& Z6 S) W; c" Y6 |M: If you call someone a nerd, it means you think he is weird and not cool. It can be used in many different situations.2 F1 r$ Q1 B: Q
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L: 噢,nerd是指那种跟一般人不一样,有点怪的人。Nerd可以用在 许多不同场合。那象你今天穿了这套衣服,怪怪的,我就可以 说:You're a nerd。 对不对? 8 ^7 h# P. O8 p- U5 x $ Y" f- O4 w6 c/ z. a. JM: Me? A nerd? Well, yes, you could call me a nerd., u0 O( z' j z2 H* @, D. e( D
5 f/ R$ R# @: qL: 我肯定好多人都叫你a nerd。 3 V- u$ l: P, Y* H- a Z5 B. E+ y0 B$ |5 d, Z0 U9 b
M: As a matter of fact, when I was growing up, a lot of kids called me a nerd because I didn't fit in., h3 N/ c. B' F( r, |1 u4 e. E
7 e# e/ o' w8 `8 L% v% r5 \& w* o; _, oL: 你小的时候不合群,所以许多人都叫你nerd。我看你现在很合 群嘛。看不出你小时候是个nerd。你到底是怎么个不合群呢? ' H( T3 a/ S C3 H8 ] & Z9 U' ~: a3 PM: Well, as you know I was never very good at sports, and I never knew how to fit in with the cool kids. 8 Y& U; _. r# f, Y+ r5 B8 O6 }1 l4 B/ C9 i4 W3 t4 F6 j( ~' P4 i
L: 对,你好象告诉过我你从小就不太喜欢体育,跟那些很受欢迎的 同学也合不到一起。所以,你就成了一个nerd。 - d# v7 R7 W* E 2 @; v/ n9 A# ~6 ~M: A typical nerd is someone who wears glasses and carries a lot of books. ; U9 g( s. @! X) \' ?8 ` 1 D+ P. d& B1 n1 y0 j) C" D/ \L: 噢,那就是书呆子的形象,戴着眼镜,拿着许多书。( C4 E% Z' n1 f7 ]) ^* a! d0 E1 R- y# r
2 |/ `7 t1 r3 k6 [; NM: That's right. If someone is always studying, or seems to know the answers to everything, you can call him a nerd.$ u, e: }* u2 o7 T; L
- j$ c6 B8 g) v- f" P7 h- }L: 老念书,什么都知道的人,那不就是书呆子吗?Michael,我看你 有的时候穿衣服有点怪,也许人家会叫你nerd,可是你绝对不会 成为书呆子。 ( g: {) w2 G" O* Y9 z0 Q * n5 T5 P& x3 x' x G; V/ ~M: I guess so! Li Hua, That TV show is so cheesy. I don't know why it's so popular.# l1 L9 c" G8 p% A
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L: 这个电视剧好多人都喜欢,包括我在内 。可你又在说什么批评的 话, 我不知道cheesy是什么意思,但是我知道你在说它不好。 ) K1 \' F0 Z( N7 S; x. V* ^) }: o& \3 @ C$ u1 o: F" k
M: Cheesy means tacky or dumb. It's usually used to describe a TV show, movie, or something someone says. ; Y. z9 L! m [( p& Q # I/ ?( ], k; E6 AL: 噢,cheesy就是很俗气,质量很次,很愚蠢。人们经常用cheesy 这个词来形容电视节目,电影或者某个人说的话。 8 a2 l8 x6 Y# }4 X. D) @0 J 9 ?1 H# W4 s, iM: I think the new TV soap opera on Channel 6 is so cheesy. It is fake and the things they say on the shows are so weird. I don't know why these shows are so popular. `( Q- U, `4 o3 t5 Z5 d u
. L( d' U, w+ [* F& SM: How can those cheesy TV shows make you cry? You're such a nerd. % G8 l8 i: o; b5 O' {; h! z3 e }4 W7 |# f
L: 什么? 你说我是个nerd? ; l8 Y) ]# I- P# d9 t8 e : P$ N. n2 r& _) q: ]: w' |2 C4 SM: Don't be mad, Li Hua. But you are a nerd. No one cries while watching these cheesy TV shows!1 P7 z* _# u, y3 I
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L: 我才不信呢。你们这些不流眼泪的人缺乏感情,你们才是nerd。 我不 跟你说了,我要回去了。7 K+ o) \8 T5 T" l2 l& L3 S
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M: No, no, Li Hua. Wait, at least you have to finish watching this cheesy TV show so that you know who's going to marry whom., B: j b: K" J1 J3 [7 Z k
( i6 y/ V4 ?- M8 f1 I, UL: 对了,不看完这个电视剧,不知道结局,我也睡不着。那就看 吧!4 d) M8 l) a6 ]; [& L7 w
' j. c2 o: k& Y* ^4 M看来今天李华真是生气了,因为Michael说她是个nerd, 也就是说她这个人有点怪。后来她同意继续在Michael 家看完那个很cheesy的电视节目。Cheesy 就是很俗气, 没有水平的意思。这次[流行美语]就学习到这里。我们下次再见。5 x3 L! s, L4 I- X
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