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。- U4 M, n/ @) m8 P: F5 L+ A
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L: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！/ u q7 S8 G- k
! n D$ F& H7 o5 `4 C: l6 {, u" Y* aM: 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.; d {; e* o- v0 M M. o
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L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？ 0 ~. ]; C4 |! m9 M7 n* d" K$ d/ S3 Y Q( ?6 O' x% G8 \
M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk.* t0 G. i6 p' x- E% T
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M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight. 7 o4 W* {5 T( Q- D ; g9 ~' ?1 r+ L% JL: 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。 % r3 R5 Z1 p+ Y" z* S! @& ? 9 g# H- s$ }$ y u, `9 U& B4 kM: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet. 3 d9 m" v' n p2 u, ~ # k$ x7 v+ ~- ~; fL: 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。: b, H6 j* \0 u- v( }3 N
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M: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it. H/ s4 H) g; Z3 Y/ L, L/ z, A" P8 }* G/ A% J/ l
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。 9 X+ H: |, b h6 n' C- Y 5 i8 K, @6 ~& e6 M \$ PM: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick. 8 k" d1 m y& T! ~5 ~ 7 T1 `! c% H: B$ v# S# ]1 T; Q5 ~# BL: 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 t8 \6 k, f3 q l9 J
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M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes. - x9 S- I B( g2 r3 o ! t% ?$ |8 s: y y0 x+ XL: 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。 o( V5 I6 p. n+ U 9 H* i7 H! K0 w4 nM: Okay, I'll try.. Z, W! f4 a& d1 [
! [: y7 K' I/ ^7 `L: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！; `# k& E c+ W1 o* P8 Y5 {
$ i9 e( n1 E; O: d( N4 [M: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer.) S+ a$ n9 c$ g" z- O! K; g2 k _) j
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L: 你说什么？你想踢我？ " t3 o4 E6 I n- E( y, i3 i" ` 0 |7 N* K G. E, rM: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer.3 j% V& V, s# ]% b" a% h* m
9 \' X' {, B& n$ |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？ ( I! M4 t9 J! y1 o" O/ U" o- R0 I# O. U: }2 c0 b
M: That's right.- H/ N6 S; w {& H) g
3 k8 l; E+ d2 X2 eL: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？ 你是自作自受！ ( k1 m5 M- F5 S 1 H; {2 }& V, i' I2 ~0 T3 jM: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer. " Z2 w' [# i N' B 1 u) D) o: p* B( E! ^! BL: 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。- @3 m4 r5 e- F1 p2 d+ j
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M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons.6 A: F _/ B! ?6 Y
4 T J4 }8 V* y& AL: 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？/ G% k9 s5 {+ u6 O3 M# m
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M: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn., V2 b: S1 H) t6 `
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L: Michael, 走吧！嗨，看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀？ $ T9 o$ q) ?: c ?- E 1 a; D% t$ g# x' X9 }' FM: 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. ; X9 g$ R# U, s P, Q5 V& O: W ( W+ w2 y9 k& C+ h6 k2 b% I0 CL: 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！: P1 m0 v5 f8 u6 a* d! J
: w8 [6 h! ]# J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。 . }5 z) J9 ?" d4 X5 z/ @( [1 }" b1 g0 c
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