今天是四月一号愚人节。李华到处去找Michael, 有事商量。今天她会学到两个常用语，sketchy和sucker。# m0 v0 ~/ u) m- e- e4 L- s
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L：Michael，和我住在一起的小陈今天打电话到我工作的地方。她说警察到家里去找我。他们说我的签证有问题。我该怎么办？我很害怕。 # x) `6 y" N7 i) W2 P$ ]9 v9 e , `/ b% @# R( x0 DM：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy. 4 e8 L% Z( F! L' V0 c! F5 p$ ?& Z- j. r, \ B$ H9 I% n; c
L：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？: l3 `4 E- K" Z" b; ^' |
& `: S( h! W% k1 `" b' n# C, pM：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted.3 R a$ h2 }% o7 I* p2 h3 O8 ~! i
9 E( y" y5 @) A$ f w, A# pL：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？ : n+ f1 u- T! A2 h" ^ : b8 O6 ?& Q0 ?3 o) tM： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals. 9 O9 c. ]# x9 G2 y0 L5 \2 S : z8 v" e$ }2 N3 E7 I$ GL：嗯，对呀，警察抓罪犯还忙不过来呢，他们才不管签证呢！移民局的人才是管签证的。这么说来，小陈的话是有点可疑，sketchy。 2 ]# Q3 o3 @6 U/ R* l, i' I6 Y+ A8 k: r, [# M4 E4 p% q
M：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy.7 q( ?* @1 s0 @% S+ ^
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L： 对，Michael， 你可真行呐！ 要是签证有问题，移民局一般会先给我一封信，他们才不会到家去找我呢。这真是越说越不可信了。 4 J2 P3 u' \7 X \- y4 A4 ]* W1 }; B8 X' x4 N
M：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is. ~. p5 x. R9 H6 i1 T) R; d8 b3 R5 [# ?; g5 z
L：今天是什么日子呀？噢。。。今天是四月一号愚人节！ 哟，我的老天爷呀，我没想到小陈会跟我开这个玩笑。 6 \ f. x0 I6 M5 Y% }9 `5 i# r9 k" k8 v/ l
M：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me. ) I2 @* r2 E8 @1 t# ~& y9 p* d 3 w- W' F8 W B! w) qL：等等，你也能说一个人sketchy? 你觉得小陈这个人不太可信？对，她的话确实是靠不住。上星期在聚会上见到的那个人，死跟着我不放，楞要送我回家，我能不能说，that guy was very sketchy? # W. H6 E9 \- f1 H7 _% F2 Z0 R& Z5 r( l4 r) Q' y
M：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that.! F$ ?; U! S- U9 W0 D
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L：对了，我得打电话告诉小陈我没上她的当， 借你的手机用一用，行吗？ & O# h( x. L4 q! V 7 H3 F {$ L1 D8 G; N9 S& N) wM：Sure! - Y# ~( H1 {+ o! t7 I0 \+ \ , C2 r. @! e2 W# ^0 T* D7 v$ t) s7 nM：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand.3 D3 u! ?/ q# Q3 A
/ E: `; G" b' n$ B8 F& q3 {L：我告诉她我很生气，我不想再跟她住在一起了，我告诉她我要搬出去和她哥哥同居了。嘿，她好象真相信我说的话！ ' w- b( P( O5 |& ?% U/ ^. _& H ! g8 h* e! v) r- M3 _- X* a6 TM：She believed that? She is such a sucker!; @- K" K! P: V7 u) j( G0 g
9 B" C- H0 P k1 j7 f5 JL：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？ 8 L6 `# f# f4 G* F ( w2 i1 ]3 F* {$ W# lM：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked .1 G& }, D' }2 S: D. l' c
0 y) ~" g' P3 f/ Z. aL：Sucker这个词我在学校里经常听到，可就不是太清楚究竟是什么意思。原来sucker 是指很容易上当，很轻信别人的人。我一开始相信了小陈的话，那我不就是个sucker咯！# U9 Q! e2 ~, q
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M：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...% U2 B: G: ^. x/ z% |
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L：那倒是的，每个人有时难免会当傻瓜。我记得你在电脑上收到很多电子邮件的广告，说你可以在家工作赚很多钱，当时你还很相信这些广告呢。You were such a sucker!* W2 v6 A+ a9 o. d% q/ T& L7 ]) q8 s
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M： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate., B+ K# U B9 q6 t) }
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L：是小陈？让我跟她说话。 (李华接电话)是呀！我不管你告诉他什么。我们相爱，我们要同居。什么？我不管你说什么，我不要跟骗我的人住在一起。 (关电话) v1 T8 b( T! B2 x% }0 d. {
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M：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother?" |0 R6 g5 E6 l: x0 l s
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