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。 / ]. b# d+ }" g: V" J ' `. H! _* _ fL: 嗨, Michael,快走吧,该去看展览了! 7 o; l& E5 ?, W( r + O" y$ y B9 D# y3 yM: 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. ! p" h+ i. u& z' k 8 ^- A0 F( j" L8 k8 I1 dL: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀? ( a! h$ O9 {, U7 x/ j# C; E0 L( O2 p3 {
M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk. ; @2 m; N- Q" G" h 2 }# j9 o: G/ g1 N' H! Z9 J" B2 tL: 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。 ( Y+ p4 N1 C" G3 b3 ~3 P" M2 h; R$ v5 F) Y
M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight. / N; A% x. C# K2 g* g- s: H6 B ' _5 ^9 g) `9 Q$ `L: 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。 2 x# b& {. d: J \% I' b; L" Y( K# r2 H( X$ a
M: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet.3 [* }, _4 v' i. a+ I N0 e
! A, B, Y0 Y6 Y; J" j! @4 bL: 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。9 p& X, E2 U( v F
! t3 c/ ~9 j& z+ F, v& l$ X# A1 TM: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it. ( |; S+ g+ W- O$ h& b. s$ q/ { $ L( b0 U& x7 w4 G2 rL: 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。3 T( a, `. u& Q4 _
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M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick.+ U, ^/ k0 ]1 o# I
2 Q- X' C0 o% {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。 * _5 `% b2 {. i6 k6 h- v1 p, I8 W1 i' `, {/ [) ]" w+ g0 S
M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes. ; T' |6 ` B7 e! B" V S- y3 q) |" J' ?+ A! e G5 t
L: 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。/ C5 W$ O/ c, M ~( u. M
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: B% Q2 F* e% z" _7 RL: Michael,你觉得怎么样,好点吗?快,我们走吧!7 @& W1 ]" S, b' L: r/ E" D. c
5 M2 ]# b2 x T) t5 lM: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer. 0 a( [- }4 U3 G $ m4 ]5 s; Q E& DL: 你说什么?你想踢我?5 z# e1 y" D: X+ ?7 }
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M: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer. 8 w9 K& B3 K% s' j$ }, q8 `7 ~! [7 U
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? 1 @) l7 F% g3 S5 |2 S3 B2 d. Y : L, @" u7 l! _% f9 F' f7 dM: That's right.; a: Q, E# F$ Q; q9 [6 d
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L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢? 你是自作自受! 3 p2 K* u+ H8 W, g$ g3 K7 q. n0 F/ K- }# C9 X- U, }3 k
M: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer.- j: p' B1 I0 a7 V! m7 v
9 i* N0 S ?/ }( S+ _8 h2 \L: 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。 - Z6 L+ z( s4 P" }( A 1 Y- B8 v" A7 dM: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons.) u* F% ~3 C# `( M
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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?$ G& _) a) [! y) H3 T
0 r! r3 \! X H: p, y# aM: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn. 2 f, c' O: a. R2 L2 [ + r; I# o- C3 [8 V0 D% bL: Michael, 走吧!嗨,看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀?# O& l6 K' O% q9 }6 b
; D' ]- d, G% N. o8 a" \7 s" }) tM: 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.: |, B+ U( t: n; W3 e: o5 R+ K# H
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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! . e3 S1 b7 Q4 Q P $ l7 K! k# Z/ {( I; P! f; x. T# Z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。 ! y" K6 b0 E. n/ }- _; I0 C8 }$ G" b" J C
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