今天是四月一号愚人节。李华到处去找Michael, 有事商量。今天她会学到两个常用语，sketchy和sucker。* L5 o- B; I9 {* s
/ @2 n% H: M ^4 ?L：Michael，和我住在一起的小陈今天打电话到我工作的地方。她说警察到家里去找我。他们说我的签证有问题。我该怎么办？我很害怕。( \. W: c$ E6 }
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M：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy. " T1 s* }, e9 u0 h" B' f# }. @3 J. x( r# W( i1 G& p
L：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？* {( W' M5 N2 E i5 F
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M：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted.3 V; ^/ m) n3 W* U+ o- g
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L：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？8 D2 U$ I1 i8 c" ]: e, v
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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. ( \" U" m. X0 {. V2 v/ U' L$ y1 v9 v0 I1 t
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。$ P% Q4 U6 x* u3 i
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M：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy.0 Q1 h# ?$ _' r" b Z
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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。 ' k* t" w: H* a; z- _8 K4 |# B5 |+ F! {- e# e% K
M：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is.$ t+ @* T t U9 b+ v7 o" x u4 k
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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。 ; s/ [2 p: R2 f8 p* b5 L3 n: W1 ]# Z
M：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me.1 W9 E m" |) @& T% z- ]2 t6 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?1 N e% T1 o8 _
* k: a! b6 A. ]3 u" T" UM：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. 3 _9 i K# L4 E4 e, q 6 X+ L0 h4 t" Y! \" IL：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？- y- m" i w1 }2 b) \) t" B
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M：Sure! 8 \+ b$ a1 Q( ]5 c' `' i 7 ?8 k! V1 p+ ]- ~. a6 gM：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand.+ N- Q/ i O: v- N, j f! n$ C& ^; k
' C& h& u& [& P) E! E/ ~L：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！; C& ?8 h- y' z0 g. X
* Z4 e) G Q# g7 o6 XM：She believed that? She is such a sucker!7 w) I" X" j+ T/ E+ I, l
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L：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？ 3 R! W& M5 T! O/ f- d 5 }; L" i: O& @) i" b wM：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked .; Z: l1 L- H9 I+ a6 {; W3 n
! G h: o5 d2 \% [M：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...( w6 y9 Z3 e6 ?
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L：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! , R; A; z; R8 k) V/ v- q8 M$ v1 D7 q4 u3 w9 Z/ e' N: H
M： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate.+ E9 ~0 v) u- W
& E2 U O' D0 W: OL：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) a3 X( b+ ?- V: A V0 e( ` 8 q0 q5 Y% W3 [- S. F( MM：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother?0 m( i3 N6 G# |4 u! f e
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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。 $ J8 K8 Q9 _7 C1 h + j2 v7 d/ R* v, _4 a% H) E) y" i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。 ) c1 V- q v A5 {0 P1 ]Audio as following:$ } e8 W7 R) |9 T
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