Heavy (исполнитель: BBC: The English We Speak)
Neil: Hello and [bad word] to The English We Speak. My name's Neil. Helen: (Sigh) And I'm Helen. Neil: Oh Helen, that was a very heavy sigh. Helen: heavy sigh? By that, you mean a big sigh?! Well, I suppose it was. It's just I've been trying to lose some weight but my diet is not working. Neil: So how heavy are you exactly? Helen: I'm not going to tell you my weight! Neil: OK but my advice is to cut down on the biscuits, eat more [bad word] and stick to the diet! Helen: Yeah, yeah, yeah! Neil: Sorry, am I getting too heavy? Helen: Heavy? You mean you're putting on weight too? Neil: No! Heavy can have another meaning. Used informally, it can mean serious or intense. Have a listen to this: Our relationship's getting a bit heavy. I think we need to go out more and have a bit more fun. Neil: And another informal use of the word can mean difficult. That was a heavy lecture! I had trouble understanding it all. Helen: heavy lecture – I've been to a few of them! Neil: Me too. But Helen, we can also use the word 'heavy' in a more formal way to mean 'intense': There was such a heavy fog I couldn't see where I was going. The flooding was caused by days of heavy rain. Heavy fighting broke out after the government's announcement. Helen: So heavy in those examples also means intense, bad or strong. What about a heavy drinker or a heavy smoker? What does that mean? Neil: Heavy here means to indulge to a great extent. Helen: Well that's not me – but there is one kind of 'heavy' I do like to indulge in. Neil: And what's that? Helen: Heavy metal! (Turns on heavy metal music) Neil: (shouting) That's a little heavy on my ears. Turn it down! What a noise!