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。 2 p2 Q9 j% c4 f! D" o" b 8 j9 p1 a0 `5 j3 _. e7 JL: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！7 K3 f( p, h1 l- S2 [
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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./ t9 K3 a1 }9 @2 ^5 \! {
+ M; ~% D6 H$ M& i% WL: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？ 9 j: ]; ^3 J1 D" g7 N: P $ z! K1 a. Z3 x2 i0 L$ i( u, p( wM: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk. @3 ]# h; I0 |$ a, A
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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。3 L+ @ H8 ^5 Y C" D* D$ }* G
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M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.: Q+ X1 Z7 f+ z) T; D
/ r) ]4 i! \4 J3 o% x! d+ w! wL: 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。 & s" r+ ]4 P! p3 c* |% I, b) A * h1 q1 Z6 g; {& L/ e: B( vM: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet. 4 X, U% }, Q% s0 D. A# g$ V- x( c+ f* \
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。8 P. D7 m2 f6 E
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M: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it.) j) v% E$ N( T# ~' M6 s" g" {. H
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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。 s2 _7 C0 q; a. N6 K4 Y* [" q+ b/ C2 n6 o t
M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick.! A, k1 ~" J" x3 G/ p" r
+ y9 S, f4 |5 tL: 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。 G o9 {9 C! H* S, W
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M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes.: m; Y! z8 P$ r
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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。; F5 \: y. E1 u4 m U! v
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M: Okay, I'll try. * [' T6 ^) E# n, V: G& R 9 Y: U+ c9 i" {5 r' S" ZL: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！% h& [) j- j, k& ?8 S3 @
: t+ K. {3 P$ D, tM: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer. 7 Q" c k! c- e+ R: m a, A) d; _$ e9 k: x/ Z. Z1 P! Q
L: 你说什么？你想踢我？. e$ r, T7 s$ D9 s' ?: w
! v. `) j$ n# ~( kM: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer. - F& @6 `' [3 `' e ! J6 w) h9 q7 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？; Y4 Q& c! q! ^0 O j" W
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M: That's right.% D! C( P7 f' f6 @ ^8 K& v* n2 F
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L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？ 你是自作自受！ ! R6 C9 @2 Q; N) O' y, g3 r+ f- }1 J T, y* W! x+ z5 o
M: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer.0 q% _2 t# L, R' a; T% C
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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。 & C+ c, A: c: |! R) A" L- A4 n3 u" V1 A* e
M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons.# \1 H A: e! X0 p& p
" E6 k% s! U. z. A. n, Q" e- {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？8 X' Z$ b# o# F( o# c! Y
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M: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn.7 v. `) Y+ L% I$ s& T" N
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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 e7 D) D6 \6 r4 s$ t
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M: 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.! [# D% O# a0 g- o# }% W8 W5 g3 D
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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！ ' [* k& n p- T C0 e: ]! X& l: T K% Y7 k* Y' q) O0 i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。 0 _/ ~) [8 A( P # b& Y F" Z. ~8 p5 t6 F! rAudio as following:& R2 }8 f0 T6 z$ S* I
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