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。' w) p, ]. u: Y; ]( U
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L: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！ " \4 \8 @. n7 s0 `/ }8 I + U0 T- w; {4 H% kM: 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.* J' W- ~' N0 L7 A& a' ~
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L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？4 |! q9 E3 ?% v1 g/ z6 W
5 o5 \; M, X3 A0 Z+ O& W+ t4 ~M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk. * z' U% \8 c& ?% D$ b* | + u8 l# r: Q+ x, VL: 噢，你们到酒吧去了。你说的wasted意思是喝酒喝得酩酊大醉，不是指浪费。7 y' ]6 z9 v. X* g" `% G& I! ` Q
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M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.3 T. c; `; S0 C5 c0 p
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L: 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。5 T6 N# J+ o% y/ Q3 f% L
" r" S# r6 m* L+ }! qM: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet.& x- M0 c$ {+ u& w# `" S
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L: 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。7 i4 j2 P, ? G+ ~8 h! K
7 |0 P9 z# {) f L* w+ ?' ]M: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it.: _& ^5 {2 E: ^$ B$ [
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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。 % [7 p3 ?% I. o3 Q; p% ]4 M( k2 v % T1 Q& k/ y. P7 P; kM: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick. ! @5 h$ \* L- f6 y( z+ C- F" _0 l; {
L: 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。 5 P1 F, {& Y( u+ ~/ q* O9 R7 L. M0 v
M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes. V' A+ o3 ~. z" F% z! o: ]5 q
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L: 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。 5 ^9 ] F/ V9 [' l; {* {5 D }9 p3 h8 c, J- T
M: Okay, I'll try.( y" o W$ a* c$ c6 F
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L: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！9 v& W: q8 J! ?, x# @$ V0 P. ~& R0 e' q
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M: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer. 8 o- S8 e( a, s1 v2 T) S, [1 C; F4 V) N# n1 k" ~" @# S
L: 你说什么？你想踢我？ $ j/ M* M; a2 c$ \. Y1 t" Q! J : Q3 @) G* {$ JM: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer., F% L" T* B6 H4 K+ x- e1 {
% M: f7 C, T4 y- C c# D2 x8 tL: 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？ ; x0 j, v9 U" Y0 r7 O4 u: g3 v- ^; W) u+ J* b
M: That's right. : M2 a3 ]% i- Z" O5 Y' m! J/ @# \- M2 Q6 T/ C0 f
L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？ 你是自作自受！, S7 n1 @* w; @, J R
) Y4 Y4 ], v* l, i* W8 |' G% uM: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer. 6 f. g8 k8 M3 m 8 ?) t6 N8 a3 H3 mL: 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。 / x3 Y/ J. N& S9 {2 Z9 O# H6 K% o & E, K& l {# Q( H5 LM: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons. 2 `5 Z0 a5 L' m) c9 m3 Q' D% ?& _' A& e9 r- { Z
L: 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？ * [ o: d: T; d' s1 c H3 O2 `! _$ V9 p
M: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn.7 r# y* W7 C, @7 k3 S! F
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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？ ! d* o6 w9 j6 B3 y& c6 M% V, g( j r( W1 r& d& t( u {! u: CM: 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. 3 S( x0 m4 p* R5 E ! k3 S2 b g9 M$ ML: 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！3 H/ {6 J' _8 M8 B" w
$ G/ I) G8 G8 n4 S- f' a4 q; ]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。 N; s3 z; ]3 t! V! B/ ~ 7 F) c7 S; z* y% E' D7 R8 q) kAudio as following: / Y$ f" j. J: a# m! f
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