; N6 j0 t2 h+ ~) Z3 bM: Hey, Li Hua. Don’t apologize, it’s a nice day to just sit here and relax. 6 X+ ]: _/ M; V0 T# O6 D t. C1 u5 w$ z& [L: 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!) M( F& J9 K \4 @ B( X
" x) @2 q6 l: X( HM: Oh, do we have to go? I hate going to the museum on such a nice day, it’s such a drag. $ H$ _! V* [1 {; O0 x' ?9 o 4 R4 S: R) ^: U# dL: 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 x( x* |5 x3 ^ " S/ k! D" A W) k i: D) lM: No, to call something a drag means it is tiresome. ; f# P) z/ r. j; _7 l * O+ d9 B, q v; UL: 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? ; { ]( J& E* q# G n 2 i1 U( U$ a0 |' v( T/ D5 Q# MM: Yeah, Li Hua, same word. As another example, we could also call our professor Dr. Smith a drag.! n8 ^# e* p5 O1 j7 B& f
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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。0 W$ k' {8 J, \( F' k- e1 i7 K4 \! \
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M: Oh, Li Hua, you’re such a drag. You did say he’s cute. , p4 S1 s) h: L: j3 F* A. t. m: \ 4 a: q: A; v; e0 g! G+ EL: 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。 , V; r* z, F5 W& U1 l0 u- w5 M# _+ s' B) L; k, Z- n4 ~# \/ P2 e- b
M: All right, all right, I’ll come. 6 F0 C4 g) L- h1 D$ `0 x' i % s$ {# i) U ?1 o d( Michael 和李华看完了摄影展)。. v" U% l6 B2 D, S, ]
9 F6 t# _6 ~* ~- c( X5 GL: 这个摄影展览真好,可是我还在生你的气呢!0 ]7 ~4 L# j# W) ?* z. t/ ~+ O
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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? 5 i" }0 x) j% H - Y: x$ x( s4 Z- B& U* |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. 0 P8 r/ M S( L8 i( c% ~+ w0 d J0 R& m7 S3 W" Q% n
L: 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。1 D' |: ` M \1 D8 L8 [
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M: That’s ok, everyone is different. ; ?8 r" p( S7 F5 [ 6 I! A' h0 `+ N4 {5 ?L: 对,每个人的爱好不一样。你再给我举个例子吧。 6 {0 `3 V' ~" h0 E) j, U ! R* R+ V" d2 [! q& Q/ F0 cM: I would also call our photography class professor a trip, her style is a trip. ( Q# o; T0 [! v# D7 `- j7 n# U8 `/ ]1 M
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?2 I, _* M* v* j0 S
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