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。& d2 f& V! o: L2 m D
I9 ?3 Z* e. ]& Y7 ?9 KL: 嗨, Michael,快走吧,该去看展览了! + x9 b2 j" u' z2 y: y! h# J( C 2 m& C. x0 s/ R, P9 Z5 B9 b# b! OM: 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. 9 F% h9 p' e8 O' [9 ]- i1 g C r# K7 J1 |0 c$ mL: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀? 0 A0 y; y# c, D0 Q$ ]! Q 8 O* T# @" x) i* sM: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk.' X' I- R4 E; w6 g! u
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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。 ! n) a) `" l8 c; N* v1 L! t5 Z$ m* L3 b, m: e
M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight. ) E! q1 Z3 @5 y% {; {" @) g. z " f) q2 f! v2 `( E) ML: 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。: q( Q) U2 o6 d) y/ ]" L
& ~0 W$ V* | C; r: ?, DM: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet. 3 ^- V: _3 p. E* ]- R0 a" @4 y: e # \. @4 z/ K9 F1 gL: 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。 # V3 f% F4 ~% ?- f& ?" V- g9 j Q $ t8 o7 a2 A+ G c9 W3 W7 nM: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it. ! L M/ J M/ a3 i k) [/ l : J6 M; J/ _* C* C0 G9 IL: 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。 6 \& d+ @5 O! }4 I! Y" x$ t4 I9 v
M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick. + b6 \; W/ q5 X. t4 j; {. \5 A7 m* y5 i. L* U9 q1 q
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。 6 v4 e9 V! a w% j d+ a! a: q* {0 e: ?! N4 \0 k$ Q
M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes. 8 E7 ?+ L: Q ~- m' M$ G$ W9 I 8 X, b" h0 |1 t6 w+ k0 _# GL: 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。+ y) a1 }* ]" B/ a! x
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M: Okay, I'll try.3 G2 t! T3 H6 _: @) z7 G, p" V! D
' v$ w) \$ v2 f, w( u+ L* nL: Michael,你觉得怎么样,好点吗?快,我们走吧!2 {* m4 O: r1 h" H2 [
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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. ( M( u/ T9 Q0 B6 Q) ` # T) J1 l" }* v9 w0 t y9 wL: 你说什么?你想踢我? 4 @$ O( N* k w8 y4 T3 V w : _3 F1 _" b) J7 M( uM: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer.8 s: ]- ~& l3 o2 [, X" d$ q3 c
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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?2 `, x) M5 w1 C$ e
# S7 r1 t- t) OM: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer. P, W. ]: r' P- |6 Q3 c. \% h : }" K5 h8 Y7 hL: 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。 8 u6 W$ l4 s; I / |3 P F, g7 _+ \% u& V. lM: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons.3 N6 L- W& b7 @* G: `1 f+ }" A. O
0 U5 V! ~) `0 K5 L- X) Q0 t9 XL: 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? 4 X/ y! K N$ C/ g 7 K. m3 }, t% Y- |6 EM: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn. : Y$ g- ?+ O2 m/ ^5 G9 q/ d & x; | ]' O8 b4 _; wL: Michael, 走吧!嗨,看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀? / u8 H. y, q( H0 U* f* `4 \1 D5 `' } 6 |! w4 w d" e3 D1 ?6 z" Q1 |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. / S8 [/ C" K, W- z$ b( M: `0 w- a7 D3 t
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!. F" @$ D$ F& a! o
+ j5 r% o% A- r3 |* `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 V! L/ |- c7 D+ a0 y
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