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。 * w& f/ P2 [8 [0 t. h3 C1 t/ P6 q3 `/ ]4 T6 F6 l8 z1 m. c( D
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。 / V. D5 J0 M' M m0 U) z' L. t& `
M：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy. * w3 w( _& E s6 o6 Z ( S! T& Z2 a: L: x% R2 aL：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？9 A1 U* L1 u/ H9 W: L
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M：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted. 3 }: T/ Q$ r& [ * j) Q1 [* `4 Y& L1 xL：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？ * F; x2 J6 T7 o; ` ; W" c; l- | R3 S7 f8 i8 ZM： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals.' Y( p. w* P/ ?0 x/ Z# I
. v+ [' a' N2 Q5 r+ O$ hL：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。 & H# W& {; ~* z # u a$ f, R3 [, d# ^( U& BM：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy.! u R8 C% ~- h( _+ M; K" C
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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。: D/ Z8 k0 J1 s' _% B0 g
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M：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is.( m3 A- h$ r. h5 h+ t
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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。$ e2 s/ I: c J$ E4 [
* H4 S+ r) V4 _- wM：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me. ' b9 }; t, A2 O( O2 S7 S V 6 t d9 A% P8 {' G. I: iL：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? + l( G1 E# w1 J8 r O$ n! u& e2 s. o2 n" M
M：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. $ f( Q3 f* R) _7 g3 e8 ?* i # i K3 G5 e# O; f9 q% eL：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？4 L, K" l4 z! { h# R4 K6 G/ k
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M：Sure! 6 C8 z6 z1 Q" p' M% V) c2 l ! B4 ^& L* E: W" `7 _* qM：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand. & A& F. r1 w- z' \6 ?# O1 d0 [ 8 h9 U3 P: B9 tL：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！ 8 U$ x/ Z. H' S5 k & U8 q# J: O0 F$ J( q# gM：She believed that? She is such a sucker! 1 O$ f# r8 A1 T5 ]+ t% e ) H, x. B, Z0 ?L：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？ 7 u& q* @ G! _4 e5 K& f( h) S4 H% {" ?# J0 e3 i, M
M：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked .2 O0 i2 E, A) [3 Z
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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! " g/ C+ p% x$ u4 @% z# ^- n$ K' m J" ]2 W9 y" E
M： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate. z' Y* {1 O8 z5 y
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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) 5 B3 `) C4 @- t7 F5 w2 x8 `6 i: B* s/ |3 C) U. m+ _
M：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother? 7 a! f& O. F# f( g - Q, p9 Y! V1 ?2 K' |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。2 W" h$ T, S: }' C' \
3 s+ ], i, C8 K- {8 s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。 ; z: j: _% U3 H5 NAudio as following: 7 t' I" P+ M1 e& R4 l
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