Helen: Hello and welcome to Real English from BBC Learning1 English. Im Helen.
Zoe: 你好，欢迎收听今天的地道英语，我是刘佳。
Helen: Today were going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.
Zoe: Helen, 咱们今天要学的新词是?
Helen: Todays new word is plummet2 P.L.U.M.M.E.T. plummet.
Zoe: Plummet 这的意思是啊？
Helen: Well, plummet is a verb, and is often used in business English. Plummet means to fall suddenly and quickly from a high position.
Zoe: 这个 plummet 的意思是从一个非常高的地方迅速的跌落，会常常出目前商务英语中。那能给大家举例吗 Helen？
Helen: Of course. So do you watch the news?
Zoe: Yes I do.
Helen: Well, sometimes in the business news they might say share prices
Zoe: 股票价格
Helen: ...have plummeted3 to a low point of 3.5.
Zoe: 哦，你是说股票价格忽然跌落倒了3.5。
Helen: Exactly.
Zoe: 那它是个贬义词吗 Helen?
Helen: Well, it depends but generally its a bad thing.
Zoe: 那假如要说我的企业的上市价格忽然跌了不少如何说呀？
Helen: Well you could say the value of my company plummeted last year.
Example
A: Why did you close your company?
B: Well, when we lost the contract with Sony our share price plummeted, so we had to close.
News reporter: It was a bad day for business in the USA today as prices plummeted across all markets. Experts hope they will improve tomorrow.
Helen: Anyway lets recap plummet.
Zoe: 意思就是从非常高的地方迅速忽然的跌降。 Well, it looks like we are out of time.
Helen: Yes, we have to go. Youve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.
Zoe: 下次节目再见。