$ ^# g! h9 x. OM：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted. * i# E8 G* C2 ?. Z- _# H- M& y0 W , y' k9 A! G& t* Q1 p& ^L：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？/ Z% Q) u1 J4 W* ^; b& T
9 r" x% z% d4 ?2 a3 q% }3 B8 MM： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals.! X4 R2 X: x" G r4 D' u
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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。' X% b( I0 X/ {$ K- V1 [& u
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M：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy.$ p6 B( q! L3 U1 t5 y2 a/ f. b& w
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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。 " j7 K" B4 ~: P& T% M3 E8 F 2 M W, r% @) L; ^3 a; B, [M：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is. 0 ~* F# ]) {& p0 @7 Q! {, {: L' f7 [
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。7 z; M( W0 [1 {! S/ x- b' V
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M：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me. 6 f/ D$ V+ C, q: A6 P% O) h4 W5 |4 s0 ?7 `9 s0 p5 r
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? & r" [4 ~7 g% }, M/ Z + K x3 t4 U! b; W" HM：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that.) X6 ]. k7 K9 ]/ p
8 ^, s) L# R9 S! SL：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？" _7 `9 K7 X2 \( I% Z2 N- v
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M：Sure! 1 T3 ~, o; C1 O% b1 X" h6 E: ?, {% W, d1 f
M：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand. - b" d) i! Y9 m; |. L4 {6 l6 ?2 M8 D9 u7 R1 e. ~. i, d, D7 i D. N% M
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！# p1 I( \! G# A. I! }* P0 P% S
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M：She believed that? She is such a sucker!9 T1 j+ { s, B: ^% ]8 z! Q1 {3 S
: B! m8 @$ o3 U* sL：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？ ( Z' ]! ]! {6 H. d( r7 q& O; r2 S5 H- x/ l
M：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked .8 Z8 T/ Z( ?. ]: n, D: G+ b* U5 O; |
4 s( U% c/ @( V2 E5 [1 EL：Sucker这个词我在学校里经常听到，可就不是太清楚究竟是什么意思。原来sucker 是指很容易上当，很轻信别人的人。我一开始相信了小陈的话，那我不就是个sucker咯！ 2 {( F0 j- \/ |8 R$ @; U, k# \3 k8 a2 P2 p; K/ C9 a2 p3 U2 R; u
M：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...* b6 b/ \; |5 Z3 w2 c! C% S0 _
, l) S5 j7 C7 bL：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! 3 U/ _% a* d6 o$ i) n% P 2 T1 l- l+ b6 J- t$ Z9 TM： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate.: y8 y; a6 w* O' J2 k2 a! w
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L：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); @' q3 n- o7 {4 Z
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M：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother? ) h- l2 \% Y' E3 z# p) K; g8 O1 Z5 w8 Q4 p% [! ~3 s; B* ~
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。) t( f: p2 m* Z
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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。# J! C1 r- N) J4 c. I {
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