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。 ! M: _. l% d6 Z" \/ ]/ }& e3 i1 T$ r$ t+ j0 A& [" Z' k
L: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！2 e: L3 n0 J2 u. @* \/ L1 H
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M: 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.+ a" T! N* m% f( k
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L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？- e" `( S1 ~ l4 ]
! m% B* f# D8 m2 y8 dM: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk. 9 g" ~0 D3 ^8 p* ^1 X2 V/ V! v3 A: ]3 e
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。 O F: w; t# o v: D6 W: E* T: v* P+ ~8 X6 h: C0 {
M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight. 1 U' L+ U" e! J3 |! T7 z/ d; I. W& a: e
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。4 Y+ L" n' C: C# Q& v4 V! M7 b ]0 m
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M: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet.$ H! Y; E4 f7 x: d' B( @ ?
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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。 ' O- Q0 b4 O& s- R, k' `# j* y; n5 `# I2 q) [
M: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it. ' I/ W" v4 O4 ?- r/ M* } : T1 v2 I3 W- \! [+ JL: 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。) ]4 @" N- q; | q8 ]9 Q
1 u3 G, y; ^0 q+ m1 ~: r; o: d) WM: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick.0 B0 {8 n: C- {- m1 G0 G
% s, M' U3 Z: {7 A$ b* DL: 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* z/ W1 Z% ?& N " ^* }5 E2 Z+ i6 q8 fM: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes. $ Y) Q8 m/ m) S" W* g' Y8 R r* v* s4 _( |" T. F
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。- g7 r. v! g1 e6 J) @; t
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M: Okay, I'll try. K) E7 S3 W5 V& g: [ 0 L3 p( M( s% }( s0 ]" ML: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！ * w% C9 | b9 o! R9 a$ X) c m0 z! A% s9 t& s
M: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer.' F( O6 c& i \) f& {
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L: 你说什么？你想踢我？ , f3 `1 X) S! V& L ! \0 G# L( M hM: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer. ; b: J( a- \5 Q/ r/ h% L z) J" A9 {+ i6 X
L: 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？ + x) w1 N! n' S6 }# }7 y" ]; N2 G
M: That's right.7 W/ @# V% z3 Z- Z* m2 d/ I
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L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？ 你是自作自受！ ' G0 y( G$ b2 [4 V: [/ t( R# K0 {' ^ % E4 X8 }* Y2 L @0 SM: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer. + x# V, j; a& y# M7 N; `0 m( Z5 o" ]1 s: P/ K, x, Q
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。 3 T9 K* X6 q6 l2 Y$ G2 e t8 B8 m, y 4 G C6 f/ w NM: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons. : x' @1 W" S1 ^% ]2 P6 x! |" W: }5 W2 E0 |, q
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？ - B. @9 v# S: ]* K. l: Z" a$ D2 r- `! o2 |( A1 N
M: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn. 3 M5 E/ f! _; M! ]3 Q & L0 S D5 Z# ` EL: Michael, 走吧！嗨，看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀？ ! a3 B+ H1 F! l / }' i9 G7 T: ]5 J0 ~0 FM: 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./ m$ D ^3 k9 i: t1 W0 ]
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L: 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！ ! R: o( @: L' Z7 F& Q6 T$ v3 e) a) |1 D3 Y+ B0 U' l
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。4 i. v, J( ~( j1 b6 T1 O* i4 S
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