得給他打電話，這么點兒小毛病就不想上班了，那像什么話?

　　Jen: Oh dear...

　　Phone rings

　　Li: Hello Neil, yes, Ive heard youre very sick... Yes, yes, its terrible. I just wanted to let you know that were having a party in the office tonight, and Im going to bring some lovely food and cakes for everyone. Its a shame you cant come because youre too sick... Oh really... OK then!

　　Li puts phone down

　　Li: 他說他一會兒就來上班。

　　Jen: Why did you tell him were having a party?

　　Li: I thought if I told him there was going to be food and cakes that he might decide to come into work, after all!

　　Jen: Wow Li, I think youve found a cure for man flu - cake!

　　Li: 那就叫我莉醫生吧 Doctor Li. Sounds good!

　　Jen: Join us again for another edition of Authentic Real English from bbcukchina.com. Bye for now!

　　Li: Bye!