昨天晚上Michael 和一个老同学一起出去玩,两个人都喝得酩酊大醉。现在李华来找他一起去看一个新的艺术展览。李华会学到两个常用语:wasted和 to get a kick out of something。) J6 E0 @2 G" e3 O9 Q$ Q
5 R7 g" n% U. ]( U$ vL: 嗨, Michael,快走吧,该去看展览了!2 ^" R$ b) L b1 L# d! q9 j! Q
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M: Give me a moment, Li Hua. Last night a friend and I went out to a bar and got wasted, so I don't feel very good right now. $ v9 t/ S2 P5 |$ q: p" k v) h/ N7 B$ F9 J' L% s4 y
L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀? 7 u0 _: X# D4 C( ], D; S2 C2 c
M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk.$ B0 I# W* M6 L6 _0 S/ W P$ k
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L: 噢,你们到酒吧去了。你说的wasted意思是喝酒喝得酩酊大醉,不是指浪费。 2 ^- y, C$ n6 k4 q2 n% m; U; P9 [$ a" L
M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight. : `4 c7 n. r D! k$ W- T2 C1 Q) d% X& U+ d. n- {+ {/ d T+ q
L: 你们真是要命,喝得站都站不直。干吗要喝那么多呢?这么喝对你身体不好的。 1 b4 }# \: U6 i' Y: k$ t+ n* S1 ~) a' b1 e. q
M: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet. 6 f% q; g$ i0 m4 c; Z- a" B 6 v$ _, f- g% U2 LL: 中学时的好朋友来看你,一高兴就喝多了,这我可以理解。在中国,老同学见面的时候,我们总是会开个party,往往喝好多酒,可是我们不见得会醉到象你这种程度。1 ?+ n- O0 V6 g F7 o' Q
8 |1 T8 }* Z8 h2 j: I# S4 n! oM: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it. $ T( Z2 y9 c5 ]: B3 i3 H' \4 V . q2 G# y; j& e& Z+ _; GL: 是啊,喝得大醉的时候觉得很好玩,到第二天你就后悔了。得了,你得换换衣服,吃点东西。我们得早点去,否则人会太多了。 0 k: l% v$ H; {! R: j% M ! \+ N+ d! o& P# t) v; YM: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick. 0 }# `& q9 G0 m# P; N5 A' }6 J& D + f* R9 r& u' d- _L: 哟,你睁开眼睛就想吐呀?那是不能吃东西。Michael,幸好今天是星期六,否则你整天就不能上课,什么事也做不了。 z1 B! R, E. c1 \' Z2 Y0 K/ M9 ]: L! E
M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes. 0 l6 r0 q+ D" C5 g/ I2 S" \) c: c) M# t
L: 研究生要缺太多课可不是开玩笑的。得了,我看你还是先洗一个澡,再喝点茶,这样可能会好些。4 l2 o1 w- Z, D$ ?
7 H; d d7 m6 D$ V$ ^; b, S2 c" VM: Okay, I'll try. 0 n3 K% Y* }" A ' ~% m; H- H$ M' H. `" \' uL: Michael,你觉得怎么样,好点吗?快,我们走吧! $ B/ w' d- F8 ?7 f 2 X$ q9 n; j8 [4 ?! yM: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer., z4 m. {. P3 X& w [( z# q
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L: 你说什么?你想踢我? ! h3 `) @2 ~7 ?0 w% e6 B. w C6 f, B* z( Q+ V
M: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer.' J0 O1 E/ O& W! a; y0 i' ~; q2 ~( D
% h) O, a6 O+ ]8 t9 d; DL: 噢,to get a kick out of something意思就是为了什么事感到很开心。 这个kick跟踢球的kick是同一个字吗? - \8 q; j; p1 _# \- `% S5 _ 6 T: p( ]3 m F& c; E1 A9 q; NM: That's right.! J9 T8 ?2 h9 x3 H6 Y2 i
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M: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer. ( o5 [) m) {( L, M/ Y' ` 2 a- i3 o g2 F% c& _L: 这你说得还象样,我才不愿意看见别人难受,我很高兴帮助别人。帮助象你这样的美国学生学中文我就很高兴。/ t# W6 E2 f4 ?& |8 J
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M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons.0 t; C( w' O8 ]* Y
# X& I: n# \/ _L: 偶然喝醉一次,看看老的卡通片也不能说自己没有用嘛。你看到你的学生英语有进步,不也让你很高兴吗? 1 H+ g( z- |; l/ S0 l" R) D+ Y8 E0 j
M: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn. 8 y5 k0 W- G& _3 s) N$ z/ W) o' y8 R% O/ @) ` l
L: Michael, 走吧!嗨,看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀? 7 D: ]9 Y3 \0 t& g( Y* ^! j, X& V' l6 U9 {, m2 m
M: Arrrgh! Li Hua, you really do get a kick out of tormenting me. I'll never get wasted for the rest of my life. I promise.! j0 X, m* ~! l+ G( g% B
! v, T8 p# j% H- OL: 我只是开个玩笑而已。不过,我倒是希望你这辈子再也不要喝那么多酒了! " f! J" O7 F+ \; c+ g) b5 c$ i/ S " K" m2 o5 w4 t别看Michael 昨晚喝醉了,今天还晕乎乎的。可是他教了李华两个很有用的常用语,一个是:wasted,那是指喝得大醉;另一个是:to get a kick out of something,那就是为某件事感到很高兴。这次的[流行美语]就到此结束,下次节目再见。1 x# d4 [3 `) o" }9 P) B+ k
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