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。* P' J6 f, @* k* t6 d: x
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L: 嗨, Michael,快走吧,该去看展览了! A$ Q7 J5 e0 C: ^, @* w; ^! w( Y/ t( C# h ~) E
M: 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& W- p! W- [" O8 Q8 O
. O& J6 b! u' J5 f* p% i$ p) GL: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀?* l- X: q8 E& e* |9 f& {- |
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M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk.; z( w& Q* V0 {6 s) a- z
5 R! o, S0 z* ^! b$ {# Z+ ?L: 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。 2 l: \4 F; d8 t. ]: S# z4 A) V; B9 p# Q3 i W% d
M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight. 4 z. x x% b `+ B) O6 O# p! Q6 E- t" r {
L: 你们真是要命,喝得站都站不直。干吗要喝那么多呢?这么喝对你身体不好的。8 `% d- [" e6 O t
! D3 ~! J' f o( d7 d+ [8 [8 FM: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet. [6 E$ {2 `6 m, J3 J 9 s M1 w8 t. e) J: ]# |3 n. yL: 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。 P) _8 H$ d% V4 S- b; S% q4 {. b$ {2 x4 D5 r. |
M: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it.& G4 G1 }/ k. x# J
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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。6 @2 `9 }% V) C
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M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick.3 |6 o& w: t( _# P/ I, h
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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。1 a0 m4 O, ?: ^0 ]
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M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes. 3 E4 O2 ?; U3 B4 N9 ?0 K4 I8 u " u c( q2 z% jL: 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。 * ?3 u# x- L+ l w$ }5 z8 H# t/ I4 e/ O$ ?, b. o, R8 \9 o
M: Okay, I'll try.$ b5 R. V/ } ^& R9 B, q
& \* ~5 j5 q2 X! X7 r0 rM: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer.* q- U( [0 q W9 t" l; _5 @
?. W& u+ W4 [1 OL: 你说什么?你想踢我? 3 A- o: U- S0 f E2 h; ?, D1 ]5 t) I7 ~1 i& ^: a
M: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer. 8 x) {7 r# Z6 f1 g3 ]! T ! e7 {! ^, o! HL: 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?) W* |- O+ q& U# E
/ ^6 n5 i# n$ P1 S" eM: That's right.& E d1 {& H- J1 w. @
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L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢? 你是自作自受! 4 C" ~0 `( @% V) @2 N1 s7 T0 |8 V$ K) \+ [
M: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer.& R0 E$ X) A( A; o/ w6 u' G2 W
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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' \; Z, b3 Q( q' w4 u! ]) x6 C& c
T! ^: M$ z5 s& fM: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons. D+ ?1 l; [6 E- s& w |. ] " |6 m3 ]7 O9 x5 X: O P6 uL: 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?+ k \- H/ r& L8 G& [' ~; y
7 y% `* O! ] Q/ l* _M: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn.' N- I1 t8 N1 x% i+ ]
+ z$ W0 }( U" ?. C' E0 Y4 Z3 W! iL: Michael, 走吧!嗨,看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀?. r% I' w. Q2 ^ I9 X$ x
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M: 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.* \4 ` g+ B7 b5 E/ V8 ~: y
9 v, w D! o% S6 s) s; gL: 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! 7 j/ E: W0 G& p6 T* Y# }. C3 N6 R# v8 U9 C& F$ X/ {# X
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。2 v( [" V- J( h( K) g, d/ N
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