# P6 M# a* j4 d" m9 R7 c, f) TM: If you call someone a nerd, it means you think he is weird and not cool. It can be used in many different situations.5 l0 k6 z7 d- J7 T0 k+ t/ u( S
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L: 噢,nerd是指那种跟一般人不一样,有点怪的人。Nerd可以用在 许多不同场合。那象你今天穿了这套衣服,怪怪的,我就可以 说:You're a nerd。 对不对? d4 q! P0 v3 a% b0 r4 I
9 F( U; d+ ]: ~3 `! v& QM: Me? A nerd? Well, yes, you could call me a nerd. / o" f+ Y4 P! A& t3 v0 H; i5 H5 `" U6 h( c9 {9 n; j
L: 我肯定好多人都叫你a nerd。1 h& f" U3 p- F$ p7 H
( r ? n) v3 tM: As a matter of fact, when I was growing up, a lot of kids called me a nerd because I didn't fit in. @4 r1 q& P O3 V
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L: 你小的时候不合群,所以许多人都叫你nerd。我看你现在很合 群嘛。看不出你小时候是个nerd。你到底是怎么个不合群呢?8 i* ?# g) E4 z2 ~' K
: O& Z3 q; R/ G6 `" K! pM: Well, as you know I was never very good at sports, and I never knew how to fit in with the cool kids. + G) N' j$ m2 R- V* R / d, b, C6 C9 z$ oL: 对,你好象告诉过我你从小就不太喜欢体育,跟那些很受欢迎的 同学也合不到一起。所以,你就成了一个nerd。0 Y5 y9 P' F' w) h; i. E' |4 _/ V
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M: A typical nerd is someone who wears glasses and carries a lot of books. 5 B8 A, Z0 W ^9 _: x- I. ?5 a5 K8 F1 W7 Y6 b! {
L: 噢,那就是书呆子的形象,戴着眼镜,拿着许多书。4 m4 p1 K5 Z) r x% w* m& h2 G
1 }6 r* G% ?4 j- w( YM: That's right. If someone is always studying, or seems to know the answers to everything, you can call him a nerd.4 K+ s& x. f7 T/ r+ ^4 k
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L: 老念书,什么都知道的人,那不就是书呆子吗?Michael,我看你 有的时候穿衣服有点怪,也许人家会叫你nerd,可是你绝对不会 成为书呆子。+ Q8 }( i# m9 ^# M
( p6 y: t# [/ C# ?M: I guess so! Li Hua, That TV show is so cheesy. I don't know why it's so popular.) f! M4 m+ A3 U' n
, M5 N' B, C2 c* j2 _6 sL: 这个电视剧好多人都喜欢,包括我在内 。可你又在说什么批评的 话, 我不知道cheesy是什么意思,但是我知道你在说它不好。 $ n. ]8 n* i/ @- G/ Q9 [% r! V# L6 B# Z$ z. y' {
M: Cheesy means tacky or dumb. It's usually used to describe a TV show, movie, or something someone says. + H8 T3 u+ a& Z. J" {7 p: `! r' |- v, u# Q( X; g
L: 噢,cheesy就是很俗气,质量很次,很愚蠢。人们经常用cheesy 这个词来形容电视节目,电影或者某个人说的话。 . |* r( S, Q, I6 {; U$ o# _) _5 o! _- C; U, J( K+ b$ E8 n
M: I think the new TV soap opera on Channel 6 is so cheesy. It is fake and the things they say on the shows are so weird. I don't know why these shows are so popular.- O/ z4 K, J% \2 W& r6 d
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L: 对,我也看了六频道那个新的电视连续剧。情节是很虚假,对话 也很怪。可是你想知道为什么那么多人喜欢看吗?我来告诉你。看这 种电视剧总想知道结局嘛。我有的时候还会流泪的呢。 8 n# C) M/ q: e) Q $ o2 v5 ?$ p% k) Y7 h2 m. P" o; v4 U; PM: How can those cheesy TV shows make you cry? You're such a nerd. ' p: n: e/ n; _8 w7 Q4 ]# I1 A4 f) n2 ]0 f6 s/ h
L: 什么? 你说我是个nerd?: {' E5 m& f6 ~, q
8 Q2 ^3 I: ~9 W, T8 A8 X" qM: Don't be mad, Li Hua. But you are a nerd. No one cries while watching these cheesy TV shows!, Q7 ?/ j$ x, b( a( |$ D
) ?* C3 E! K3 u; IL: 我才不信呢。你们这些不流眼泪的人缺乏感情,你们才是nerd。 我不 跟你说了,我要回去了。' N! t- U, {+ ^4 a9 h/ C l7 h. c) I! v
% @* v' P% Z! h2 u0 L3 RM: No, no, Li Hua. Wait, at least you have to finish watching this cheesy TV show so that you know who's going to marry whom.- i& ]& _8 b% r: @( J