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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。
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6 @6 L0 N* X) lM: Hey, Li Hua, are you ready to go?
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t, ~. A" {+ B6 {& {: `4 ]L: 行,我准备好了,可以走了。
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M: Ok, let’s go!
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1 Z$ _9 j& g8 i; dL: 哟,怎么啦?0 Z |! ^# U( n1 T! t
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M: I think my engine is shot. This is not good.
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, M: o- e7 {: t, kL: 什么? 有人开枪把你车打坏啦?5 s; Q E J5 c- Y% U1 r0 M* D. h* a1 b4 I
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M: No! You’re right, shot does mean to have used a gun, but here shot means something is broken.1 B4 [& X5 P8 R7 `' y7 Z3 l
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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?2 D) k' A4 x; v: S
2 ~$ Z8 [% [2 T" N& ]( |, `M: Sure. My computer is shot. You can say almost anything is shot.
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L: 什么东西坏了都能这样说?
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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.7 g8 R0 d C3 x8 {( H) I5 Q5 |
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L: 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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" A: Y/ D$ D, H- IL: 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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2 t, R2 ]! ]1 L4 ]' y( x# J! qM: Yep. Let’s go!
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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)。0 X( I/ y" H+ l0 @8 W( A i
, d8 |( z! T8 B* x: C' P6 wL: Michael, 这辆车真不错,挺稳的。再开半小时就到了,太好了!
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4 j% ^0 l! v3 i. T, aM: Yeah, I’m glad too, but the damage for renting the car is pretty bad.1 X _5 D8 K1 m' L/ q
# b1 }( w, A1 Z8 r- iL: 什么?这辆租的车也坏了?哟,那怎么办呐!
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M: 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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L: 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。3 B' h2 x/ j( w, b3 j
( M! V: O$ S; v$ w" lM: 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。3 ?/ A# o+ \5 p6 [, [; H
7 I8 U' l4 O8 J; YM: When you pay for dinner at a restaurant, you can ask: What’s the damage?# P8 t0 }% Z) p7 q! x. `
6 y9 z: g- v* g% TL: 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。2 J1 n c% a1 |. f& q: [
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M: You don’t have to, Li Hua. I know the damage for your new computer was pretty bad.4 n7 F; ?, l# J7 g6 _8 g
7 J) k) p% f/ T/ RL: 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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2 E% M$ |. p6 {3 ]& j/ r! J0 aM: Thanks, Li Hua. But I hope the damage for fixing my car won’t be too bad.
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L: 我也希望你修车不至于太贵。得了,别说钱了,赶快开吧。
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! F" @0 _) d; NM: OK, I’ll drive fast so that the rest of our day won’t be shot.2 M% y ^1 j4 ~% b" b- j/ L- x& |4 p
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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。" c/ L( L7 W0 b( M. y& i
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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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