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。8 J1 n; ~. a. o2 L5 Z2 P
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L: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！( [+ X! H2 ?9 ~( H6 G
" |( `. j4 L# S0 EM: 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. C" y- l7 g; _
3 J! [2 \& [1 s% {: T1 I9 o! ?L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？ ( {0 [1 ?. p/ a! s7 M q' t' {3 q. ^ 4 P& R: t& X7 ?! N! q% ]/ V1 _* [M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk. + ~$ |; L2 g R: l 8 j/ E- d6 C; ZL: 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。; u% b- C& Q$ o q2 ~; J* c
( H2 Z4 H4 D) R, F) n" f; l* @M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.1 [! a1 b( L3 M& v. T0 q9 o
- |/ u' H t7 k5 F# D" _& tM: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet. ( l; e5 K7 ^& u/ x! j# I) m; o9 K9 S; Y. L( s M
L: 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。 - R0 z. A- q% x8 c: X0 }1 r# ^
M: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it. / B2 O/ ^ C, X/ N @" p" u( P # x2 u1 L A8 ?% ~: h0 o% v5 Y7 ~L: 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。+ q! d: B) `( }& _4 c
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M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick. ) C8 P, s3 e$ g% H( M' Q: N+ M# K% ] v8 w- W, ^, z
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。 / P3 z9 p- v3 e% i7 \! J- _# H8 q- B" ?$ ^( e) ?
M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes. 3 Q2 W7 U2 g# O/ F2 P1 J6 {5 H/ \7 ], b. Q% J! M3 d4 U
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。1 j( d5 l, ?1 W- n6 J
1 c! y( Q3 M* }5 D% W" X4 rM: Okay, I'll try.8 g3 _0 p! @$ I; E O5 S. b5 b
! g ^4 x+ A, d8 [L: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！3 C* T5 J6 B* ]7 l3 z$ t
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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.2 `. c0 w% E w Z+ h7 N& d
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L: 你说什么？你想踢我？+ z7 ^& b' W( _. k
) h4 f1 n8 i" I6 QM: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer. . \" D6 F3 O( U; y" e3 U; g 6 v. O9 C$ H+ ?( X( g- V uL: 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？ ) }9 q! k6 A9 Z+ R, Y% O7 q7 o& R4 N" Z$ _
M: That's right. 5 ]8 t5 e) k* |9 Y: Y6 k9 k0 D* Q m8 F' u
L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？ 你是自作自受！7 B/ `0 J2 s9 M) M% R. }
3 R. W# P( U8 a# F# tM: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer. 6 q$ C2 G$ r: K$ s. p$ g9 K% j# `# W" ~$ y. a+ W
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。( t# h! S* p5 R2 `) w* V
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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. 7 E+ z( T- \4 S% N/ C# u5 Y- w" I6 K2 n- ~% _
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？7 e, W I$ z1 G \* k% @: e4 _
: ^) E Y" K3 n( RM: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn.: B! o \$ ?: d6 v
& e" `: u* x9 L! IL: Michael, 走吧！嗨，看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀？ 6 v, s" t& u$ h [ " ?: R5 ?. q% L3 c. y: t, lM: 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.% g* ]" z& }: E( H* G! A
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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！# C; g+ m! H/ H- I& P1 e/ F
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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。 . n& Q7 |" M/ g8 H" M( y1 B1 ^% M$ G% S: d; n" O
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