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许久未见的朋友突然打电话说 “I'm coming to your neck of the woods next week!” 难道是他们要来住在 “woods（森林）” 里？其实，“neck of the woods” 是一个惯用语，意思是 “这个区域，这一带”。所以，你的朋友其实是想说 “下周我就要来你这一片儿了！” 听节目，跟主持人菲菲和 Phil 学习 “neck of the woods” 的用法。

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Feifei
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, where we explain expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them, too! I'm Feifei.

Phil
And I'm Phil. What have you been up to, Feifei?

Feifei
Well, I just had an old friend visit. I told her, 'Drop in if you're ever in my neck of the woods', and she did!

Phil
Wait, Feifei, you live in the woods?

Feifei
No, no, it's just an expression – 'my neck of the woods' means my area.

Phil
Oh, yes. And I think that's the expression we should learn in this programme – 'neck of the woods'.

Feifei
OK, yes, so when someone is talking about 'their neck of the woods' or 'that neck of the woods', they are talking about an area, or part of an area. It's quite an informal expression. If someone recommends a great restaurant, for example, you might say, 'I'll have a look when I'm in that neck of the woods'.

Phil
When someone talks about something that's near where you live, you might say, 'Oh, that's in my neck of the woods'.

Feifei
Let's listen to these people using the expression 'neck of the woods'.

Examples
I'm going to be in your neck of the woods next week. Shall we go for a coffee?

I live in the suburbs of the city. Nothing exciting happens in my neck of the woods.

I'm not really familiar with this neck of the woods but I do know a few good shops around here.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。刚刚我们一起学习了惯用语 “neck of the woods” 的用法。在口语中，我们用 “neck of the woods” 来指 “在这儿，这一带，这个区域”。

Phil
We've already said that it's quite informal, so it's most likely to be used in speech, rather than in writing. It's also really common to use a possessive pronoun to relate it to a person – we often talk about 'my neck of the woods' or 'your neck of the woods'.

Feifei
是的，就像刚刚 Phil 说的，我们可以把这个惯用语和物主代词连起来一起使用。比如，“my neck of the woods” 指的就是 “我住的那一带” 或者 “我那个地方”。再来举两个例子：如果有人推荐了一家很棒的餐厅，你可能会说 “I'll try it out when I'm in that neck of the woods”，意思就是 “等我下次去那儿的时候会去试试看”。同样，当别人提到你住的区域时，你可以说 “oh, that's my neck of the woods（那儿就是我住的那一带）”。

Well, now I need to go back to my neck of the woods – see you next time!

Phil
See you then! Bye!

Feifei
Bye!