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L: 你说什么？噢，电影还没有开场，你问我要不要买点吃的？嗯， 我本想买一杯可乐，可是买了票，没钱了，算了吧！ R: K. ~! x0 w/ X& l* E0 E( I6 P! _/ n0 `5 d$ ]) x5 t+ k
M: Don't worry about it! I'll buy you one. It's only a few bucks.6 L. h2 }6 E/ C: k2 I# M5 z
K _" K' x/ ^L: 你说什么？一杯可乐不是!.75吗？你说 "only a few bucks"?/ J! ]8 C" l( q
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B6 C* U l5 tL: 得啦， 你用不着提醒我，我知道，那天借了你几块钱吃午饭， 上星期借你十块钱买化学书，不就是借了两回吗！你怎么啦，怕 我不还？4 x1 }: s8 {) G b! v. v
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M: No, I'm not reminding you, I just wanted to give you some examples. , ^9 a! w; e8 C% c/ k* Y" i3 ^; }- R
L: 得了吧！要给我举例子，跟钱有关的事多着呢，为什么非要举我 问你借钱的例子！ $ `0 c! n2 i- P2 i) g 4 Z( O* |, A0 f3 N1 `5 kM: Ok, don't be mad at me. Hey, since you now know what "buck" means, why don't you give me an example. - S3 Y1 h- l- i v9 R6 o5 q, |1 S/ w2 d- \
L: 要我给你举个例子，行，那还不容易呀！ 你看我这件毛衣，款 式很新型，纯毛的，还是名牌，你猜多钱？Five bucks！ * Q) s+ C0 Y7 F7 ^* I- @, ~1 r G% G" f' x
M: Five bucks! I can't believe it! 1 K& V) A9 W4 B$ e) G' r" v" d- [% q9 C6 ~7 h, o
L: 清仓大减价嘛！ 可是，Michael，我去商店的时候，停车停错了地 方，吃了一张罚票， it costs me 50 bucks! ! a5 V1 x4 M T# j! ~' J( |" C' I1 i 0 ~& Q) m4 y% [* b- f3 O9 `M: Oh! So your sweater actually costs you 55 bucks! That's expensive! + }: t: \! ^+ e) N& b% M, C: M7 C( B) {2 g9 L1 L( E* e1 h% u
L: 真倒霉！得了，别说了。去买可乐吧！电影都快开场了。" S5 Z2 i! @9 t
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L: Michael，这电影可真棒！ 7 G2 G* S+ Z: i! W6 Q' I0 m9 J Y5 {) `# M' u' S* ]
M: What? Are you kidding? That was the stupidest movie I've ever seen. I would have rather spent the seven bucks on a good meal. - H& q5 J5 n) W) H, a+ e9 G) b! ?6 u( I& ^% O% e
L: 你从来没看过这么傻的电影？你宁可花这七块钱去好好吃顿饭！ Michael, 你真怪！我非常喜欢Piers Brosnan，他长得多帅呀！4 q5 C' |4 }8 E* a' Y2 n
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L: Michael, 你说 "whatever"，在这里是什么意思呀？比如说：You can buy whatever you want." 意思是：你想买什么都行。可是，你 刚才说一个字" whatever"，口气不同，好象意思也不一样。' c5 F0 @( [! q5 p- W
9 F" ^; m( _* ]6 Y/ t, ?' X) S% ?9 NM: The word "whatever" I said is the same as in your example， But when someone says "whatever" like this: "whatever," he is being sarcastic. He thinks what you just said is nonsense. & \3 X& ^0 R2 e k 9 T p0 ^' b& B8 hL: 噢，原来是这么回事。你说的whatever和我举的例子里的 whatever 是一个字, 可是，说的语调不一样就表示说话的人在讽 刺对方，认为对方说的是废话。好，又学会一个词。不过， Michael，你不喜欢这部电影是不是你认为Piers Brosnan不够帅？ 你 是妒忌他吧？: i% |4 ~1 U5 U- g+ Z( W! U1 W8 G
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L: 得了吧！对，Piers Brosnan年级不小了，也比以前胖了。可是我 认为他还是很帅。你自己不也比以前胖了嘛。 : g8 _8 I( r$ i( b9 u$ g; N7 B* C* v5 a; a& G' F) n
M: I'm fat? Whatever! This movie was a waste of seven bucks!0 Y/ [8 M4 I" l: X: `2 H* X
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L: 唉，非要说看这部电影是浪费七块美元。 得了，Michael, 你还是 省点钱吧，没准我下回还要问你借呢！ 9 J9 n, {( C5 }; Q {. Q : w6 R: Y" [8 ]2 ]8 A& H4 {+ HM: Whatever! - _9 h7 p2 @2 p, f. Y. b2 f" K8 e, W l \* |" O7 K+ N
李华今天学到了两个常用语，一个是：buck，这是指美元；另一个常用语就是：whatever，这是表示说话的人对对方说的话很不以为然，就象中文里说的"得了吧"。这次[流行美语]就学习到这里，我们下次节目再见。 * D' y6 w4 g0 N3 CAudio as following:5 k9 Y8 Z/ ?( P, N# j4 N
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