+ r* ?2 \- z8 ?M: I did much better than I expected. It was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers. / W$ s3 G/ w% o7 @ 3 O8 J( q1 c( a4 m6 fL: 你考得比你预期的好，那太好了。不过，你说什么又是lucky，又是break的？Lucky不是好运气吗？Break是休息，对不对？ 1 R4 k6 D- H4 I 0 L9 I. Z- `8 e, mM: Lucky break together means something good that happens that you were not expecting. ' u/ |# p# w( O& w6 r9 J4 k8 D* X0 k B! _% W; t7 o* M2 k% ?) O
L: 噢，lucky和break这两个词放在一起，它的意思就是没有预料到的好运气。Michael，你刚才那句话是怎么说来着？ 1 w3 a+ B" _, x* I( a( N7 H$ `, l" o" Z9 |* X) I( |. X
M: I said: it was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers.! ]0 E4 @( w! A0 p4 s
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L: 我懂了。你是说，你没有想到运气会那么好，大多数考题的答案你刚好都知道。 : g/ X# e2 H. d0 R8 m 7 F2 y9 {/ q" }: o& mM: Yeah, that's right. If you understand, give me an example. 1 z& i, X3 [1 i9 Q* i! P2 v k1 ~% b. C1 V( F% A# A* O
L: 哼，我当然懂了，你还要考考我呐？ 那天我开车开的飞快， 警察让我把车停下来。可是他只给了我一个警告，而没有给我罚单，我可没想到会有这种好运气。这可以说是一个lucky break吧？% ^, j, m( L ?$ H9 H; u
& U R7 I/ c U4 n! oM: That was a lucky break. I think it was because the police officer found you attractive. # o( m' Q& F/ i+ `' ^7 z$ _- I: X0 Y$ P. ]- I4 P
L: 警察因为看我漂亮才不给我开票？你别开玩笑了！不过，那次可 运气，否则至少要罚我五十美元。让我想想还有什么例子可以 用lucky break这个说法的。5 H2 i& A- i$ U; }" c/ T
- b- z1 t. P0 m5 i; S6 J" P* G: F4 zM: Well, the paper that's due in two days, I..... $ o' v* u9 R& { : ]6 @% }3 g+ A. t$ KL: 对了，教授要我们在两天后交报告，Michael，你还没有开始动手 吧！幸好教授推迟了限期，让我们下星期一交。这对你来说真是个lucky break吧？ n+ z2 |1 ]7 K0 B
2 R) h! A) | L" E0 f0 B% xM: Let's go to lunch to celebrate our good luck. * D/ B s7 x9 z! Y6 I% b/ W; p7 U: Z7 h1 ^" P+ `
L: 好呀， 去吃午饭，庆祝我们的好运气。 . |+ }4 O+ i# v, c }8 i0 f6 H5 m+ B3 `5 u5 E& A
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+ H; k3 ~. X+ c$ f0 t) CL: 啊呀，这个地方太闹了！ % Q* n" J( Q7 O+ R% Q1 `) a 9 ?) r7 U" @/ Q6 _' @& N/ r5 CM: Yeah, you're right. It'll be hard for us to have a conversation here. Let's go to a place that's more mellow." i# V: I w( G% P T
R& Q# p H( w$ ?L: 对，在这里讲话都听不到。到别的地方去吧。Michael，你刚才讲什么more mellow?) @# F; q/ X' L4 x V; j
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M: I said that let's go to a place that's more mellow, meaning someplace more calm and relaxing.3 g+ N( w; k1 H% \( A0 s; F C5 T
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L: 噢，more mellow的意思是比较平静，比较放松。那也就是说到一个不太闹的地方去，对不对？ - c R+ G3 s4 h ; Y- F8 |( Q& G% z; \; y: j0 EM: Yeah, you can use the word mellow to describe a person too. , l# I6 a6 w. [5 f8 a" E% n; H$ [; Q& f& m; B6 s9 ^% l/ d
L: Mellow也可以用来形容一个人，那今天我们的教授很平静，我可不可以说：She was mellow today!& A+ a: d7 y$ [' y/ J
D- T& Y. G. ?+ O3 ]5 ZM: Yeah, let's go the cafe near the library.8 L" b" {1 |& B+ ~% t) {
$ t/ |4 O# c. h7 h+ Y$ y- oM: Well, we found the mellow place and we pay half price. Really a lucky break. Worth celebrating too. , n3 R1 }' j) V4 w! T # A& R/ f. m* b- w& P) C+ a; k1 C" rL: 对，找到安静的地方，还只付半价。真值得庆祝。你多吃点吧， 晚饭就别吃了。6 Y# T9 F4 T, k. b8 g& S w
# ~! W. t- H% y4 _1 W _2 \M: Ok. Good idea!) [( |; R' r6 y% p5 A+ b
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