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。 : e6 K1 Z& h# A V6 m 9 |) ] ^5 W# E+ j0 s4 hL: 嗨, Michael,快走吧,该去看展览了!1 n7 i7 F) w/ v! Q
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M: 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. 1 ]: S, o) m; F- y / x, A% d* g" m% t( iL: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀?. ^) U# Q( y& F9 Z9 v
, x3 y7 G8 g9 m& u" BM: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk. ) C9 D' j$ e' o. F2 a% n " e- S: G y; ~1 [, x( X8 v) N3 SL: 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。8 f1 D) N- c8 V. U6 N2 f: x
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M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.8 D- v8 N% F& x+ j
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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 E7 w( e: F6 G7 J0 Q$ H6 H+ x0 J* y, O3 Y/ x
M: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet. ' o7 T& z1 ^+ @; R' A I2 O8 ^3 z* t' C7 N4 n' z
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。5 R% S2 r0 Z4 S A! q5 u# j. ~
* `- G2 X! S6 p7 D0 O% S# OM: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it. h! r% n8 z. y$ L N8 l {% p) }3 i; O
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。 $ C2 v3 D1 v, o/ s4 |. f5 W) ]- G1 O! B
M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick.3 J# x9 N$ F. X; c
: d. y& }0 w7 F; v) LL: 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。, ~' z: b# @( b$ O6 [* ~+ H; J" X
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M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes. 6 s0 M5 A' P1 z# z, C( K; m; T8 O) t4 m
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。 # }, k: I7 U P* B! C1 p! |" S. }7 Q$ {7 |
M: Okay, I'll try.. s' c8 Y5 T0 d# T
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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. p9 J j) q9 q- i8 C) S4 F* ~& x$ v ! w0 H" \+ y( b, FL: 你说什么?你想踢我?- f! ]' n* z) I- _5 `
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M: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer. & F- Z2 E4 R" L! @1 S O, V2 _( k1 r+ A% O/ ?/ Y2 J
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?; u' j. m) `$ `8 L
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M: That's right. 8 j: }7 f3 Y) m) d* U, a9 t) D" K g4 c+ P u; ^* @$ f
L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢? 你是自作自受!8 m( S4 b1 X% E1 k' `- u1 R" H
G7 L8 w% Q' mM: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer. # p% h# D/ {* o9 B% m, d$ L C4 O0 \
L: 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。 " u: x# E2 n- \8 M 1 D* y- o. o- @- R. b% q7 G4 u& ]M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons." k" U- \3 n$ R3 l9 h/ b
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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?0 s3 y) o6 y0 W2 o/ b* t. L
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M: 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. 0 Z6 D8 F; M6 ]4 P; t' z& ? 0 P) Z5 Z9 n8 o8 ~1 bL: 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! 7 E6 X- a( G- A! p" ]2 w % X9 u* T$ w+ b, k9 W, E0 m+ l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。 ; `/ h% |* H! n- K1 [0 D, V& Q
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