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! P* W+ }' E0 p, T$ EM: Don't worry about it! I'll buy you one. It's only a few bucks.% q+ Z: r. _ Y( C
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L: 哟，"buck" 就是"dollar"！是非正式的名称。 嗨，昨天我要买一块 糖，你给我一美元，那我就可以说："You gave me a buck"，对不 对？ & M7 U9 o# H0 q7 S. c: O" F 9 R8 M1 S! x5 d8 DM: That's right. And the other day, I lent you a few bucks for lunch. And last week, you borrowed ten bucks so you could buy a chemistry textbook, and.../ J. f# s# X& l k
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L: 得了吧！要给我举例子，跟钱有关的事多着呢，为什么非要举我 问你借钱的例子！ , l H4 ]) D9 ]: e+ B. k' H7 t% W4 f
M: Ok, don't be mad at me. Hey, since you now know what "buck" means, why don't you give me an example.) ?' @0 y" c/ H4 g
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L: 要我给你举个例子，行，那还不容易呀！ 你看我这件毛衣，款 式很新型，纯毛的，还是名牌，你猜多钱？Five bucks！1 p: v; v, u8 [6 ]
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6 l' M& F r# Q9 l; l4 XL: 清仓大减价嘛！ 可是，Michael，我去商店的时候，停车停错了地 方，吃了一张罚票， it costs me 50 bucks! ! a* R O6 [! C" x1 b) g8 { ' r5 o6 s( k4 O3 }, C) P4 [% ZM: Oh! So your sweater actually costs you 55 bucks! That's expensive!1 ?, g6 Z' x7 v' [- j& E; a$ H
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L: Michael，这电影可真棒！ " {, u( Q( \7 B* L 4 o0 \. [: Z% u& x3 TM: What? Are you kidding? That was the stupidest movie I've ever seen. I would have rather spent the seven bucks on a good meal.2 D2 c, [! M) v5 d( Q2 q- Y
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L: 你从来没看过这么傻的电影？你宁可花这七块钱去好好吃顿饭！ Michael, 你真怪！我非常喜欢Piers Brosnan，他长得多帅呀！ 6 g5 D+ p! \$ w& Y3 T) ?% p# J4 u9 t v( E8 l
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M: The word "whatever" I said is the same as in your example， But when someone says "whatever" like this: "whatever," he is being sarcastic. He thinks what you just said is nonsense. * o9 i+ f. k+ |, u8 Q' i' e' x& Y) O& m2 _1 Q1 V* l
L: 噢，原来是这么回事。你说的whatever和我举的例子里的 whatever 是一个字, 可是，说的语调不一样就表示说话的人在讽 刺对方，认为对方说的是废话。好，又学会一个词。不过， Michael，你不喜欢这部电影是不是你认为Piers Brosnan不够帅？ 你 是妒忌他吧？ 0 j e5 x# {9 y. K* I - A* Q& w, j# XM: Whatever! Piers Brosnan is an old man and he's getting fat. I couldn't possibly be jealous of him. : J, E" x4 H+ y8 o0 i, |2 f . |, r7 d& Z1 T: l. Q E: UL: 得了吧！对，Piers Brosnan年级不小了，也比以前胖了。可是我 认为他还是很帅。你自己不也比以前胖了嘛。 1 E( M6 }4 j+ a1 V8 s) K" } 8 @% x' [$ J1 p: n; U' EM: I'm fat? Whatever! This movie was a waste of seven bucks! 9 z4 `2 N0 N5 Q+ j0 y$ ?2 Q# g8 T- i7 b4 u% Y) M2 m
L: 唉，非要说看这部电影是浪费七块美元。 得了，Michael, 你还是 省点钱吧，没准我下回还要问你借呢！, u; D5 [( I+ r& R7 S5 g
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