' j- k8 a* C4 g1 {L: 今天教授把考卷发回给我们了,Michael,你考得好吗? ; W% ?% F1 Z: Y. ]/ R4 |# {# w' ~" M5 d" ^* N- K! [: b% W3 E
M: I did much better than I expected. It was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers.# ]. D) V1 U2 g% W& j
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0 S1 i% r) G5 d: f% x# g6 g, YM: Lucky break together means something good that happens that you were not expecting. 5 c, v" q: l" T$ n - [- P9 e4 o6 u9 t) U7 w. N eL: 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? & h. l$ S/ O* [. k, e% `+ D$ B. } ( X* q8 S" k) m: Y6 a( l+ bM: I said: it was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers. * r5 Y9 m0 ~0 c; P$ u. I' K8 g" g2 ` I' n% F2 t! J1 B, W
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。 3 z! x' w0 R0 J * p5 S5 L$ t0 L J5 jM: Yeah, that's right. If you understand, give me an example. 3 p; \, S$ `5 c0 r; c - D) |% t& p& o' O TL: 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? 8 p4 {7 |# E. W" j3 |; I$ P7 T0 z& M; @2 Y0 |# p
M: That was a lucky break. I think it was because the police officer found you attractive. 8 _5 U9 k9 p+ J& Q( ]" P7 L* H- t+ Z
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。, N. _# q9 H+ U D2 E/ W& x0 }# X
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M: Well, the paper that's due in two days, I..... 8 j, N' _2 o0 J4 |: s9 Q/ C ; m/ Q6 Z9 n5 a/ w! bL: 对了,教授要我们在两天后交报告,Michael,你还没有开始动手 吧!幸好教授推迟了限期,让我们下星期一交。这对你来说真是个lucky break吧? 7 X+ H0 W; ^/ J + r* g( C; e* o9 N4 t; p+ q" ]3 g! NM: Let's go to lunch to celebrate our good luck.; I' W7 H5 d5 @/ H; N4 b
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L: 好呀, 去吃午饭,庆祝我们的好运气。4 a7 ]8 Q; A" k. w' y
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M: 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 m" F5 S" R( B$ k
( E5 i( v$ i1 UL: 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? - P& P @# y, ] K) j0 M8 m# R: Z/ i* x/ Q
M: I said that let's go to a place that's more mellow, meaning someplace more calm and relaxing.6 o0 T$ ]2 M) D0 ~/ I5 v* t
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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? . \% U) p+ U ] ; u: W6 }' t4 [; ?* Z5 [% MM: Yeah, you can use the word mellow to describe a person too.4 }1 t1 h6 H5 a
0 y2 |1 k/ p5 t: F' IL: 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! & K) c- g, |0 R; [6 O% P( q 5 U% Q: K8 \3 `1 V [M: Yeah, let's go the cafe near the library./ u) d8 c" u+ d8 C$ t% P
& h* p, j7 \, F" U. SL: 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!, Z s% Q8 @3 i# N Y5 m
& ~3 J0 i% a R2 ?9 xM: Well, we found the mellow place and we pay half price. Really a lucky break. Worth celebrating too. ( s/ E1 V( c- t8 P ! y% m; p& h' w- FL: 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。5 P( Z2 \' j$ [1 W+ ]: }5 m
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