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。; t% _- n5 \" g* j1 S
8 ?' ]8 J2 G- @8 _L: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！ * M' s* R- c! x3 O4 ], ^8 |& m; b: Y4 `" k1 e+ x3 Z: S$ k9 @
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.4 B4 f9 e" e9 x `; h
% r& M; }! O2 z) [7 g& _0 L' qL: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？: u9 D, I) |& t4 q! p/ ]6 n
6 \: q/ p3 N# L9 ~M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk. / P C% D9 E2 W( I+ Y$ n9 Z( N6 M( F6 j2 z2 T& L* c
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。 & x% c) g+ b* L& k* _$ H+ }0 _6 ? s) G5 i k
M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight., o& \ y }: v8 C) V; V
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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。 ; K/ C: f3 w' E" y8 l/ b* x1 f 7 V1 a; _/ Y% N) O7 p. ZM: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet.& j8 r2 R6 L) C
- R/ f" M) b- I* p) g1 E3 E: c cL: 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。 " k! |6 l2 j' l. D' n; k. Y( Z5 B, y5 P
M: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it. : L, `1 u0 l! y. `) x8 B S, E & a! X% t. n6 qL: 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。 , m% g- `8 P m; P) d 1 `' s* L e3 a7 |8 ~3 \M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick. 4 f( B8 `" u" o" W + K* V" M/ w7 C5 i: O% QL: 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。- E* `9 u* V7 o: b& p
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M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes. 7 T( V% d" Y' W3 k- l- o, X+ S* e: j* A4 S
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。 ( Q7 ?$ U2 @" v# } 0 T* q$ a/ e" K4 [M: Okay, I'll try.4 G% e$ N+ J) ~+ b( t: q* O
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L: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！ 0 }: v+ `/ p- X, |/ p) w F8 A# o! j& C$ L# L' {
M: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer.* ]7 w, |; n4 X! J8 X7 g0 R, R7 F
0 ]# Z/ i0 l# NM: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer. 3 Y) L* `( m' V+ s7 E2 F4 e4 f5 R2 v3 O: l) ]- N7 O
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？ ; ~ `$ L8 }: W* v' G9 p1 e3 p7 h$ c( j }7 b
M: That's right.% _$ \7 Q2 k! X- T: A, G* J. i2 ]9 c$ y
8 M9 V5 i/ b4 K. f. [L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？ 你是自作自受！ ( Z! v3 a, Q6 I8 s! ]6 l1 q4 H, j1 i) R2 A7 Q2 b* F
M: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer.- n9 V9 N( y' w8 t6 {$ b
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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。2 t& ~/ [# {/ w
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M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons.$ ^9 o7 P" E& L& q, m; \1 @
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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？ & {- N6 \% z; D( f2 K% x% H6 o6 {9 ~$ K
M: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn.9 U) N, u, v5 H2 N! I# F3 }/ N) f
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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？ / x/ i: l1 X8 F8 y% e 1 A; n B1 j3 S: p B9 aM: 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.+ X* x/ g2 C, A7 n" C \
3 ]1 _* k- t B( e3 M& W' RL: 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！2 j1 q3 L1 h% }' V% q; E
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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。 ! ^1 V& |5 o& X7 Q0 Q' d! l c5 D- d) R/ q! P
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