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。 ! c6 k* h$ k" H6 ]( d! F7 d% h' H+ L8 y: i4 v
L: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！, B6 a) S! a1 H! g
) g, o: R" ]8 ?* O+ H3 AM: 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.! s& O" _) T2 A$ Z& h9 k
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L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？( \4 N6 s* m) b% h
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M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk. v& }7 V2 J/ _, s
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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。 4 E- g4 Q9 V7 v* I2 F0 _ $ F1 h- W. b0 T: F& e5 C, ~" U$ GM: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.% ~+ n2 J- b3 g( n# k& ]
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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。7 g' N Z# g. u l# Y- W
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M: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet.1 |& S3 M* k: O' E4 k5 ?
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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。 ; s5 ]2 w& f9 [$ P b3 ]. I/ P
M: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely wasted, but the next day, I regret it. 3 k4 ]4 H+ y$ {$ ~5 @9 ~1 s8 G, n " A; y4 M" o, H( L7 \6 W& ZL: 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。 # H6 h3 Y1 A: r# F " z9 x# y0 U; ]7 ]9 O1 ~9 _M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick.& e1 c9 Z* d. C5 J; Y* B
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L: 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。7 C! k, \; ]/ D3 p4 m7 b' N
: {& h; z/ f) ~M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes. 8 k8 b- l/ ?2 K s4 p" n% V7 ~- F. Q! F2 @& i# Y7 D
L: 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。/ G q$ A `) Z! Z7 B$ H" X
& r( Z0 S- G' X6 Q4 ZM: Okay, I'll try.! c5 i( I& ~* G3 l Z; N
$ a5 }, u! _+ d: [2 |% o, yL: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！ ( {5 S. R7 M, q* X5 j F5 z: E 9 C7 S) g$ b JM: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer." i1 t3 c M# \) P( v
6 t- |# h' }+ Q6 d# [- _L: 你说什么？你想踢我？9 p. e" o4 A- M4 K
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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$ q' v. s; u" b# B% x8 s% q1 p) I) A C
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？ 2 o: O4 n/ f! j' }9 ^3 q% }* g' R) n; @" C6 X
M: That's right., L4 [% O+ ?6 q& O4 n2 x0 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！3 r9 q8 g( i% M" {2 B
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L: 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。9 L- j8 {; m6 Z6 x+ Q" e& x
8 |" ~* T* ~+ Z8 t7 O* |& c1 ~M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons. T5 f5 x. g5 p% X- j' ` ^6 G2 f' L8 f/ A$ u- h- T4 @! v- G
L: 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？ 0 u0 |6 q$ m7 i& Y( {, @% p0 N) n7 Q, L0 u" ?+ P+ \
M: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn. b% _9 N, S4 T) X : U+ Z5 A* w6 dL: Michael, 走吧！嗨，看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀？+ Y" K9 ~5 K# _3 K" g( d
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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.$ F3 b1 e6 U0 m9 r7 c
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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！/ E9 L) ^% a9 y8 m# h
5 f l2 Z$ b" \- ~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。8 H" g4 L+ x8 k
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