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。1 f w* {, z4 o
( b! h+ t7 J5 X* k3 W9 @L: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！ b I g+ a3 ] - |0 `. z9 n. H( h3 U) M. J7 \& kM: 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.7 W/ F$ F% }' p: w) a
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L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？8 D0 i2 `$ L# ^1 s! C& {: [) v
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M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk.7 v' X& t N8 d5 D
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L: 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。 : Y: }; t1 }3 c8 O- \2 n+ p+ o# f- y: a ) L+ q" o& u" j% JM: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight. 7 r4 | A/ b9 p# G& T" }! C0 X 9 B+ e+ E* Q1 d$ |6 DL: 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。 - z, |: i- V2 E$ u7 z$ i9 H; [: }3 Q4 A/ L* x$ w8 }+ B) p# h
M: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet.1 r* H9 L% ~0 {& I3 C
. D9 C; p% D* @) aL: 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。 j0 {" ^- z1 F$ R" F : y0 p$ c: w* P" u! v* q+ n; M! N+ AM: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it. 7 w7 v" \% H" O+ D1 R) }7 L! ~* ]5 \
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。$ }' m2 P: G+ V
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M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick.& h" }2 Q' e/ _: ~- W
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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。 ! v. {7 b5 v* \2 ~ C E , |* {% S3 n# |M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes.* b9 G1 I' F2 w I5 [6 h
3 J' \$ W4 N$ x# u8 X+ d" _% Z& YL: 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。 1 j' b! I$ @! F + z: O2 i8 z( p( f9 Y; V$ VM: Okay, I'll try.% l& j" l/ H) w8 i% }# s
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L: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！ 4 I3 Y* m+ a. Y+ Y3 D# g" M$ o H8 B* H0 [7 I# | k9 o* F9 _
M: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer.- o8 q- y6 J+ J* P
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L: 你说什么？你想踢我？ $ y3 \8 a I( M( @* c* @4 c- t- a2 K7 v6 n3 ?( x
M: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer.# r, [( u9 v3 V" h
9 b# s0 q9 D5 G8 V8 v" A( @2 bL: 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？ / r: ~0 l1 H" D$ h2 S) E+ k 3 T6 n' I" U8 f1 UM: That's right. 7 M, t' C& S' p% ?# p3 P* R 0 a4 a. c' N; j. @3 `% E dL: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？ 你是自作自受！: u. e% `! Y# a/ T4 v" E7 S
. \" F# P$ g _M: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer. , p# s% M- l/ d! `. U$ h4 q G) P# E
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。 ' Y1 b0 e/ U. g1 c& j& n + C$ E6 b9 i, B1 J3 T4 t4 IM: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons.* ^9 M0 @- Z3 J1 ^
3 \3 T$ x7 \6 ]L: 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？ r: w/ o0 @' [$ S; `2 u 6 o: l: R" ~! wM: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn." w. B! l; m+ T2 D$ r2 H+ `7 a
$ F+ f- w! T) C5 f% GL: Michael, 走吧！嗨，看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀？ / l+ J. q t, s9 B1 \- x& g $ H/ Q9 J" W6 q: UM: 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.$ O3 D2 a' e# ~; B$ L$ Q
; ?- ?2 ~7 C, Z9 ]: A& R5 S5 p3 rL: 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 O X0 n. C" y- G- P$ B# t
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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。6 d3 a. S N0 _: d3 G# Z, k9 A
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