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L: 你考得比你预期的好,那太好了。不过,你说什么又是lucky,又是break的?Lucky不是好运气吗?Break是休息,对不对?6 x) q, I5 C+ o% S' \
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M: Lucky break together means something good that happens that you were not expecting.0 u% _% d. o4 Y* F( Z; y# m
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L: 噢,lucky和break这两个词放在一起,它的意思就是没有预料到的好运气。Michael,你刚才那句话是怎么说来着? 8 { Y6 y# ^" z! j$ |+ |( j 9 v+ H) x5 B! Q5 l" Z% ?2 zM: I said: it was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers.2 W! M& [ `$ e9 x
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L: 我懂了。你是说,你没有想到运气会那么好,大多数考题的答案你刚好都知道。 : I3 A, V* c' o: }/ x: M( k# l& l / r0 X3 H3 u0 [/ n* x! _M: Yeah, that's right. If you understand, give me an example./ c4 R. Y6 _6 }0 K* V9 W1 U) _
/ o6 _ `8 P. E6 |L: 哼,我当然懂了,你还要考考我呐? 那天我开车开的飞快, 警察让我把车停下来。可是他只给了我一个警告,而没有给我罚单,我可没想到会有这种好运气。这可以说是一个lucky break吧? : h1 H' e! ~6 R( ?& Q/ ?' u- q5 H- [( @. v* c {) o# L
M: That was a lucky break. I think it was because the police officer found you attractive.: ~4 X& o7 u$ }6 Q+ | Y
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L: 警察因为看我漂亮才不给我开票?你别开玩笑了!不过,那次可 运气,否则至少要罚我五十美元。让我想想还有什么例子可以 用lucky break这个说法的。 0 H9 K; m( K: W7 T ; P" E6 _+ I0 Q2 nM: Well, the paper that's due in two days, I.....9 `: [- W5 B5 J! ~% {7 b9 v9 `
6 D3 |& I7 t1 M s: DM: Yeah, you're right. It'll be hard for us to have a conversation here. Let's go to a place that's more mellow. 5 Q+ d P$ f) v3 o# x% u! Q' U1 @ q0 h, @7 q7 c7 s1 x) m
L: 对,在这里讲话都听不到。到别的地方去吧。Michael,你刚才讲什么more mellow?/ F9 }0 E8 f. ?: P+ }" E+ y% w
: ~6 v s# |/ D3 E( L0 SM: I said that let's go to a place that's more mellow, meaning someplace more calm and relaxing.- p+ J2 M4 w j7 B9 C
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L: 噢,more mellow的意思是比较平静,比较放松。那也就是说到一个不太闹的地方去,对不对? ( r. a1 K/ y7 X( I- R: s0 ~9 Q r: n$ K8 C1 Y- J& v
M: Yeah, you can use the word mellow to describe a person too. 0 X P( p* k5 r8 i! P ( j3 X. _3 N6 Y0 ~L: Mellow也可以用来形容一个人,那今天我们的教授很平静,我可不可以说:She was mellow today!! o8 b! k4 z- k
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L: 太好了,这个地方很安静。我们来看看菜单。哟,你看,再过五分钟就开始减价了,三明治今天半价。我们运气可真好呀!6 Y8 ^- L# A7 E- `8 ]" I
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L: 对,找到安静的地方,还只付半价。真值得庆祝。你多吃点吧, 晚饭就别吃了。. A8 q0 j* P9 O# c. D
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