$ l# X9 u8 Y; l E; K \L: 嗨,Michael. 我在这儿! , n( _9 C& h7 ?, Q8 `+ ^% W0 B7 h( v' v2 v4 k& u! W) u9 b
M: Hey, Li Hua. Oh, the elephant house, let's go in and take a look. 6 C1 X7 i9 B2 F5 h/ \! t4 n5 D% q# {5 d( u4 j% e2 \
L: 噢,那是大象馆啊? 好,进去看看。 不行,不行,这儿太臭 了。走吧!5 I8 y' X, E+ h3 ~
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M: Oh, yeah. Let's get out of here. In fact, I've got a lot of studying to do. I'm going to need to pull an all-nighter. 2 d9 o2 I: E9 i- w1 O4 g, D0 u - p8 L7 g; v% u$ t4 a2 gL: 我知道你有很多功课,但是你在准备考试的时候也总得休息休息嘛。我听说这次考试会很难。你刚才说 all-nighter 是不是开夜车 的意思呀?4 v N! f1 a$ @2 ^, }( v2 d* o$ w
5 l: b# Q/ z) \& hM: Yeah, that's what I meant. Li Hua, you're smart!; @; l" n% C3 L7 N$ U
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L: 我是猜出来的, all的意思是整个,全部,nighter和 night 很像。我想一个人要整夜学习,那不就是开夜车吗?但是,有一点我不太懂,你说:to pull an all-nighter,什么是pull ? % t( F+ l: c$ B S7 x 0 t( ~0 L& P9 v$ g, ]" s( fM: Pull means to get yourself through a difficult time.8 y, r7 {2 Q. F C6 G
, b- \* C( C6 N% cL: 噢, pull an all-nighter,就是迫使自己整夜念书,因为要这样做是很辛苦的。 m0 x1 Z# @) Q7 }5 O 1 p. M- z: y+ m- P# YM: Yep. You wouldn't have to pull an all-nighter because you have been studying all semester, I haven't been.4 }% X8 R( Z& M+ x0 t: f( ^ S
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L: 这你可说对了。我不需要开夜车,因为我整个一学期都在学习。你要开夜车,因为你平时不学习。 : l6 e. v. c _: l/ d/ P% t5 j' o5 L+ V& v( l
M: I know, I know, you're a better student than I am.5 C1 `% ]" F& n: [: {
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L: Michael, 我真喜欢纽约的秋天,空气很清新。你要是能跟我一起玩,不用回去念书,那该多好啊! 3 E9 O0 I9 [+ w3 D$ {6 ~* Z2 `, Q M5 w- i; s8 C$ [
M: I don't want to go study either, but I should." Z5 I3 E9 y. i+ [4 `+ ]& `
3 a8 k" ^7 v# I8 B) k' y7 lL: 对啊, 你要是上星期多花点时间念书不就好了嘛。现在你得临时抱佛脚了。 : t% F& X4 ~; f8 h1 W* x ; P; x0 H$ Q' c* H7 RM: I perform better on tests when I cram.) k4 F. ?* W) o
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L: Cram? Cram是把什么东西塞进去的意思,跟学习有什么关系呢? # E* |' I* y( ~2 |+ A. {0 _1 Z 5 X7 l- I: W2 P/ mM: Well, it's sort of the same meaning. I'm going to do a lot of studying at the last minute, that's what it means to cram.' q$ [9 O+ G0 g% \, k
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L: 意思差不多?噢,我知道了!Cram就是我们中文里说的填鸭式方法,就是硬把食品塞给鸭子吃,这样鸭子就长得肥。北京烤鸭就是用这种鸭子做的。你说的cram 是临时抱佛脚,在考试前猛记猛背,把知识往脑子里塞。你还认为这是好办法? 3 {# A9 e, M" E; O5 L" B. A& L2 p" c/ z
M: Well, everyone's different. Cramming works for me. ) A" ^8 @9 e" e) `8 Z/ S- B* ]5 C2 v& M
L: 你认为临时抱佛脚对你来说行得通。可是,Michael,想把半学期的内容在一个晚上记住,这样做可真傻。9 j& M+ r& L" W L' m
0 C7 W; v& ~- m6 lM: Stop being my mother, Li Hua!; a' ?% B" {- m' L2 Q
% Q9 N; s; y3 ~+ M/ l* ]( eL: 我才不想当你妈呢,你不听我的话,那就算了。Michael, cram这个词是否还能用在别的场合呢?% |, {+ p2 F- y* Y g3 T" W
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M: Not really. It's only used to describe studying for a test, usually college or high-school level. - s. B- g: t3 ~. R8 L2 H5 q; ]0 k0 `9 p% l W
L: 噢,只能指大学生或中学生在考试前开夜车,临时抱佛脚。; B& G6 h$ @* G' y
; K, K: Q# F! r1 k4 iM: And that's what I need to do, right now. It's getting late and I know I will have to pull an all-nighter.7 y2 e8 b# Z8 @/ q& \8 u
- A) ^0 E. v4 ]# DL: 好吧,我明天早上给你打电话。 - V; g3 d$ l# j& g5 h, a 8 P/ j' z- B; ?+ SM: No, don't worry about me, I'm sure I will still be cramming.) P1 W& {+ d. d, e* w, c3 S
. y7 j6 ?8 t L! ?L: 哟,你还准备开夜车开到天亮呐? Ok, well, good luck!. I% t/ E3 e, C: a# z
6 a2 D# i( d% F. Q5 l; r今天李华向Michael学了两个常用语,一个是:all-nighter, 意思是开夜车;另一个是:cram, 这是指中学生或大学生在考试前临时抱佛脚。 3 E7 l2 c' D; ?% M' J
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