今天是四月一号愚人节。李华到处去找Michael, 有事商量。今天她会学到两个常用语，sketchy和sucker。3 n0 ~/ q' G6 Z# A, t+ r/ N
4 v4 C# G. m7 b% ]8 C0 {L：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。 7 a+ e, z+ v8 o, z; i* D# @ 0 O3 Z1 y! @ p& w0 @1 vM：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy. * m9 d& ]; Z/ T4 \ C 8 P8 e/ B2 P0 UL：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？ 4 t' M F0 K+ D$ V7 D! q' f, W, c0 s , x; M) v- y8 A" Z" FM：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted. + P+ w U0 E# {6 _# T( J% t ( T* M" a, `6 m& JL：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？3 c& u9 y2 Y9 X) _$ i6 ~% Q
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M： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals. # W* M# v: K5 n' \9 A% J7 ^9 E5 h& [8 k3 m
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。% E Y/ l6 w q. R+ `' @ v
' ?5 L C3 w" p* [; H3 S- VM：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy.: u. C: ?0 j) F
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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。# \4 @) \4 ~ p. L: p
4 m3 n" ~: R7 i& z) L8 t8 iM：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is. 0 p: F* V( j4 x$ l7 k4 }: e9 R4 |# t, }! n( J. ^
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。 % f6 J5 N7 s8 N0 g1 z7 T u' e6 |: S6 J I6 Z* Y
M：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me.! {% {1 k u: _& {# c( E; I
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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? 4 y- K0 m4 F( F. ^, R- L9 o9 N, W7 Y) H; k6 K: Q- E+ _
M：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that.3 B+ X- g- e! z
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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？ " s. r; [6 ]; q + {* M: f* _% D* [- I7 LM：Sure!, C9 ^% r1 e% F" ^0 n
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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. # d; u( ?. P6 P4 d& t 7 L5 |- k8 a* o( dL：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！' ~7 f$ p3 Q0 f& U9 l
* y' q9 h0 L* jM：She believed that? She is such a sucker! ! A; { T+ J; X9 r- n9 e( h3 T# p( s2 L
L：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？ T% r; {( r( _# e! a$ t5 l" U7 T) H- P
M：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked . * E4 N7 O, p% a; Y. z * c7 o8 I( T2 b+ y" pL：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！ 7 l0 p3 l# u; E* I9 q- U) z( |$ Q
M：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...1 i9 @2 V" k0 [" @. L
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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! " z2 }8 X8 u$ y! o, L* k( s7 U/ l / U8 t @1 Z9 S6 pM： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate.. W# M# K$ x2 i8 a8 F1 L6 p
8 [6 i" h! A: @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) 6 g- b: \2 K/ a % H9 ?8 w b; |; u K5 B# U3 h# |6 oM：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother?+ l; \8 d3 S! p8 ~
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