' `$ o4 Z" x% sM：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy." @" H6 z7 |" K( C+ N* s! N$ t
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L：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？1 R( V7 B- T3 r
( q' m: b+ s* Z Z. }; \4 VM：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted. ; L: }' M' S1 L5 V0 a' B9 x/ c$ {( F: l- H. V0 h0 B: ]
L：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？ % X! A, h$ P* \ D3 x/ D+ o" K; e$ i" G b' N' N9 GM： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals.% B# O& E: @) |$ H" y# ]. s# I
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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。 5 q5 `4 U7 G- y ' O i7 A {* {# n U, hM：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy.% D8 |1 o; w. v5 W3 h
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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。 ' k2 D' O% X; R7 S7 Y3 t" M8 v, j: e
M：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is. " z" \9 v' s U1 K3 y/ J2 r& n/ Q" r) ], `1 ~! P3 e5 S$ w; B! H+ S: q
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。% {: A- u3 t* {, f- S
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M：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me., C& [ I% i. y+ F4 G W9 `, `
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L：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?: V; r) J. m4 n0 A+ W
& ?7 Y+ S! X" Q& }M：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. / d0 {9 S; |3 B9 k1 u6 [: X2 b' Z; ~6 ~; L8 E
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？ 6 H7 C; s$ s" R5 R9 l ) u% A# p* [, m" ~: J5 m; H2 cM：Sure!0 z8 U9 f; c t7 X
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M：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand.6 p! N+ C: ]! G2 q0 |
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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！( r; m7 G6 M8 G H. z
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M：She believed that? She is such a sucker! ) K# Z) k6 p) Z 4 x' `& R/ q) F- {$ {7 dL：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？- w# Q/ u0 Y9 W# j- X$ Y8 v
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M：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked . 4 E: H2 {- S3 } { - _' q% e3 M: ~% f U! GL：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！ . s; g" M: P9 y+ r! f " Q$ R# K# z$ A- F: f1 aM：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...) u' k- b7 e! Q6 S/ j+ q
+ A# }$ s& ]5 ^% K! W# Y/ c$ n, s! YL：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! 3 n9 c/ j; E$ i' P R- k+ I3 K8 ]* p" q C4 i( \' t
M： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate." \# U+ ~5 p: w/ F: f8 @: u( M9 W
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L：是小陈？让我跟她说话。 (李华接电话)是呀！我不管你告诉他什么。我们相爱，我们要同居。什么？我不管你说什么，我不要跟骗我的人住在一起。 (关电话) 3 C- w& a8 `" i! `( ?' | E$ x# V( n+ e; u- ?2 {/ h6 k
M：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother? 0 _! \$ m+ E, r9 s1 p" s5 J$ X9 _" T/ O- \
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。 1 U5 [/ ?& I9 [/ y! F N2 Q, K
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。 , I" c1 ~* o' M0 Z+ TAudio as following: " J( v+ a. d ?; z3 ^& Y
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