今天是四月一号愚人节。李华到处去找Michael, 有事商量。今天她会学到两个常用语，sketchy和sucker。 ) Z6 y' T# j }5 o* p8 q1 D2 t; n9 u2 W$ g3 b
L：Michael，和我住在一起的小陈今天打电话到我工作的地方。她说警察到家里去找我。他们说我的签证有问题。我该怎么办？我很害怕。 $ y& @, g# f8 {! c) A3 M$ \! `: `; u% V1 f8 z/ a7 V
M：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy. 3 m0 \9 Q& t& \$ K( K4 C- x7 j4 S# L, Y4 {/ k9 @/ e0 ]
L：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？ ( P$ a' }8 R. Y' b7 |) b. R- E, L7 Y+ |3 O% v6 C5 a. L! Z
M：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted. 8 r8 L8 _' n3 r0 d . M& Q2 G' \+ rL：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？9 h" B) k/ U5 `6 `- S6 u
: g7 z# p" G5 nM： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals.- e2 _% t) \( h/ ]- Z
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L：嗯，对呀，警察抓罪犯还忙不过来呢，他们才不管签证呢！移民局的人才是管签证的。这么说来，小陈的话是有点可疑，sketchy。/ q) b0 X5 }; @' d% X
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M：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy.5 t L5 L [4 m
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L： 对，Michael， 你可真行呐！ 要是签证有问题，移民局一般会先给我一封信，他们才不会到家去找我呢。这真是越说越不可信了。 ! E6 h9 Q& e4 v; b2 x4 t" e2 a & Y4 i- z2 Y8 f2 X/ m/ PM：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is.+ f6 I3 M9 p/ l8 E1 O8 j
4 m4 a/ d$ v9 i' z8 V* RM：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me. - F" f* g; o* w. C3 B 5 T4 E) L: b2 z6 cL：等等，你也能说一个人sketchy? 你觉得小陈这个人不太可信？对，她的话确实是靠不住。上星期在聚会上见到的那个人，死跟着我不放，楞要送我回家，我能不能说，that guy was very sketchy? ' A0 H" H6 j' K9 t' `" k) z" L v+ V# f! v! B/ W: Z
M：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. + S, v& V) b5 R, d: s4 G 7 h' k: d6 C+ d: e# |( L4 tL：对了，我得打电话告诉小陈我没上她的当， 借你的手机用一用，行吗？5 s, \( |3 B# L4 ~$ ]' m; j
9 M ?7 b: t* I% f/ A6 @1 QM：Sure!+ ^0 y6 A/ L3 M* D) R( b4 x0 h
- ] G9 V6 W) ]M：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand.% z: q( h9 c0 l0 ?
a' v6 G9 L" F6 m4 B) r+ lL：我告诉她我很生气，我不想再跟她住在一起了，我告诉她我要搬出去和她哥哥同居了。嘿，她好象真相信我说的话！% ^, P1 [! d* i0 W
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/ E+ K3 x4 f' `7 a( U, m. M+ bL：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？- d" k( Y; e- I7 U# }' y9 }: W5 ]
, w. ~. ^/ A& AM：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked . $ J% ~( y0 R) a6 b% R7 d; m. G4 I% p
L：Sucker这个词我在学校里经常听到，可就不是太清楚究竟是什么意思。原来sucker 是指很容易上当，很轻信别人的人。我一开始相信了小陈的话，那我不就是个sucker咯！, `, x+ h' Y" e3 F& b
, H0 M! _6 f! @% t- r7 DM：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another... 8 q; Q! @$ u0 q / C2 o }* k* P5 X ]L：那倒是的，每个人有时难免会当傻瓜。我记得你在电脑上收到很多电子邮件的广告，说你可以在家工作赚很多钱，当时你还很相信这些广告呢。You were such a sucker!$ b" `' A) F. Z7 m& r+ a: Q! j
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M： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate. " x V3 H. c, r; a * G2 \( q# r$ X4 H# F: KL：是小陈？让我跟她说话。 (李华接电话)是呀！我不管你告诉他什么。我们相爱，我们要同居。什么？我不管你说什么，我不要跟骗我的人住在一起。 (关电话) . L1 C8 @: C+ K$ o, n( U2 D( a0 c# o6 k- a- }: N
M：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother? C( O, ]2 t6 F9 D) B; J) F
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L：对，他跟她哥哥通完了电话，但是还相信我要和她哥哥同居了。我看我还是给她打个电话告诉她我是在开玩笑吧，否则她会把我的东西从窗子里都扔掉的。 1 i6 {/ A% Q8 r. I" O7 F$ t7 n$ I+ O" x6 f# {# X" c) P8 o
今天Michael 教李华学会了两个常用语，一个是：sketchy，意思是一个人，或者是一个人说的话不可信，值得怀疑；另一个是：sucker， 指一个很轻信，很容易上当的人。这次[流行美语]就学习到这里，我们下次节目再见。 ) b" \6 }" _' ~9 z9 S( Z4 f y, EAudio as following: 3 l. {! I" B/ B
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