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。 % V9 s, S+ O: u( O* v3 a! F0 s8 X5 O Z6 a1 |0 t
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。 % ~ } G) l& ~" q* x$ _+ k/ B2 a5 I H
M：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy. + ~" d& e/ B6 I; [( S5 q8 [+ i' P! S* _; ^
L：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？ 9 s, t2 {3 }% p/ M / s, m8 [: J) CM：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted." e( C6 H8 [8 h# {& {/ Q
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L：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？- s! P6 t, b: W+ S: R" x
1 U4 s, A( Q q j0 zM： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals.; I q1 s: V. k8 R% T- V6 S5 h
$ c) R M% X8 E; ?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。) q8 G. Q7 M6 o( x5 @8 H
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M：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy.' D" l! {. P" W) H/ Z
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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。 , I4 a S5 [$ c$ o( | 4 B7 h w) `& s0 RM：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is.) {: E7 \" e4 f* `
1 C+ N. t3 o; B* Z+ Q3 NL：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。$ s1 G4 j$ H( u, G5 z/ D! e) o4 ]& e0 }
8 T/ \7 t- S( e. U: gM：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me., ?0 O+ h, U L: |+ d& W8 D- E
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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? ; Y# M V, S3 [" w4 F$ _. }8 L' ]+ f& R. r; k, ~! b
M：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. * t& w4 R: ^$ k6 e& C# r' n0 m& u7 s8 D
L：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？ ) K2 k( h( J+ F, t. z 2 k6 C; G% Q. e' p6 |M：Sure! 6 c7 O" K3 @9 l2 z% e8 \7 S" B2 h) U 8 A$ ]0 {4 F: P4 T% X! dM：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand. ?) e' W" H& t5 s2 O- ]6 ^1 [
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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！& {( h; z8 c; r7 F
1 R1 a9 `: e( n! PM：She believed that? She is such a sucker! + Z" y. W& `/ H6 o% |5 ?1 h3 E t9 `* _& |) Z" c2 tL：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？8 P! ?* b* k7 M# n& K! I
5 B2 ?+ W# E8 q9 ~- p4 fM：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked .( V; ^8 m! ^/ G- _9 Z
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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！7 }( K; ~- \$ ~. q2 j6 v
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M：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...! r( c7 A/ s1 j4 P- ~
1 t! U8 `0 X1 A( B1 K4 I8 |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!* c+ m# h4 ^* w) q# \5 `/ u
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M： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate. # A' Q' {' n% s+ } C3 a6 X 8 }! _, B a3 H) Z2 ]! zL：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): B# B0 l9 l/ W
1 n0 b7 I5 |& E8 n5 F+ U/ C" VM：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother?9 L, U& i- a% z& W& _4 H6 T
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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。 ' u7 M% x! u/ _: F5 M $ d6 k z$ E3 o9 J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。 9 Y, c' I: }/ ?, i) MAudio as following:: ~7 E9 U" ]* A
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