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。, O4 U4 t2 T. k' \
$ M9 k! o* m) U; Z- \$ L; UL: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！ u% R7 j4 e/ f8 j* p% e 2 a% Z {4 a2 A$ S$ aM: 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. 1 Z# B4 S& _; o6 A! q: _, e ) o0 e2 @9 f( z/ b3 j G* t/ z0 nL: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？5 |2 J5 n4 V. U' c1 p3 G- x( s% \
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M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk.8 ^. T7 z! g: V
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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。 0 |3 | V3 @( b, l2 Q# [: U7 I9 z' B1 z1 K( ?
M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.; n- G; [% g- [4 y7 G: \1 M
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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。 : B0 p' N- V+ K. F; U7 E& F6 y$ b8 u$ |: P6 F4 d# j6 S6 f9 ^+ o
M: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet. 9 j& o/ h0 N% j' W' h; o/ c% B% V2 ~5 s) \' Y
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。: r9 Y \2 k$ ]( h
- A; P& a _$ H* bM: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it. 7 b" `! y+ O5 U$ b- x& i& x! c( o0 L2 z5 C' E4 p
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。 7 F% y+ k8 j* Q+ U& P& X1 [+ j # g3 G8 O- G' S( q+ W1 @M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick./ M5 K6 M) `( b* P% K7 D* L) h4 B
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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。; z% X2 n! Z' g0 z3 Y
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M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes.0 M! u. w }9 l, S8 r
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M: Okay, I'll try. ; X& s. s7 T! W8 j k- \, Y* U" H& ]' b1 T7 l' p0 I
L: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！; V# M. v9 e# B- b+ g- _
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M: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer. 2 O1 i7 }( f2 s/ ~. Q9 [2 r 2 L, Q$ `7 f% Y/ cL: 你说什么？你想踢我？ 9 ? ]4 B( m4 l; Y+ u: z/ J - v; a- A; N/ t$ s( G1 Q2 ~M: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer.3 h) B4 g2 n) K) G' ^, F, h* }
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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？ $ _. ~9 K& V# j; k G% L! U2 u1 o$ ~+ ?$ H4 ~3 w
M: That's right.8 [4 b# a5 o4 h N$ V5 [* v
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L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？ 你是自作自受！ $ k1 d) o% {! f# i) S. g+ K! N. d) T/ N! R1 U* T5 a4 H- |
M: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer.9 G) `9 X4 M; s$ ]
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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。 ) j' Q+ R% g2 |9 ?* U8 v7 _% ~: s 2 ^; T1 }" ^6 D D4 {3 YM: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons.5 w& E. r' N) u) w, e5 k) y
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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？' k6 k8 {* q, {- R. h' l, p
5 Y- ]8 G) d/ F+ B) LM: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn.5 e1 K1 l& P: j) P6 }# c# `
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L: Michael, 走吧！嗨，看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀？5 L" A% C) ~; G( R
Z/ k1 w* R6 Q) ~+ e/ n1 ~0 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. , I, c9 ~ Y! _# }7 k: d- c% ~3 y8 [) }+ K# M3 m0 a
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！ x' _. p/ A! ]9 Z( m. D
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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。& x: s3 m) p. h8 _* B4 @, D* W8 w
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