今天,Michael 和他的中国同学李华约好了在中央公园见面。他们在对话中会用到两个词:drag 和 trip。 9 B, q4 A# f( Z0 a3 {; x
L: 对不起, Michael,我迟到了。地铁误点了。 0 N$ M/ c2 c/ n. q3 r# h' L. s2 H0 p$ w$ ]3 c9 L. r! O9 c( P d
M: Hey, Li Hua. Don’t apologize, it’s a nice day to just sit here and relax. # X/ s0 z" s3 B 6 X2 u0 K, k: S# k BL: 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!4 M% e+ k$ l7 ?7 k9 c& e
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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!7 t0 ?& s$ t, y% O% \5 C
" w% D, C6 S$ K& X+ k3 j DM: No, to call something a drag means it is tiresome. 1 C0 q3 x8 Z6 F5 u- k+ q 7 V9 _" M$ s: q) H) pL: 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? 8 Z6 G1 X& ]: M/ C1 N % P8 Z2 Y8 o) M# @& Y* J' j# l: VM: Yeah, Li Hua, same word. As another example, we could also call our professor Dr. Smith a drag. + p4 R# a: f3 T `: _, _ 4 }& }& r& ~8 Y( x3 F" E1 OL: 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。+ c5 x4 ]* i5 {' _6 E
8 B5 @8 _& x% E8 [1 a) yM: Of course you would say that. After all, on the first day of class all you did was talk about how cute he was. 4 d9 C1 _$ i, A 1 }. t+ W3 O* F7 l2 y" P5 | ]" GL: 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。; v C% B4 a& e% r8 h
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M: Oh, Li Hua, you’re such a drag. You did say he’s cute.6 c6 s: x9 U* P$ @0 m: f
# m+ [8 Q( F q uL: 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。 o+ u, L7 k* x4 @# F4 P" a: X 3 b* e0 Q e) [, ZM: All right, all right, I’ll come. 8 f6 g) C9 @# k# D 1 A- G% ?+ m+ w' }$ N: G( Michael 和李华看完了摄影展)。) P- T2 ~! \$ Y6 V9 D8 Y
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L: 这个摄影展览真好,可是我还在生你的气呢!" m9 c( |& a6 y3 l5 d) B g/ G' l
* C- A, B6 y0 m9 @. c8 C {' `M: Ok, I’m sorry. Actually, I really enjoyed the photography exhibit. I thought it was a trip. # \6 L8 L3 P; J4 K1 ]" _4 F o. K! l& k( H$ NL: 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。# P$ d1 ^/ m; T% [
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M: No, the word trip does mean travel, but here it means something that is unusual, in a good way. " L: K$ S" V. k: X9 k+ L3 ?7 V1 x$ a: i/ L1 c& a4 n8 t! H
L: 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?" P/ m1 A& n2 A! C, X) g7 [ I
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M: Yeah, but its meaning has changed.! P6 M+ S% w: G- n. E
- W% `# U ~( T. M z& ~4 ML: 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?0 X+ C/ ?7 N& v. {. w2 C/ @
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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. 2 X) }" J2 k4 ^3 m F - T+ m' x, [0 @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 t4 P( s/ ?1 \% A $ n; D: S/ {( q e( I& tM: That’s ok, everyone is different., ?; E) A w1 U, ?& @
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M: I would also call our photography class professor a trip, her style is a trip.: f# @2 `3 ~" v4 [3 }( m" q
% i b% H; \7 z* _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 H* A. @& I. C
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M: Yeah, he is also a trip. I can’t imagine you would like someone who is a drag.$ s& `/ G# v8 V6 v g6 s