; D' K W- h# a9 V0 _' lM：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy. W8 E) l+ _/ u' C+ |8 y) f1 _0 t! d3 c5 }$ K# J
L：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？6 f8 U# Y* _+ U; |9 J. [9 B
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M：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted./ K( `1 u% q7 g
( d! ]0 T: x: u8 ~4 IL：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？" Y# C7 m2 W1 l1 N
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M： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals.3 N8 T; \3 e& h7 Z" v/ Y
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L：嗯，对呀，警察抓罪犯还忙不过来呢，他们才不管签证呢！移民局的人才是管签证的。这么说来，小陈的话是有点可疑，sketchy。5 t: m% Q7 `1 ]$ N3 H& P2 P
' { d+ B6 l# O! [$ \; G/ FM：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy. 1 o2 m; S; y$ m: A0 x' X8 t: x5 K p( u X, b* t' O
L： 对，Michael， 你可真行呐！ 要是签证有问题，移民局一般会先给我一封信，他们才不会到家去找我呢。这真是越说越不可信了。) ?" @6 @2 q) h( |4 h2 X
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M：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is.3 [( Z/ P) G9 _2 [
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L：今天是什么日子呀？噢。。。今天是四月一号愚人节！ 哟，我的老天爷呀，我没想到小陈会跟我开这个玩笑。8 s; M' e3 f- M8 m( g# c# ?$ f
- C0 h! O5 N7 k$ o/ n3 ?M：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me.. _ f n* ~* Y _
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L：等等，你也能说一个人sketchy? 你觉得小陈这个人不太可信？对，她的话确实是靠不住。上星期在聚会上见到的那个人，死跟着我不放，楞要送我回家，我能不能说，that guy was very sketchy?, A; C1 x4 O, _
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M：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. # Q2 B' w7 M* t; k1 n. P1 f; j# @3 }6 Q& v5 [' C3 j E
L：对了，我得打电话告诉小陈我没上她的当， 借你的手机用一用，行吗？+ r* P Z5 ^. z3 A% g
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M：Sure! 9 {9 n' J" y1 T2 [ , u, T! v% F8 K0 T/ d& X. iM：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand.( t1 q& I/ j% x. `7 r7 |4 u2 _ x4 @
" n4 c# w. B2 {) u5 C9 bL：我告诉她我很生气，我不想再跟她住在一起了，我告诉她我要搬出去和她哥哥同居了。嘿，她好象真相信我说的话！7 r1 N+ |4 D/ W) Y$ u4 r
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9 r3 c8 E& j2 L P: Y- h" pL：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？, B+ O& r* W$ Q! c; r
9 @, {* `) x8 {. @7 M' [M：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked .5 L; z4 L I6 Q/ l
8 n+ `" D/ F+ N/ f/ qL：Sucker这个词我在学校里经常听到，可就不是太清楚究竟是什么意思。原来sucker 是指很容易上当，很轻信别人的人。我一开始相信了小陈的话，那我不就是个sucker咯！; {+ h# Z0 \) j+ c0 t6 @3 k
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M：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another... : c. z+ ~- C) T7 f. I 0 ?- y: J2 Y% f( ]: O2 NL：那倒是的，每个人有时难免会当傻瓜。我记得你在电脑上收到很多电子邮件的广告，说你可以在家工作赚很多钱，当时你还很相信这些广告呢。You were such a sucker!( g6 J! k6 C3 R, \+ l
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L：是小陈？让我跟她说话。 (李华接电话)是呀！我不管你告诉他什么。我们相爱，我们要同居。什么？我不管你说什么，我不要跟骗我的人住在一起。 (关电话) / m' G* `1 Z5 M/ X( Q8 Y* x2 K5 t* C i% i: n, A2 k2 w& y% B. Q! a% p' u' g1 y
M：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother? 2 s2 F- E; o, c' O2 _; v- u. \0 w' Y2 G. T- K
L：对，他跟她哥哥通完了电话，但是还相信我要和她哥哥同居了。我看我还是给她打个电话告诉她我是在开玩笑吧，否则她会把我的东西从窗子里都扔掉的。 ^ }4 b* Z2 {% c8 q% @: S/ k: X0 j& B
今天Michael 教李华学会了两个常用语，一个是：sketchy，意思是一个人，或者是一个人说的话不可信，值得怀疑；另一个是：sucker， 指一个很轻信，很容易上当的人。这次[流行美语]就学习到这里，我们下次节目再见。 * t& q- f# m2 \. V, w7 TAudio as following: : N, m- @0 b i) @
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