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。) [, g; y0 u* G. C' E: R+ v4 `
7 C$ U- M6 n5 M: {6 yL: 嗨, Michael,快走吧,该去看展览了! 4 k2 k; k8 N; S) U4 V ; H: P1 G! G. N" U* K0 r( f# eM: 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 Q8 M0 s' V, c9 \1 J6 q8 {
2 o; j4 B# k4 E9 ~L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀?7 O, x8 r5 g. t7 R* ^
2 ]% d7 k/ ?) m' M. P* J# hM: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk. 8 m6 e, X$ x5 a* I2 k n0 M 9 q6 V& R$ s# Q2 d7 z3 HL: 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。! U6 L/ M: K; }( n6 w8 y. N& p
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M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.& W& Y2 D/ t# z6 N8 o/ _8 S
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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。 * I. F" s- d& i# l9 x5 q @6 [, f) V8 d6 u
M: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet., V& K! e& m* S; J8 ^7 @
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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。 L; ?4 D. z3 J
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M: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it.3 f+ m3 @, L8 e) O' u# z( y8 H- u
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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。$ \* t3 f. P% c
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M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick., n" M' l8 u) l) i6 f5 X1 y b M
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L: 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。 , M' L9 u7 R+ w$ c$ N0 K8 D4 i' F. u) W, i3 y
M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes.1 Q3 C, F) y; [
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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。 # h& K: B; c) U4 R* v" E $ ~( V4 c8 l! XM: Okay, I'll try. 9 K0 w# x( L4 a9 G, j6 A" ^' D: S+ R/ I' Y" D
L: Michael,你觉得怎么样,好点吗?快,我们走吧! 0 a# |( B# {( Z % x, D) y4 z5 W! mM: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer.* t' N8 u5 k; \: a
* J5 x. C9 z; H% C: NL: 你说什么?你想踢我? / K3 h% b; G4 q$ M; i& U- I. \2 x# F( b4 \
M: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer./ n( l2 e- t z, i" t; h9 w8 P
% C9 f3 t' q2 }/ P" Q. mL: 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?+ A+ W3 ^8 m7 U2 Z
' O4 T: o6 P' K0 f- V2 @9 \/ R6 yM: That's right.: @9 E! l$ m1 \1 ~; ~
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L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢? 你是自作自受! 7 u) ?/ h7 ]1 [3 L+ P/ p4 c: {7 M1 G3 s, e
M: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer.) Y/ j1 U0 x: q7 _* r" u) l; J
4 b$ G$ P' ]% YL: 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。2 a! d' S! U8 f# W
0 z8 V5 R. d, p2 J6 x! B+ ]M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons.8 f0 v7 K* m( G. F& g+ F) `5 n
/ {& ?* s5 R% z+ X" p8 L1 O$ V( iL: 偶然喝醉一次,看看老的卡通片也不能说自己没有用嘛。你看到你的学生英语有进步,不也让你很高兴吗?0 l/ u; a1 a# i0 a) M( b8 l
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M: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn. * v' E' S- ~: M/ c/ v' g- ^& v( L7 L3 s5 f
L: Michael, 走吧!嗨,看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀?) c# }# Q- Q/ |( G; L E# O
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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.8 R; @/ [" ~3 _ ?9 S% H( l
# W: r# |9 X: gL: 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!$ z. j9 _3 r6 u4 h8 d
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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。 ' p4 c3 u/ N: L$ k! x3 w5 `8 T: U3 p
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