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M：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy.8 V& K$ j( O) K5 u7 i* Q- h& Y) q) E
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L：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？# z- j6 T2 e. U4 k8 z7 E
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M：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted.9 o+ g$ o* _4 f) O
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L：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？3 K3 ?1 g j& Q5 e
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M： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals. ! A q$ S- {# X& Z ) `7 b( w- s3 Y, z' r. cL：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。4 t5 k. m0 `. t5 j4 y X! ]2 J) x
* S" `2 [% W; R1 Z C$ f1 JM：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy. & @9 V P$ T/ S, m- Z( X u- a$ J$ ]' `, i; V+ S' c% C M0 H8 y
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。 0 H- A3 {* a# u( T# Y7 k* }8 X% e, c/ D4 ^
M：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is. 3 c6 Y5 G; I9 r( J! r3 B8 |0 C - {% ~4 z' o. O# v' _* zL：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。 * E. @. q; T: |3 n# J# v+ z! R 5 X$ c7 m" e) T9 T JM：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me. # Z+ |9 a3 F4 B+ W2 D. W: q3 k) v4 s+ ?* Y9 R
L：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? 8 m Y$ \# A3 N/ l ) l+ l; q& A& a$ T4 K2 R; S# u9 hM：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. . L8 ]* x& q8 x. \, F) W3 \3 o! z b4 y) u9 W9 [
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？9 m0 m; [$ W( M' B9 t6 B1 C7 k3 b
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M：Sure!* Y( a# f, L& `) F8 d- K& ~5 I: n
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- z' c7 B2 F3 \M：She believed that? She is such a sucker! ! u) P0 n1 {/ p& t3 T " g# i5 R9 Z- e% | J6 RL：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？. u7 g" P( A# r; n. c! v
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M：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked ., e; ] j3 e o
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* M& W5 K+ V1 m" M$ @) e6 NL：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!- W) B6 d; ^) R% E" C
" L5 J. E# i J) YM： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate.3 n1 H. b) `5 z4 H: n9 y
* E- I8 j: M4 a9 N, WL：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) ( r6 U0 c. u* j; z/ O5 ^7 O$ V$ }" V4 T$ v; F
M：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother?. W' A! b& K: M5 h% Z; |
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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。, l% O$ c- v5 @* z7 B4 N; `3 L
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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。 1 L, g* k9 s8 u8 B& I: c$ R3 I6 MAudio as following:0 b4 ^4 Y" ]9 @0 T
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