/ B, ]* e2 s+ J# DM: Hey, Li Hua. Oh, the elephant house, let's go in and take a look." a# T; Q0 n0 r; B" C
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L: 噢,那是大象馆啊? 好,进去看看。 不行,不行,这儿太臭 了。走吧!" s# E# Z) w& J! q% V8 L; E4 k
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M: Oh, yeah. Let's get out of here. In fact, I've got a lot of studying to do. I'm going to need to pull an all-nighter. + J( H2 E( ^ r0 C/ H " s3 ^+ B q e4 k9 tL: 我知道你有很多功课,但是你在准备考试的时候也总得休息休息嘛。我听说这次考试会很难。你刚才说 all-nighter 是不是开夜车 的意思呀? 4 S- I; B. i/ _, {' [1 F T$ W ; H0 B. f- M1 t& g5 fM: Yeah, that's what I meant. Li Hua, you're smart! / K1 c: F/ D( d3 d, K& t3 e$ ^( d! M+ x! z! o+ r' E
L: 我是猜出来的, all的意思是整个,全部,nighter和 night 很像。我想一个人要整夜学习,那不就是开夜车吗?但是,有一点我不太懂,你说:to pull an all-nighter,什么是pull ? 9 w' |) |# n% A2 Y8 D9 z 7 Z- q6 w: _) \* T2 \( rM: Pull means to get yourself through a difficult time.( p) _: E$ t5 h2 n4 O3 u
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M: Yep. You wouldn't have to pull an all-nighter because you have been studying all semester, I haven't been. E% w% c) s- Z ' n% l# K# k3 gL: 这你可说对了。我不需要开夜车,因为我整个一学期都在学习。你要开夜车,因为你平时不学习。 1 r d b" _0 B% q4 q4 U! M) K7 c; q5 C7 P& n
M: I know, I know, you're a better student than I am. 3 b1 }+ P- D4 _5 L1 \, M/ s" E) r! [3 f+ x4 Q& |% O6 \
L: Michael, 我真喜欢纽约的秋天,空气很清新。你要是能跟我一起玩,不用回去念书,那该多好啊!& F& s5 m/ l+ \- V9 B
! |5 h8 F, Q# ]3 b/ W% q* mM: I don't want to go study either, but I should. 6 s5 h* S3 }7 }: Z3 q' J, c / `9 L8 G3 [) J- y0 W/ S& _) OL: 对啊, 你要是上星期多花点时间念书不就好了嘛。现在你得临时抱佛脚了。& |* \9 f. z2 H5 t& F
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M: I perform better on tests when I cram. 6 g/ t8 Y1 ^9 O8 o3 D 9 q. m% A2 i, G: S6 A; K# r, oL: Cram? Cram是把什么东西塞进去的意思,跟学习有什么关系呢? ) a2 t# ~( n# i) t) g. }5 } & ~( W$ P/ C$ j, QM: Well, it's sort of the same meaning. I'm going to do a lot of studying at the last minute, that's what it means to cram. # G$ t. }5 N' W6 e 3 z c, `' {1 F. |. Q( Q2 p! ?: aL: 意思差不多?噢,我知道了!Cram就是我们中文里说的填鸭式方法,就是硬把食品塞给鸭子吃,这样鸭子就长得肥。北京烤鸭就是用这种鸭子做的。你说的cram 是临时抱佛脚,在考试前猛记猛背,把知识往脑子里塞。你还认为这是好办法? : {8 h, L" l% r# r0 u7 t 0 l- p& D9 v) j! ~2 Z9 E8 KM: Well, everyone's different. Cramming works for me. ' S+ ]0 k2 T; o1 a 4 ?5 W8 E5 H, f( h3 m: j, u+ {L: 你认为临时抱佛脚对你来说行得通。可是,Michael,想把半学期的内容在一个晚上记住,这样做可真傻。 8 |# p1 d7 A; ~. x0 A* R' K1 N7 c1 D/ } 2 `5 w" ?% v$ A, j. RM: Stop being my mother, Li Hua!) k; ^- B. O; s: |% M; U
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L: 噢,只能指大学生或中学生在考试前开夜车,临时抱佛脚。# w- |2 i6 R5 L) R) ?, N
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L: 好吧,我明天早上给你打电话。 $ ^ ~) X+ e( q( P# E 8 @* b) m- ]7 YM: No, don't worry about me, I'm sure I will still be cramming.* e9 h1 l5 O( ^) M. L: m: f
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L: 哟,你还准备开夜车开到天亮呐? Ok, well, good luck! ! V/ I: s8 g/ C$ _& ~4 k& X$ s; E9 n5 G, E. T
今天李华向Michael学了两个常用语,一个是:all-nighter, 意思是开夜车;另一个是:cram, 这是指中学生或大学生在考试前临时抱佛脚。 6 S- Z' |7 o7 IAudio As Following: K; k8 K7 N' V0 x