$ V3 s; I7 D6 I* x! G) L2 pM: Hey, Li Hua. Don’t apologize, it’s a nice day to just sit here and relax. 8 e; D* K* M: Q0 Z @ 6 c D6 j& M: R; QL: 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! ( |! d9 L7 O4 v3 M5 c" s% p: T/ U1 v, P4 n2 ~% R
M: Oh, do we have to go? I hate going to the museum on such a nice day, it’s such a drag. ) p0 l. }6 T2 i& {! H) n$ t5 S$ d8 |4 v+ Y8 H+ [& D' d
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! 9 p1 R- f/ _+ k( r. l& L4 Y + W J- c! k0 S, QM: No, to call something a drag means it is tiresome. ) ~. v z) x; |( z3 v1 K5 j9 T, ^+ z! p$ g3 Z
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? 0 r5 _+ M% O' C0 K( S5 M ^ . o7 T* M; R5 \! YM: Yeah, Li Hua, same word. As another example, we could also call our professor Dr. Smith a drag. ' O1 ]( H- s$ [: D; t6 `& S2 W/ H' J8 g: i/ x y
L: 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。7 h7 F2 M7 h7 _# {5 N
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M: Of course you would say that. After all, on the first day of class all you did was talk about how cute he was. 8 \& ]" X2 C! @" Z7 \1 d% ? 8 U8 `: w, ?# i. q5 ^3 f4 ?9 }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。7 P; I4 ]7 r5 S$ e+ L5 d
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( Michael 和李华看完了摄影展)。 / H4 S8 a7 c( |1 l, i7 [3 G 9 ]. T# ?8 b @L: 这个摄影展览真好,可是我还在生你的气呢! - v: A- R' }2 G$ N1 p9 I . t: a$ _5 d8 [8 SM: Ok, I’m sorry. Actually, I really enjoyed the photography exhibit. I thought it was a trip. 1 ^* Z& e5 s e' n' l+ B# i1 C4 u: k7 r: r) [* a
L: 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。 ) Y G) H6 k3 R1 C: D" y5 k: \8 g9 g' V# k5 P& i: y
M: No, the word trip does mean travel, but here it means something that is unusual, in a good way.# e$ }( P, ]$ k% n
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M: 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.9 Z% l# P& K% A. u* A
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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?7 j! l" Z* G a/ i$ w1 l o
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