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Li:大家好，我是杨莉，欢迎收听BBC的《地道英语》节目。
William:Hi there. I'm William Kremer.
Li:So what's today's word - ?
(Muffled shouting from outside the studio and banging on the door.)
Li:Eh?
William: What on earth is all that hullabaloo about?
(到底为什么喧哗呢？)
Shouting and banging stops.
Li:Ah... I think it's stopped.
William:What was all of that about? It sounded like there was a crowd of people
outside the studio!
(怎么回事？听起来录音间外面有一群人。)
Li: 我不知道是怎么回事... 回头打听打听。不过更让我疑惑的是你刚才使用了一个词，
我从来没有听说过...
William:Oh right. And what's that?
Li:你说的是什么 Hulla… 什么什么...?
William:Hullabaloo?
Li:Yes.
William:Ahh, hullabaloo. You spell it H.U.L.L.A.B.A.L.O.O. Hullabaloo. It means a loud noise or commotion.
Li:A loud noise or commotion 一片吵闹声。Hullabaloo. 我们再听一个相关的例句。
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Example
Woman: I tried to quieten the class down, but there was such a hullabaloo that no-
one could hear me!
Li:在这个例句里，一位老师说她他试图让全班学生们安静下来，不过，噪音太大 a hullabaloo 没人能听到她的声音。Is that word used in any other ways,William?
William: Well, the word hullabaloo can imply anger and disapproval.
（hullabaloo能表示愤怒和不满）
Li:disapproval 表示不满和反对的吵闹声。
William:Can you imagine lots of people shouting because they're angry? Have a listen to this example:
（你能想象许多人因为愤怒而叫喊吗？听听这个例子）
