4 z; z# k# o* M0 ]' A/ i. z% H8 kM：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy. 3 |1 Y& U0 \9 h" l, H' T- w! H) V* K5 { e7 V% h
L：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？ * K% D* E! a) [' { ) u# H1 E, U# d. G5 QM：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted." d! Z7 B+ q9 |' T
9 l0 B1 Y2 ~/ B2 f, [( AL：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？ . x" v( W7 |5 u* l7 y$ Q: F- b- \ F0 W0 R: X+ d
M： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals. 6 e6 G# X; P# [! P4 |8 Q6 `+ ^8 G4 ]7 V# W l
L：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。 " p9 ]: ]3 x. J k3 M& i! U; s) ^6 _+ o9 D! N8 t: k' J
M：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy. 7 W# F; E0 g7 D; F* x6 }5 U - Y. j0 k1 D* T, [! |( }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。. s, g9 ]! S3 F8 ^. R3 C3 a' T
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M：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is.# }/ k: x7 a" s; O
# |+ r6 `8 n, Q1 X: i, e& WL：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。 9 l7 o& P _: O: O: T. ?3 U ! V' A6 v; U9 b2 T/ b6 KM：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me.3 [: c3 `9 i/ D O
" V1 t! ^& n$ k! \7 f/ }, kL：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?) _9 }; v0 y/ k" M( i$ K# W. j
! e/ W( V; a( U* \M：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that.$ l q) Q! d1 a( y b8 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？ z& z3 c6 i3 k5 e8 n 1 {9 o9 R% @0 |3 z. x7 {0 wM：Sure! 1 D, j, y- l2 h! V v) B Q8 t; P- l3 p8 \. E
M：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand. 8 @* p, [& f ~' b( V$ X" g V8 T , {/ \8 j. h, S/ _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！ 3 _6 y# u& t4 Y/ | 4 G% w+ G$ u& uM：She believed that? She is such a sucker!5 Y% O2 Y1 X8 j- Y
4 _8 q+ C' x& I& }* P1 HL：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？ 7 q9 g% m5 O& {' S, r9 p- `5 | 1 ~- g6 { @( h& H+ Y/ x) uM：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked . 5 n" s! w1 m/ o$ x8 }$ N, |- [7 O! N- ~; Q- Q& \1 D+ ^6 B
L：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！' `, h# {7 E: Q
7 y% B3 S, l1 a$ Y) s4 h, G0 B! ^M：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...0 ^ c! f( F6 C" D
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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! " h- m" `4 c$ L9 ~5 i* J & [8 R- k4 z$ {M： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate. 0 V. ]4 E8 S1 \& \2 ^+ M- S $ K% B( c+ ~$ @: K4 h3 g5 vL：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) / j0 u6 B, R+ t! \% r' m H* x+ r! a, N1 o d- Q9 Y, O. A
M：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother? ( A8 {. P4 G c9 G, i( L " _: o5 h3 G; s. B, B: ^L：对，他跟她哥哥通完了电话，但是还相信我要和她哥哥同居了。我看我还是给她打个电话告诉她我是在开玩笑吧，否则她会把我的东西从窗子里都扔掉的。 8 h; j: M$ p7 q+ V/ f* b/ ] W , E5 _' y' L7 k# p! ?. l今天Michael 教李华学会了两个常用语，一个是：sketchy，意思是一个人，或者是一个人说的话不可信，值得怀疑；另一个是：sucker， 指一个很轻信，很容易上当的人。这次[流行美语]就学习到这里，我们下次节目再见。6 [2 ~9 m4 T9 w1 L$ D3 q
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