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名词 “era” 的意思是 “时期”。人生中的哪段时期会让你觉得有特别的意义、记忆犹新吗？那么你就可以用 “in my… era（在我的……时期）” 这个表达来描述它。比如，“in my student era（在我的学生时期）”。“In my… era” 这个表达在使用时需要注意哪些技巧？听 “地道英语” 节目主持人 Beth 和菲菲的讲解。

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Feifei 
大家好，欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。在每期节目中，我们都会介绍一个英语母语人士或讲英语流利的人会用到的习惯用语或者短语。I'm Feifei, and I'm here with Beth.

Beth 
Hi everyone.

Feifei 
Beth, I saw an interesting expression online the other day. It's 'in my travel era'. It's a very creative expression, isn't it? I've also seen things like 'in my gothic literature era', 'in my sporty era'… what does it mean?

Beth 
Well, people use it to describe the main thing that they are focussed on at the moment. So, for example, if you saw 'in my travel era', well, if you're travelling for a few months and upload pictures as you travel, then you might write this caption – 'I'm in my travel era'. It's really common to see it online, but people do say it as well.

Feifei 
So, it's a fun and creative way of saying you're really into something in a particular period of life. It could be for a short time, or a longer time. Are you in any era at the moment, Beth?

Beth
Uh, I don't know. Well, I've been reading some books about art recently, and I visited some art galleries, so I guess I could say I'm in my art era. Yeah, maybe. What about you, Feifei?

Feifei
Hmm. Last year I was really into knitting, so I could say I was in my knitting era.

Beth 
Oh very nice. Well, here are some more examples of the expression 'in my era'.

Examples 
I recently joined a choir, so I guess you could say I'm in my singing era.

Right now, I think I'm in my gardening era. The weekend comes round, and I just can't wait to start digging.

I spent the whole weekend baking cupcakes and pies. I must be in my baking era! 

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。刚刚我们学习了表达 “in my… era” 的用法。

Beth 
So, this can be quite a jokey expression, and it shouldn't be taken too literally. You might stay at home and watch films all day in your pyjamas and tell your friends you're in your lazy era. But, it doesn't mean you're actually spending an era being lazy!

Feifei 
No. It just means that you're really into one particular thing at the moment, almost like giving it a chapter title in the book of your life!

“Era” 这个词的意思是 “时期”。“In my… era” 这个表达非常实用，它可以用来形容我们经历了一段具有特殊意义的时期，意思是 “在我…的时期”。我们在使用这个表达的时候，需要在 “era” 前面添加一个具体的事情来让这个表达意思完整，比如，“in my student era（在我的学生时期）”。“In my… era” 这个表达的语气非常活泼，甚至可以有些夸张，所以我们在用它的时候不能仅从字义上去理解它。比如，“in my partying era” 并不一定是说 “在这个时期里我一直在参加聚会”，而是说 “这段时期我聚会参加得比较多”。

Beth 
So, to recap, we've learnt 'in my… era', which describes what you're focussed on in a particular time in your life.

Feifei
And that's all from us. Join us again next time for another useful English phrase. Bye-bye! 

Beth
Bye!