* h' Y; y4 ?8 N" w8 [L：嗨，Michael, 你上哪儿去呀？ / Q' n% J1 N8 V, ]; t; \1 G8 T! r1 P) D' a0 X! |( \
M：I'm going to meet Jon at the subway. You've met Jon, haven't you?: A k. Q v: P) V! O- c( ~7 w) `
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L：嗯，是不是上次在一次party上你给我介绍的那个带眼镜的人？2 C$ t( \6 y H$ }, Q
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M：Yes. I want to drag him out to do something. You know, he's such a couch potato.0 `% t8 H7 g$ q I1 n
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L：他是什么？ Couch potato? 什么是couch potato? 他爱吃土豆？. N9 g& Y4 t- q9 Z8 t
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M：No, couch potato is an expression used to describe someone who sits in front of the TV all the time eating junk food, such as potato chips.2 e3 e9 A( A5 A& K" J/ |1 {
) w; f7 Y4 v7 w- Y8 U) B. nL：噢，原来coach potato是指一个人老坐在电视机前吃零食。这个常用语挺有趣。那couch potato是不是只能指人呀？ ~6 G6 w: O8 C9 W$ I3 I
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M：Yes, it is only used to describe people, those who are lazy and unmotivated. : R1 @2 u! `! ` 1 S& f- K) p1 [L：噢，只能指人，指那些懒懒散散，没有动力的人。好，下回我就叫我哥哥couch potato。他老是看电视，一看就看到三更半夜，吃的东西撒在地毯上，沙发上，到处都是。2 J/ i% {" p; k0 G* J4 `
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L：哟，你爸爸也是这样呀！要我是你妈，我也会生气的。 # }- X" a$ i2 s! w$ _6 i! K - E, r; m2 ^ B4 ^M：But sometimes, after a really hard week at school, I also just want to collapse and be a couch potato.. j( h9 l2 z% K3 X& e: m6 r
( h# c: r! | D* s& HL：一个星期在学校念书实在很累了，回家当一回couch potato，我想这还是可以的，只要不是每天这样就行了。7 b0 D, X! u* w6 ^: ?( m; [4 f* Z
0 L* @" }. \; j! F; \6 qM： Yes, I agree. Li Hua, would you like to join us? Jon and I are going to play tennis.7 ?- `; s& b8 H2 S9 t# }
3 Q( G- O n) s: s6 _' FL：你们要打网球呀，那太好了，我正在学打网球呐。* y+ f% F L; r
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M：That's wonderful. You know, some people think I'm nuts to have a friend like Jon. 8 n l0 f* {8 A9 z: _6 |" \) F6 X
L：有的人认为你是什么？ Nuts？Nuts不是花生，杏仁那样的果仁吗？你跟Jon交朋友跟吃花生有什么关系呀？, \+ W9 J0 D5 O3 n7 g+ N* C
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M：No, nuts here means someone who is crazy.5 K8 w& f$ W5 H4 m
" ?, `8 [" n% G- D3 iL：原来nuts在这里是说一个人做的事很怪。大概就象中文里说的：你疯啦！对吗？2 \. `: T0 F& U/ f7 o+ q
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M：That's right. Jon can be rude, and he also argues a lot. Sometimes he does drive me nuts. ' O" E' ~3 j( ^: X. k; ^ " X$ m% e6 r5 T& Q% `L：他看起来不象会对别人无礼，爱跟人争论的人哪！你刚才说drives me nuts 是什么意思啊？8 J- t+ L& ]! S
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M：Drives me nuts means he makes me crazy./ q- [& ]2 g( ~$ E# F
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L：噢，还可以说drive me nuts， 或者是drive someone nuts。嗨，Michael，那天我上移民局去办手续，排队好长，我站了一小时，我真是火死了。我能说：They drove me nuts 吗？3 I+ |0 |" s3 e+ z: ~
/ Q( v0 b& ~9 w' ]+ `" Y! xM：Of course. You know, my mother used to make me clean my room every night when I was in high school and that drove me nuts.0 g$ ^8 ] d; p/ ]- ]
+ I w8 n9 u7 d: h8 {L：你念中学的时候你妈妈每天晚上要你打扫房间？那是有点受不了。嗨，Michael，你认识我的朋友张红吗？4 y4 y7 v- c2 V
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M：Oh, yes, she is nuts. She spent !00 for a dress, and it's ugly. * t T" U2 m u/ o3 R5 P s+ I% |- }) d/ s7 t/ [
L：对，张红这个人是有点问题，化两百美元买件难看的衣服。不过，Michael，你总是批评别人买的东西。 You sometimes drive me nuts too.6 F; A: i: I. h, u' f
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M：Li Hua, I think you are learning these words too fast. " [' c; Y Y; U0 c% ^7 b" G5 O 4 d" `" Z7 n; r5 U6 q3 z9 e% j今天李华学了两个常用语，一个是：couch potato，指那些常坐着看电视，吃零食的人；另一个是：nuts，就是说一个人不正常，做的事很怪。今天的[流行美语]就到此结束，再见。. U+ z- Q$ n* j) J* V9 w3 d3 s" }
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