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。 5 A' ^$ Z$ U! K# g' V2 Z) S# C8 D7 q
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。2 M( a; T' U5 ^3 z# p/ a
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M：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy., r0 g7 l! E' n4 H
: a, O) q$ u. v, X5 W6 TL：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？ - s. P* `& j4 W- F2 r4 M- Y: L' | " h2 S' R( z' ~3 y" eM：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted. , r) G" V C! o8 @/ P1 |% Q# u: M. }. d+ W7 [
L：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？ 2 A. a7 p' s4 A/ ]( H5 {7 T* F) o* H" o# w {* `( ^% }9 l& e% \
M： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals.1 Q) \' s! `% Q( ?
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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。$ S! U6 t6 Y1 q
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M：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy.) H. b2 r% H/ w& E$ w( `2 K/ O
. u$ N) @7 q! |3 cM：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is. 8 n8 |/ l' p, M& M+ ] i: C& g$ o" s+ e% O$ \7 U
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。; K z& Q: ?$ S
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M：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me. % ?5 u/ j T. r% Q4 N* n0 Q0 O; l4 |. ]$ s+ T& ^
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?2 |% H7 q& m T5 w! Q. H
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M：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. * @. ?. C) S9 Q. K" k0 c: Z, z. V( e! o6 e3 s3 t: K% W3 R. Z9 n: Q
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？7 t: X# S& P0 O8 A4 y( c5 D# `
k) Q9 o ~ o2 y! M% q1 f/ S1 GM：Sure! 6 e" p, u" G1 O) A& Q* [7 q& O; n# h% Q; ~# [
M：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand.4 S- _, ]& U. ~' M3 O: B. e x
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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！ ) R' a, F, e! m. I6 @, b # e. Y0 U' s- ~: B/ }: iM：She believed that? She is such a sucker! . B: I0 @5 @. f8 v, j8 ~ R# X9 n1 t# _+ H% I. t- q, p8 O3 X
L：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？ $ Y' _8 u; X8 n9 O& M, \3 F 7 M/ m9 Q+ ~, RM：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked . ) N) } A; d) H; a# J , R$ q: i# u( WL：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！ 7 r0 J3 ^8 `% B! r( @/ h$ l# i4 h8 ?
M：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...6 V# f" k( E/ s( i# O7 j1 \
1 y! A; t5 e7 s/ q, |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!: M# V* e K, D
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M： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate. # n: {3 Z% r6 ]5 |( X; o' A: k1 _) J3 g! x9 i* F7 B
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) 0 L! J: W1 G( P' { @! J' a' m# k; Q, c. `' m
M：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother?$ O$ X$ }$ ?: ~5 Q
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