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大家到现在都认识 Michael这个美国学生了，他不断在学中文，他很喜欢听他的中国同学李华讲中文。李华呢，在和Michael接触中也学了不少英文。现在他们俩刚上完课，正从课堂里走出来。今天李华会学到两个常用语： lucky break和mellow。7 D0 {- ^# r1 Y/ j4 r
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L: 今天教授把考卷发回给我们了，Michael，你考得好吗？ ' J! H6 a5 _1 W8 C3 n) l- j! X! Y
M: I did much better than I expected. It was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers. # n8 T F, j0 N& m, H0 X9 I. H4 `7 ]$ N1 t& z1 s8 \# P& S8 _, n
L: 你考得比你预期的好，那太好了。不过，你说什么又是lucky，又是break的？Lucky不是好运气吗？Break是休息，对不对？+ y% m& V" K+ v, k5 q/ E* o
7 F( d8 k4 M* Q3 KM: Lucky break together means something good that happens that you were not expecting. $ Q% J/ K' O2 O: l+ P; L5 [ 3 _ q, h4 Z+ O1 W/ l: b$ Y9 `L: 噢，lucky和break这两个词放在一起，它的意思就是没有预料到的好运气。Michael，你刚才那句话是怎么说来着？ ; `# C0 h/ @ l2 P. \9 h: _) Q4 \ % `) f+ E$ ~+ j. g5 |M: I said: it was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers., J" \! u0 g b/ y' m' @
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L: 我懂了。你是说，你没有想到运气会那么好，大多数考题的答案你刚好都知道。 # }* |; I, x9 i( s4 {, Z2 ?; w% A6 D6 q1 k4 E% X* {
M: Yeah, that's right. If you understand, give me an example.1 p# I5 V7 ^. w+ e# ~
2 U( j ^7 O. e3 m0 ]8 Z7 f/ b, j+ B7 JM: That was a lucky break. I think it was because the police officer found you attractive. # r$ |6 c9 Q( b9 A: I) p; u7 p, S3 ]
L: 警察因为看我漂亮才不给我开票？你别开玩笑了！不过，那次可 运气，否则至少要罚我五十美元。让我想想还有什么例子可以 用lucky break这个说法的。 L4 I8 {4 \* f+ P# x K
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M: Well, the paper that's due in two days, I.....6 m& K* m0 }: M: U6 v( t5 ~' a
) n% d& C/ |; h! `1 c7 LL: 对了，教授要我们在两天后交报告，Michael，你还没有开始动手 吧！幸好教授推迟了限期，让我们下星期一交。这对你来说真是个lucky break吧？3 @6 k" P0 ~! G( \
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M: Let's go to lunch to celebrate our good luck.4 }, A$ |0 v, [8 G/ o
) @1 Q/ G# Z2 W6 l4 u4 o, }L: 啊呀，这个地方太闹了！1 a. Y$ v3 [& I! e: t
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M: Yeah, you're right. It'll be hard for us to have a conversation here. Let's go to a place that's more mellow.. _9 }5 D+ j5 [9 H$ h0 A7 I" A1 j
1 M- N. a( I; E3 nL: 对，在这里讲话都听不到。到别的地方去吧。Michael，你刚才讲什么more mellow? 1 i+ r3 ~( `$ {5 R$ P j8 s8 z+ _( m3 ^9 \9 }% c
M: I said that let's go to a place that's more mellow, meaning someplace more calm and relaxing. - |" [3 J& e, @0 J( r A, Y, G8 S# ~, B. m4 t$ d
L: 噢，more mellow的意思是比较平静，比较放松。那也就是说到一个不太闹的地方去，对不对？ ) N x1 H/ s, V' T; V+ u2 @ ( ]: {2 k! p7 K* T8 I; [M: Yeah, you can use the word mellow to describe a person too.8 j- o& b6 ?9 u1 h" G
: O% V- r0 a1 O r8 ^. f/ e `L: Mellow也可以用来形容一个人，那今天我们的教授很平静，我可不可以说：She was mellow today!8 N9 L. }5 z3 ]! Z4 l
! m1 [ ]! {8 ^* sM: Yeah, let's go the cafe near the library.0 ]2 R- C; \6 H- b
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L: 太好了，这个地方很安静。我们来看看菜单。哟，你看，再过五分钟就开始减价了，三明治今天半价。我们运气可真好呀！% v6 w: B4 V+ T$ o
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M: Well, we found the mellow place and we pay half price. Really a lucky break. Worth celebrating too.# G- T. P; v/ v. R! F2 o
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L: 对，找到安静的地方，还只付半价。真值得庆祝。你多吃点吧， 晚饭就别吃了。 * C# e6 y) d, p8 ~( H8 D) K- b; n. d" }% V1 l
M: Ok. Good idea! ) y! s9 p! b7 V+ Z5 \8 D5 ]' c7 a! d9 C' ]2 E6 V. P2 | @- r
这俩个小年轻还在狼吞虎咽地吃三明治。今天他们在讲话中用了lucky break 和mellow这两个常用语，这是美国人在日常生活中经常用的，大家不妨也在口语中试着用用。今天的[流行美语]就到此结束， 谢谢大家，我们下次再见。2 b7 ]% k& ?# b& j4 a _2 l8 T
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