) ~. L* T0 ^$ V, C4 W, S6 O. zL：Michael，和我住在一起的小陈今天打电话到我工作的地方。她说警察到家里去找我。他们说我的签证有问题。我该怎么办？我很害怕。* n. {3 Z" _" s `, N! D* b
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M：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy./ _6 Q3 r+ b5 C8 l, y7 ~7 p5 d
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L：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？ 7 S) q" ^ x# `1 h( O/ x/ ~1 D$ z' g% ?' E/ Y7 A
M：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted. " ~; J( d5 \ k! J& T5 f' q) k- L) M/ H# h G( @
L：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？2 y* w2 w: |3 U
3 J; j6 V o! l Z& r/ X9 vM： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals. 8 g; W) d- u, J Z, D7 [' h5 t) }! C5 ^" T
L：嗯，对呀，警察抓罪犯还忙不过来呢，他们才不管签证呢！移民局的人才是管签证的。这么说来，小陈的话是有点可疑，sketchy。 8 ]6 q% _) j( a; m9 J8 G H 5 h) I3 w; p& \7 X7 @+ iM：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy. $ ~: p) Z4 S% R4 Q* x: Q' C( ~* P7 {
L： 对，Michael， 你可真行呐！ 要是签证有问题，移民局一般会先给我一封信，他们才不会到家去找我呢。这真是越说越不可信了。3 ^! m5 m" M: P
6 n4 t- v- }3 k4 n K( `1 WM：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is. " S/ M9 ^6 | n+ n; i 6 T N* X; c. v1 k" T! Z2 ?L：今天是什么日子呀？噢。。。今天是四月一号愚人节！ 哟，我的老天爷呀，我没想到小陈会跟我开这个玩笑。- y) W8 k$ v$ M! l6 M% Z, M
a6 d1 {% t6 R3 Q) ?/ rM：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me. . k7 e! C o+ Z9 J 1 I# ~* \; v2 A$ H+ jL：等等，你也能说一个人sketchy? 你觉得小陈这个人不太可信？对，她的话确实是靠不住。上星期在聚会上见到的那个人，死跟着我不放，楞要送我回家，我能不能说，that guy was very sketchy? 3 d8 Z, u \3 f0 y' A/ I) v , R6 b' g% [6 {& j8 bM：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. % Y% L8 a/ A( ^' D( t; g3 b* O" m) @) s* n/ F" ^
L：对了，我得打电话告诉小陈我没上她的当， 借你的手机用一用，行吗？$ q3 r' H$ f% J M7 L
: H; E2 G/ m4 y, e: l2 BM：Sure! 1 P/ m$ \4 j3 c' w ~; e, m/ Q- Y2 S! H! A5 H* P3 J
M：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand. # P7 o. O0 [4 L" y3 M4 t( P0 M( Q) e* t4 h/ V" \( F* L1 U
L：我告诉她我很生气，我不想再跟她住在一起了，我告诉她我要搬出去和她哥哥同居了。嘿，她好象真相信我说的话！* A1 [* ~" `8 K1 n
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M：She believed that? She is such a sucker!( W, f. D' Y# P% p# F
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L：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？ 5 |1 P8 q+ C: o. @" F8 g9 E2 \: U4 D+ Y% o1 G; N' L
M：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked .8 ^4 G M5 q5 N9 M3 s$ n
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L：Sucker这个词我在学校里经常听到，可就不是太清楚究竟是什么意思。原来sucker 是指很容易上当，很轻信别人的人。我一开始相信了小陈的话，那我不就是个sucker咯！% v1 T$ ~5 b8 N. V
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M：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...1 {" W7 j! ~- R ?& [
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L：那倒是的，每个人有时难免会当傻瓜。我记得你在电脑上收到很多电子邮件的广告，说你可以在家工作赚很多钱，当时你还很相信这些广告呢。You were such a sucker!8 A4 Q' V ? j* d+ s3 n/ u1 v- F
9 N$ r9 E1 K" P1 eM： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate.+ K. C/ j R- B O m0 ]
9 U2 f! Z3 Z+ C9 l. i2 I. {& vM：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother?) E- B% S* q6 u" V& z* a
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L：对，他跟她哥哥通完了电话，但是还相信我要和她哥哥同居了。我看我还是给她打个电话告诉她我是在开玩笑吧，否则她会把我的东西从窗子里都扔掉的。4 d/ ?" J9 O: `3 F- M
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今天Michael 教李华学会了两个常用语，一个是：sketchy，意思是一个人，或者是一个人说的话不可信，值得怀疑；另一个是：sucker， 指一个很轻信，很容易上当的人。这次[流行美语]就学习到这里，我们下次节目再见。 * q L6 |! F/ F) @: n/ lAudio as following:9 J1 U' q+ E. J$ q
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