; b8 G d% a+ ?" j7 u# g% PM: I did much better than I expected. It was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers. 0 Z- f: p: e- O' ~ ( }# ?" T! G: K# q- e5 KL: 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？ 7 D8 V- C" ?/ {9 F+ J( R3 f `( G) d( ^
M: Lucky break together means something good that happens that you were not expecting.& g4 n% J. h% G8 J4 T5 }
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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。+ g# P2 j5 X( y5 A' Z8 }& n* h! y
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0 i1 a% n( E7 z/ r O! CL: 哼，我当然懂了，你还要考考我呐？ 那天我开车开的飞快， 警察让我把车停下来。可是他只给了我一个警告，而没有给我罚单，我可没想到会有这种好运气。这可以说是一个lucky break吧？ 4 h, v0 j) t6 t N; e! Q1 Z, {1 ~% Z' c# h6 l$ N& D& E& _6 |
M: That was a lucky break. I think it was because the police officer found you attractive. ' o% z3 ~" s0 r5 R+ T$ T. { + l3 w0 a. s- {7 e6 B0 O% zL: 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。; [1 ?3 m" C$ W# `; i6 u
: I3 r" B. i( Z5 h, LM: Well, the paper that's due in two days, I..... 5 ~+ E% R0 O6 y& G8 u# l. a% G * p; n' G5 T( F# ?L: 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 t$ c8 E3 o/ f( v5 _( d
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(Michael和李华到了吃饭的地方) 1 y# u6 } i2 B( R9 y! O# [( M7 u) C" d! K! x# e# w
L: 啊呀，这个地方太闹了！ % j9 i) G% k, V* x: t; J$ y* S7 g: x/ L# e
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.* t. C* Z3 S l F
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L: 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?2 D& B! Z; N" x- [1 w9 h' u& d
/ P4 e/ F9 G" R. Q8 w2 zM: I said that let's go to a place that's more mellow, meaning someplace more calm and relaxing. ) Z& T$ G8 P" O" |4 a: L+ d- q& d9 p. Q$ o3 n
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？$ q3 t3 Q9 p9 ?
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M: Yeah, let's go the cafe near the library. % p# x5 b3 A; p7 }7 Y9 @% c/ w/ v5 ^% R2 Q/ _6 [% g
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！3 M) d$ `8 ]% u' Z
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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。& O3 T& B3 G( D* ]: G1 f3 D) u
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* c; [! |2 n& W6 \( J4 Y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。 * `$ V/ |$ h2 f0 o2 D/ b% t , d" \& U& Z! v4 y# Lhttp://njtelecom.unsv.com/archiv ... 8caa3}/lesson18.ram) Z X, @, s+ [/ D* D7 v. w
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