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。 A) N" D8 `, G: g! L# q9 N T) Y$ [6 i) S! O" W) M* Q$ z
L: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！( r; w, w1 x& I1 E4 X6 Z9 t, P
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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.- L) n% S' A8 z: p$ B4 \
" z" q/ y% B/ i4 n0 j& hL: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？ , t+ D3 a. g! w' ^7 i5 H! d2 `6 M* P! U
M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk. * m; P+ `. p3 V" @& }6 D( k# L, t L/ {% [. C R
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。0 W1 M* ]3 M- L2 `; }8 P
$ X" ?7 n; C0 [3 C# ~9 |0 ^5 MM: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.( y( R# R& a6 I4 `) H1 z2 U
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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 Y. T5 F7 O; a( M4 y7 W
2 w: }$ o" |. }5 [8 L( kM: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet.$ X, d9 N9 e" U7 O& ]3 b
* I+ G( S; G* ~L: 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。) S; Z5 q C$ o n2 m
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M: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it.( H. d% G: [6 G9 `7 U
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L: 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 p3 a" ^- [. A3 F. F! ^- l3 N: q; N/ f& E
M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick.$ h8 S9 G- R" P; N- y
- c+ _6 S* O' Z, y2 V% O4 S2 gL: 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。 1 J$ ~# W6 A$ O9 [: ] 6 Q- }8 T9 a6 f4 L# JM: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes.# n1 r' \3 y5 E8 q- z; R
& p$ }4 p( c( ^7 {. fL: 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。9 W! b; a* l- i- S0 t+ I
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M: Okay, I'll try.2 K+ B. M3 j. {& H
, C9 I' t8 n) g4 b; r% |2 P+ l. @L: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！) |& D3 t# Y* y0 B4 C0 i. x% k
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M: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer. ( \1 |$ d. t. K, S. b$ S ; g: l+ b) X5 j; w9 b ZL: 你说什么？你想踢我？# N4 `; A8 M9 f
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M: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer.% ?+ v: m, [; n
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L: 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？/ k W) Z. s. J* o
/ v7 m% q) `# KM: That's right.% x) {7 o/ U# b# k' s
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L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？ 你是自作自受！. D2 ]$ k# [) [7 g/ r
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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. 8 [; E1 N3 c- j" O& i ' S+ K3 m- y$ s" n. BL: 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。4 [% m" B, l; U$ t( v ]
3 x+ ?# k2 w0 I) h& u8 e$ q" {M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons. ' i7 D: h& k% k# W0 D ; J' P7 x. j4 [& S7 VL: 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？; Z2 o. x, Y" v+ n
9 n' v' g6 C" B. l1 UM: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn. 6 o P3 w+ X0 i/ h) Y4 B% a- w& ]1 p
L: Michael, 走吧！嗨，看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀？) v' n# e* G- X" v! i9 H
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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. ) ~# D9 F. B1 w8 U+ u$ P7 r% k+ q0 s; m2 W' f6 {
L: 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！ 8 W0 [6 Y! I) N4 z 1 l! c0 g: K& y3 Z! }' v3 B6 w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。 ; Y2 B1 L& g# r. ]" ? - p/ a! P# L3 `/ ?3 D) K7 o' NAudio as following: ) [3 l7 K7 } U1 N5 U# }
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