; f6 g& _8 ]* ?* I% UM: Hey, Li Hua. Don’t apologize, it’s a nice day to just sit here and relax.8 _7 A9 U' h5 o L
H! v# T+ H8 o6 i' q* L5 lL: 对,坐在这里休息休息是挺好的。我也很喜欢这个公园。不过,我们得到大都市艺术博物馆去看摄影展览呐!5 W( m) S$ ^2 X4 g
, ] `$ k1 V& SM: Oh, do we have to go? I hate going to the museum on such a nice day, it’s such a drag. * m1 @5 W3 }+ q& ?# Z! g' ] O6 P
L: 哟,你觉得这么好的天气去博物馆太没意思,就不想去了? Michael,你答应过我,要是我到这儿来,你就跟我一起去。你说什 么drag不drag的,我又没法把你拽着一起去! ! h) U& L, W6 X8 ~7 u( F% l/ B- i5 p/ B& R
M: No, to call something a drag means it is tiresome. 6 p/ Y) n3 W# I: I- q4 @! H C( ~6 I) x1 p9 K' E3 E
L: 噢,在中文里就是没劲,没意思。Michael,drag不是拉东西的拉吗? 你说的drag跟这个drag是同一个字吗?4 k) W3 j$ Z( h; x
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M: Yeah, Li Hua, same word. As another example, we could also call our professor Dr. Smith a drag. 2 @3 b- P7 _5 e) `' d( h6 {, B ( Q4 E4 y% r3 N8 m4 V/ AL: 噢,还可以说我们的教授Smith博士没劲,没意思。这我可不知 道,我并不觉得他枯燥无味。8 A2 u5 H* ~% W/ b: M4 i
4 W6 l. f5 R* q: AM: Of course you would say that. After all, on the first day of class all you did was talk about how cute he was.; e+ H( x- E5 X# l2 {6 ?* F
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L: 你说我第一天上完他的课后,口口声声夸他长得帅?你别瞎说八道了。6 R) Z! Y7 {( Z* H/ M
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M: Oh, Li Hua, you’re such a drag. You did say he’s cute. 5 [! Q3 t( O% p3 Y! }! w% q# B: f0 T/ l4 f: D9 h
L: 非要说我认为他很帅。还说我没劲。算了,不跟你说了。 Michael,我去看展览了,不管你去不去。 ' n* M4 C; M" a0 q* P8 l% n* [9 t2 h) Z3 c# ?! Y7 j$ v) Q, [. X
M: All right, all right, I’ll come.( d+ q& q, H% @, X( H
5 ~6 h2 g( ?4 o; i0 X! U, @6 K4 W( Michael 和李华看完了摄影展)。; m3 Y5 f6 G; C
1 {7 M: |" F! T$ yL: 这个摄影展览真好,可是我还在生你的气呢! 3 Z/ p$ ]+ b9 Y4 z# h( v" E$ m" X! p ' z$ Z2 c' Z7 S( ^, x1 jM: Ok, I’m sorry. Actually, I really enjoyed the photography exhibit. I thought it was a trip. 3 |1 x. }% E1 |+ T5 A2 G! Z ' n0 A* |. ?, A6 U+ z7 ZL: 我也很喜欢这种超现实主义的艺术。等等,你为什么把看展览叫/ 做旅行呢?我们又没有离开纽约。# I8 t# Y$ n, A$ I* e, m
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M: No, the word trip does mean travel, but here it means something that is unusual, in a good way.: p0 |! X0 P6 f
; X& h9 @3 L# z- U: Q; N+ SL: 对,trip这个字很普通,是指旅行。原来你说的trip是指不寻常, 但又很好的意思。 噢,我想起来了。以前有一个教授告诉过我, 美国年轻人在60和70年代盛行反潮流的行为。Trip 这个词就来自 那个时候,是指吸毒后产生的幻觉。对不对? - c7 e4 L# d; j9 w# ` U4 j6 U# [ K1 u% H1 ^
M: Yeah, but its meaning has changed. 8 p# ~% f: ~" p0 O& q/ M9 B% h % z9 z6 d7 l# J: U/ d) j5 {L: 现在的意思不一样了。可我现在就知道我们刚才去看的摄影展览可以说是a trip,中文可以说是与众不同吧。其他还有什么也能用trip这个词来形容的呢? 2 S* l9 I A+ F) F4 x* }" J 6 h% D' y; V. ^6 o& WM: Well, look at that guy over there, sitting on the bench. The long hair and wild clothes. I really like his outfit, so I would call him a trip. But some people may not like this.6 x6 O: ~- Q) ^7 T: W! t
) ^2 b( d5 ]0 A. R) u- yL: 噢,坐在长板凳上的那个留着长头发,穿着很怪的男人? 你喜欢他的衣服,所以你认为他与众不同,别有风味。对不起,我可不欣赏。 & ^( A8 Y5 K6 z 6 f3 ?+ p6 ?' W7 }. eM: That’s ok, everyone is different. 9 p* T( M3 q7 H: s) o 3 v9 P; R) g/ G6 B5 y6 T7 _L: 对,每个人的爱好不一样。你再给我举个例子吧。 / g( n& ~2 ~( {/ [ c& t8 z/ u, u5 D6 j! J* e( m, Y; Q
M: I would also call our photography class professor a trip, her style is a trip.: O: T! S' j. t
8 ^3 y7 {6 y m2 [L: 对,她是与众不同,她上课的时候总是很激动,跟别的教授不一 样。我的男朋友是学小提琴的,他常常练琴练得忘了吃饭,他也能算是个trip吧? & Y; C$ F1 l' J7 g/ Z; F o, G " j( Z+ O2 B& D: o/ PM: Yeah, he is also a trip. I can’t imagine you would like someone who is a drag. 2 s# q. @4 _) l' S% l( h; J: [3 p2 g- g: `0 a) w" R- p% p
L: 这你可说对了。你要是一个枯燥无味的人,我才不跟你一起出去玩呢。得了,我们该回去做功课了,尽管没劲,书还得念呐。 / k8 y3 E+ l/ i9 x$ b/ H/ ]! `6 s/ }; W' L0 r
M: Ok, let’s go!! V, M& ^) q( Y- W