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。9 |8 z6 C( c# G
1 G' c3 M) k. y. a2 B o1 n% hL: 嗨， Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！; K& w1 Q' Q+ {. b- r5 `( D! E- ?
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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. " ?) |4 S4 p; u+ ^6 ]" J7 b3 O4 @4 j( T8 t. ^0 Q. Z
L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？2 _3 V5 n/ @6 H7 d$ f5 P/ E' l+ k e
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M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk.. y* a' P1 v7 i5 c
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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。 9 |$ x |/ b' @7 U& m; b; B7 i3 g9 F6 S3 N
M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight. 6 ^/ ]( U3 L* y+ W+ T; n7 s" E9 d : c, t& Y% ?2 X$ SL: 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。* K" N% b8 d; [" x) r3 }6 U) M2 s
" e( F( [" }: d- N" @! Y/ b; {M: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted when we meet. # s( F0 e& q+ ?% y' y+ W3 [, L% t% O6 p1 \$ B* r# n
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。0 u5 Y, o6 k. i# _1 W9 o
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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.9 `. i7 @, A }# k, k' J$ T+ @( `
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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。8 [6 M% q6 L+ J
7 e% w6 J4 b" a) n/ rM: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick. 7 m, E# h( f. F. S9 I) J, | p/ m) i6 i- D; z( }
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。* E- j( N" e$ n6 e
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M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes. p; A, Y. r) z- x! p* `5 T $ W$ I: p% C" HL: 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。 . o% J( l4 e* p1 E" Q& u/ Z8 P0 h! r9 T' `9 h; T
M: Okay, I'll try.3 V/ ?. R5 R, W) \9 U
, w% i3 i( |3 v3 DL: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！ * h1 L2 M2 t3 { R8 e5 p: F2 H8 I* b+ Z i! T
M: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of watching me suffer. , f, u" Z( [+ L7 k+ S: n( z* l: n; c a# O# R
L: 你说什么？你想踢我？ 6 L" w# R& s. b. M* c $ I9 |3 q" r; ^9 d; q7 D! m( K' VM: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means, you enjoy watching me suffer.2 R3 b, `; _3 Z% v _9 E. M" f
1 `# Q9 w6 r, e$ IL: 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？ & Y6 b6 _0 u8 P t 4 M) C4 X7 w9 U; iM: That's right. ( [, T# G/ p5 S8 X! D" {1 a ' |: N0 v0 H5 U! A* jL: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？ 你是自作自受！ / \+ N- B3 O; a9 m$ e: g: H+ k ' c) z. E8 q: d+ ^M: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping people, not watching them suffer. 5 {" f- t8 \5 u% ? * _( ]1 \; ^1 ^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。 S$ a5 N7 \( f( G
$ x2 J& `6 s( A; H9 }M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or watching old cartoons. & [; K$ O5 w! O& J6 \( o* E+ j: q / j' r! ^9 Z; ]; G1 j- R; v# uL: 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？1 |5 z6 T! T0 X3 u: r
+ B0 f& n# e$ |. S0 L. ?' H* KM: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn. 8 z$ F* e3 r0 y5 O0 g2 R% d" Y2 b8 X4 `: e/ }0 e
L: Michael, 走吧！嗨，看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀？1 h& h# [: p, ^ ~# w# G
# K4 X) L3 g t0 U4 ?$ |: H5 V) xM: 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. : l% I0 ]7 V% I: z9 [* O% n : U; ^& ]& x) M9 T- Y/ ?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！9 h- l5 w) e) d, ^: v3 R9 v
( [. S6 ~ O9 p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。 % \. o2 p( ]& Y7 `$ U4 w- Y, D& w q$ R
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