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今天Michael和李华要开车去新泽西州看一个朋友,跟他一起过周末。新泽西州紧挨着纽约,开车只要一个小时就到了。请注意他们俩人讲话当中用的两个词: shot 和 damage。现在他们正准备上车。 9 a4 R- X- |: E& \, D. p
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M: Hey, Li Hua, are you ready to go?
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L: 行,我准备好了,可以走了。
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5 N4 p$ r z' gM: Ok, let’s go!3 ]& o9 U: {8 k* y
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L: 哟,怎么啦?
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M: I think my engine is shot. This is not good.
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$ k% W" g( v) z2 D. [6 q8 XL: 什么? 有人开枪把你车打坏啦?
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M: No! You’re right, shot does mean to have used a gun, but here shot means something is broken.% Q( V. w ^6 P/ e4 ~
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L: 对啊,shot是指开枪,原来这儿的意思不同,这儿是指什么东西坏了。那我的电脑坏了,也能用shot这个字啊?
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M: Sure. My computer is shot. You can say almost anything is shot.2 t2 n% G5 Z+ P; _0 J9 f
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L: 什么东西坏了都能这样说?
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9 @7 C$ ?! ]" P2 V' |M: Yes, if you hurt your knee, you can say: My knee is shot, or if you hurt your shoulder, you can say: My shoulder is shot. @$ m& ]: l5 m8 I3 O' J! [
+ |1 b6 g7 u$ A- b5 i _7 HL: 噢, 要是你的膝盖受伤了,你就可以说:My knee is shot; 要是你的肩膀受了伤,那你就说:My shoulder is shot.
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M: Let’s go rent a car. I don’t want our whole day to be shot.
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L: 对,还是去租一辆车吧。 噢,毁了一整天也能这样说呀!
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M: Yep. Let’s go!, P$ |+ C; X$ @! j8 _! A
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(Michael和李华租了一辆车,现在他们在开往新泽西的路上)。) b# r! y1 ^4 w; _
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L: Michael, 这辆车真不错,挺稳的。再开半小时就到了,太好了!" u! P- ~8 H) [8 C1 ^
4 d. c+ \; _. y5 SM: Yeah, I’m glad too, but the damage for renting the car is pretty bad.( Y1 o P, V+ g
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L: 什么?这辆租的车也坏了?哟,那怎么办呐!: Q9 d4 F* z0 V6 k8 n r( C5 @
, P7 U# n3 U2 w$ Y' A9 Q9 HM: No, the rental car is not damaged! The word damage does mean that, but damage here means the amount of money needed to pay for something.
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2 P. r. V' h- Y# s' c2 fL: 租的车没有坏,真把我吓一跳。原来又是我的英文有问题。 Damage 这个字很普通,大家都知道是指什么东西坏了。可你指的是为什么东西付的钱。. R3 y" _$ V7 P Y# Q( s7 r# `/ ^
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M: Yes, renting the car is expensive, so the damage is bad. We usually say the damage is bad or not bad.
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L: 我知道了,价钱贵就是:the damage is bad。 价钱不高,那就是: the damage is not bad. 再给我举个例子吧。9 c' v. Z" y3 M2 S+ @
) F+ b5 |1 ^, i! z3 |M: When you pay for dinner at a restaurant, you can ask: What’s the damage?! Z4 j4 V5 p0 C
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L: 噢,在饭店里吃完晚饭要付钱的时候可以问:“What’s the damage?" 所以租车很贵,the damage is bad. Michael, 别担心,我可以帮你付一点。0 g3 [: v. n% x* i8 O
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M: You don’t have to, Li Hua. I know the damage for your new computer was pretty bad.
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9 D) b7 O) E' F7 kL: 你真好心,知道我买新电脑花了不少钱,所以不要我帮你付。 Michael, 没关系,我能付一点,你还要去修车,也很贵的。
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' T2 h1 f1 S* a" _, W2 dM: Thanks, Li Hua. But I hope the damage for fixing my car won’t be too bad.+ f3 ?8 m+ R; x/ n* L% e9 M4 \9 P
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M: OK, I’ll drive fast so that the rest of our day won’t be shot.$ A$ S: Y: C2 a! ~. |
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L: 对了,别浪费时间了,我也不想把一天的时间全浪费了。
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今天Michael 教了李华两个年轻人常用的词,一个是shot。 Shot 是指什么东西坏了,或者人体的某个部位受伤了;另外一个词 是damage。这里的damage不是指损坏,而是指为某样东西,或某个交易付的钱。 |
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