. j3 O: H1 j5 W5 q* l" [) V4 HM：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted. 9 m/ K4 {/ M* h) U+ h; p( q/ }# Y J2 Z
L：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？; Z V8 H# k0 K
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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. " K" {. X% `! v: O7 F & G& x2 O. C" R3 tL：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。" w" J. o0 j' X d( }
$ W' b: E- |/ X: k" V: ]M：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy. ! x0 ^& G4 J [, C" H8 ?3 T/ X: o; g0 d% V9 _5 |! _& f
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。 8 c7 r8 [$ G+ o; i+ H9 ?' e7 h! s+ ^& f$ F: f" [. e& \
M：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is.) V+ y/ u7 ~+ D% `
0 | m! }8 \, u- k+ G5 NL：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。 / R. W! A; B+ z P) e( o% { D* S; _5 ~) j
M：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me.( Z& s4 ~! K: q0 ?0 w9 c
6 r) K" y" b. O# IL：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? $ L$ V0 n. u5 [ : L' e+ B2 f; f$ u% S; I2 a$ w3 qM：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. 0 g2 q& Q% a t4 F. y8 o: W9 W9 |2 i
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？ : {: K+ V5 V0 Y- o2 W) |5 K: ?: A" |9 P8 S2 v
M：Sure!# t% O9 M/ f* X0 M0 \' l
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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. 1 K. F9 d. w- W: M4 }. O 8 S3 ^8 P% r; K n9 i. m$ g. 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！ 8 \3 W8 O# o! u; |; d# |8 k& n1 r8 o2 @
M：She believed that? She is such a sucker!# v- R1 P6 L& B2 X* y9 l
, ]2 c. G' o' a# @1 c6 K3 V) c8 [4 Q1 u2 l+ fL：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？ 2 e9 F/ _8 `: x# R4 |: g ' a6 Y3 h+ e5 W; Z4 uM：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked . + K+ J* {1 D: F- k& B+ W; Q& u, ^, T% J" l( O
L：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！2 M* P; S( n$ N
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M：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...8 Q7 w \# ^7 L6 d$ ?# g
( `6 W2 C3 m+ o0 A2 ]. NL：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!+ r6 c" D. T# R8 C8 M
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M： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate.2 L# k$ |" ~: _: E
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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) 4 }: ^0 h6 b! F0 D4 B0 { 3 N; q0 [7 c9 f9 i0 }M：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother? * {: e+ p5 a# K( P7 k1 T' p 6 W* p1 m4 Q: KL：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。! @2 J& C4 p5 l. N+ W
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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。 7 f# h1 ]! Q0 g0 W/ @% YAudio as following:; b1 O, A( U& P h0 F1 ^# m
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