昨天晚上Michael 和一个老同学一起出去玩,两个人都喝得酩酊大醉。现在李华来找他一起去看一个新的艺术展览。李华会学到两个常用语:wasted和 to get a kick out of something。 ! d2 ~7 U9 T8 V8 Q) s6 {* k; \( u
L: 嗨, Michael,快走吧,该去看展览了!6 z9 C4 ?3 {& e2 [; V! z
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M: Give me a moment, Li Hua. Last night a friend and I went out to a bar and got wasted, so I don't feel very good right now.6 g' E" O1 \0 P- g
0 N; O' P8 s+ r! w7 [L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀? - U6 x5 j6 Z- R, g7 }! s2 _ E, W0 \, \% @' i! u: J
M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk.7 |1 V2 y6 k; v6 U
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L: 噢,你们到酒吧去了。你说的wasted意思是喝酒喝得酩酊大醉,不是指浪费。 ; N4 y' @" b: A% M8 Y7 _& v' h/ r" R% C! ?2 y4 t& e" G
M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.. q! e+ O9 y2 D
3 w' H! M9 l# h; H4 JL: 你们真是要命,喝得站都站不直。干吗要喝那么多呢?这么喝对你身体不好的。 : |5 G2 U5 r9 p m" ], h $ E6 K! m6 \$ h; K* W, L% TM: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet. " B& f/ Z$ l, S/ q( R# a$ Q3 J, {0 ^/ }
L: 中学时的好朋友来看你,一高兴就喝多了,这我可以理解。在中国,老同学见面的时候,我们总是会开个party,往往喝好多酒,可是我们不见得会醉到象你这种程度。1 L* T, W* v( \5 m5 c
( Y0 M7 e0 e4 R W( h/ G" GM: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it. 5 t! m; d V B6 P 4 X# H* P1 y( ?: z7 {- ]; aL: 是啊,喝得大醉的时候觉得很好玩,到第二天你就后悔了。得了,你得换换衣服,吃点东西。我们得早点去,否则人会太多了。1 U. q3 y2 m) m7 @- X5 G5 X
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M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick. X6 V: c2 T7 l& i
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L: 哟,你睁开眼睛就想吐呀?那是不能吃东西。Michael,幸好今天是星期六,否则你整天就不能上课,什么事也做不了。 + f0 N, E) s9 h4 g |& b) m- R2 s! i6 }8 \- U# l4 f
M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes.$ B* U2 u: n0 H1 x) u5 v
5 |- p0 \9 c+ H8 wL: 研究生要缺太多课可不是开玩笑的。得了,我看你还是先洗一个澡,再喝点茶,这样可能会好些。 - ~# I! T1 U' X$ y; Z$ y, k! k! T; [' q4 P1 A' h: w$ Q) g
M: Okay, I'll try.# `0 B4 Y3 A6 S! x2 P' h( N! s
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L: Michael,你觉得怎么样,好点吗?快,我们走吧!4 f+ ?/ c0 I; p* ^) @& P2 z# p& g" Y
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M: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer. / u C& p, |5 [1 z5 D5 T$ I 8 \: e% ~- t4 Y% u4 YL: 你说什么?你想踢我?5 F" F& N- h. ]3 u. `$ }
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M: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer.- @/ h: e' Q9 q, Y! m7 j4 f
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L: 噢,to get a kick out of something意思就是为了什么事感到很开心。 这个kick跟踢球的kick是同一个字吗? " r6 I" R8 H7 s1 n 6 Z, ~& t, X. w2 t, uM: That's right.5 R+ ^9 V' E# j9 [
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L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢? 你是自作自受! $ b: u7 R4 q- Y3 Q( H + D# l4 |9 M$ H9 s* FM: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer.( e p& y9 d6 x! u! d! v: C
) ~4 A9 t* Q* u$ n! pL: 这你说得还象样,我才不愿意看见别人难受,我很高兴帮助别人。帮助象你这样的美国学生学中文我就很高兴。 6 I& x# M) b/ m7 K, C$ Y& R& Y7 N, x* [" y7 U$ B0 |* I
M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons.7 l# y: r3 Z, R# x+ |
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L: 偶然喝醉一次,看看老的卡通片也不能说自己没有用嘛。你看到你的学生英语有进步,不也让你很高兴吗?7 r) z9 V- }. w) N5 |: L2 Q' i- ?
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M: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn. ' ]. D" U1 T9 O: q. S! @# ?1 C+ C* B) ^; e
L: Michael, 走吧!嗨,看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀? : a; M* G8 i5 D2 Y. o; [0 s. H' t- _; d' L7 I
M: Arrrgh! Li Hua, you really do get a kick out of tormenting me. I'll never get wasted for the rest of my life. I promise.% E& Z& p% Y, c& V
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L: 我只是开个玩笑而已。不过,我倒是希望你这辈子再也不要喝那么多酒了! 2 M1 y% W. h3 }. a3 C1 o+ P# L* ?0 V) W
别看Michael 昨晚喝醉了,今天还晕乎乎的。可是他教了李华两个很有用的常用语,一个是:wasted,那是指喝得大醉;另一个是:to get a kick out of something,那就是为某件事感到很高兴。这次的[流行美语]就到此结束,下次节目再见。 $ t3 n+ B' p$ I( w7 u* S 6 D0 Y6 Y5 J7 RAudio as following:- P' i0 |$ k, p7 u" x* g% d5 ]