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。- a2 l/ I+ p- X1 K
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L: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！" C- k% y% k9 A6 k
1 e1 J% i( k' Y7 oM: 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. & Y0 v' G- |7 {; t5 @2 t: f: q$ J: U' V2 O) q4 l8 C& Q! _: H
L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？) D% ]7 y! E+ T
2 _* ?: w/ w1 Z2 M7 N% RM: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk.7 |7 }* D1 {7 a. P1 d0 R0 t& ]
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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。5 f+ a9 o3 k2 a3 d
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M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.9 T, T, ^3 `& p5 d. K
7 y' E5 F6 ], J+ ]2 r3 ML: 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。# p2 k$ c& j. w% {& |( x
. P! O o/ d7 t; k. Y7 B8 _M: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet." ]$ F/ j2 a( M0 o
8 N. i' `" Z' J2 b! s1 pL: 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。 0 ^9 Y9 [6 c# f: o F" V# C$ c2 v+ r- E7 t0 K A
M: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it.1 j/ t w B# w
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L: 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。/ x/ i3 A- a" y4 J6 v" W6 ~
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M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick. 1 X. V3 E' o5 H( v7 w$ J: U( m4 T5 R% A0 I4 e3 d
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。 U/ ?0 \1 ?4 n2 ^' j( t
' q& o( x- w+ `8 u X' SM: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes.% f N1 g. H, k0 c$ i# [. H$ R
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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。 6 s) f2 ~9 {/ c& \ 0 v* _+ J! }* AM: Okay, I'll try.$ e1 T- a2 D: b7 _
0 b4 i: N0 p7 M% C$ JL: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！; q- ~- s0 I e, D* w' S$ d/ B; E
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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.' K! \( u5 B6 c" j
! K: y( P5 P3 h, H9 z8 rL: 你说什么？你想踢我？ 0 h* v3 ]" U8 m l0 k0 q7 q' z2 g. u; {. B; b
M: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer. & b! Q* z0 [. U) H# K. M. V6 M& F% I i+ x% i+ _
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？ w# S K) H% n# o! Z9 H( s' j, r 3 k- \/ N3 G2 F8 B1 `M: That's right.$ \( @6 w) @ [# n$ D0 q* v9 u7 e
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L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？ 你是自作自受！ 5 [; O m4 E- q' w% d : `" E0 e) P% g& S* g6 G/ h BM: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer. - j- V5 i9 q4 Y# q8 K+ E* n1 l U5 s4 {2 j* _
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。 , m( ?/ Z' n. e$ P; q, K! R+ O: Z& v6 V, K) \5 l6 M
M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons. 3 l: Z' ]) f" A( S4 u" I% H# j- o5 M7 S- @, g
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？ 8 o/ t; Y5 r# w5 N. v; y0 d 7 g6 J; {1 E4 Z0 S& x8 YM: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn. ! ?+ m. z: M' y O( z 4 O3 o$ j) L! y" P9 N) G, w; P& T. SL: Michael, 走吧！嗨，看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀？5 ]& P8 Z: K# s1 v. j/ X: J6 }
4 I) K0 D- y) c+ i. XM: 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.& w9 l! x$ \4 T6 o6 _
4 y* Y% d! l; f: EL: 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！: X% o% m9 T$ [4 o3 `) b6 _ t
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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。$ B1 V0 J4 G. f
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