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。 5 ]/ y, I* K9 R/ @1 M4 X! K3 P5 h2 m, J' n
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。1 z M8 }* ~: c$ X' d
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M：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy. : w) w; I: B# c3 O 7 @. ?$ y2 i/ oL：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？2 k$ ^4 _: z: E K( \/ u! U
0 P& f C( |7 @ a! {M：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted.$ L4 U) V, [/ A/ ?
, M- x1 o: s9 k' }1 N* ^2 RL：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？ 4 m. s2 z5 i9 l0 K* _- F& p- W- p" e
M： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals. K5 u5 K6 _ \: \
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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。; f2 l& l& J7 j
! u/ H' }: Z$ ]2 N' | ?M：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy. ; p! p/ g- a) _- ? _$ g6 x: ~5 @8 E; h- `
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。- U8 K$ K5 Z0 D- z0 x. V
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M：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is.+ [" S, D7 Z0 E) L. ?! s5 E/ H3 i
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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。 , ?$ g( A0 r! c( q5 x2 F4 E1 w9 O 3 M0 ?3 E T% G2 VM：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me. 3 h( n8 U0 q8 @& H5 ` b# m$ S/ M4 ~/ _2 Z' K
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?' f; M( s* |' m# L4 H
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M：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. ; C( V2 K4 q. x0 O- h# y x' u/ P ' U; X& b. J0 `+ rL：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？# Q4 a& O: v4 k( B$ C. ~
; J6 Q$ y3 a- y. P7 MM：Sure! 1 y/ r9 b S/ K0 F& x9 l5 a5 s2 k* b3 Q: O8 p$ n( l+ D
M：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand. * d& k A" t2 Y/ N1 K2 u7 @0 ]/ @. }: O/ j' p
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！5 `+ j; ^: I2 k
, ]; N# I* Z4 D, VM：She believed that? She is such a sucker! # i1 f% Y+ n( p1 g; ^4 ?2 t9 c2 A7 m7 R0 ~( t' H' h& j
L：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？9 [7 S# s' D# K' A
2 ` }, h" W. c! f3 k* _0 wM：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked .' B9 Z0 B: {, |1 q1 X& ?5 m- u
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L：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 K7 S; k+ A: g2 h J, z6 t" L - H. b# R, ]; HM：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...% P. o. z! z; Q
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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! 5 }! l d2 g" [ f) r R, q1 `1 H 2 O5 D; W, h5 s N8 [0 mM： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate. 2 q9 M2 R. j4 b& Z: D0 a1 W3 f+ n+ S3 Q3 ~! a6 w
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)% W" v0 M! R& b( j
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M：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother?7 R5 ~8 ?8 ^4 O
/ M x; j$ K u7 t5 C$ c* N1 L bL：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。 * C' I& n0 Y' L2 q: } 7 l( L0 V$ {* i% u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。. g# b) G c- r4 A: W7 k
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