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。+ w/ |" n @! V' C. B- F
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L: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！; ?+ m# \% k8 S# V. K; y1 h" 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." D& e: b! O) w" I+ }5 ?# A
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L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？7 R4 ^6 A- P4 N
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M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk. / }: y1 p' W* E8 z 8 O7 W8 {( G1 H/ e5 F: t( {" kL: 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。1 {! ^9 R% ]9 d3 Z, u1 g/ g) W2 c
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M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.0 p+ [5 j$ ?$ M6 Y5 K
; D$ S/ h/ C* L# CM: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet. $ g3 X8 x) Z9 Z5 d% K - W/ p8 Y8 @0 M* I9 TL: 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。9 B) W! S1 |. a: H; i w" e
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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.( }$ H5 F# @- P! C) V
6 w, R) T( |# U4 pL: 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。 ' H' w# S$ }5 O: {8 s% t: F! S. P" H5 o2 p% C& p( @
M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick. n- {" Z" I G( V# D6 e M O7 K
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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。5 }( o7 N* X! n
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M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes., ~5 p( Q, ^9 J
$ v1 I, J) ~: b a- I, |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。' g6 W9 T7 e; ]2 ~* @. D
9 }* n: Y; [4 p; r9 i$ oM: Okay, I'll try.) @. w& H$ f' m7 ?9 j$ R5 P8 a, s
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L: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！ % B, H3 R a+ F% n. V% r: E. q2 \. s; z. X
M: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer.* c" _* F& N, [) a, F; |
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L: 你说什么？你想踢我？ 9 r! e2 P1 v, Q+ Z- F) U! Z% y5 c" i" z9 S/ W2 Z$ f
M: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer. 8 Y) p- m7 N# i2 ~0 o: G: H) ?1 R& c. Z) M
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？ ; t4 c. J) s, L# l& E. D) K$ h1 i
M: That's right. / t0 {3 j5 }% a8 q1 p# g) X" E& c1 R) i5 V
L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？ 你是自作自受！ 3 Z) @: d+ ~' T* a& ~8 W/ t 9 M, q, D2 S4 SM: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer.: L4 E3 W# v7 h8 ^; r ~
6 [0 `. X Q1 ?7 a! Y$ {2 AL: 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。$ |" c5 H2 m7 f$ u/ k
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M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons. ! c( `; E& }2 X( Y2 a% z $ R8 P* i% i* N4 F. w) EL: 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？% P2 b$ r7 R2 i! J% |2 X9 c2 }* K
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M: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn.* E) L" K, B) J/ B0 i) J P
# T1 e: y* d% H7 C K3 UL: Michael, 走吧！嗨，看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀？# W K( j( v' \
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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.% i9 B% f4 Z; X% }& M
7 J( D( v! ?/ I+ c" zL: 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！; Z* F: k8 _9 p" z$ E1 h
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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。4 _" ]0 ?& G3 k; I
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