美国之音《流行美语》 363
时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:美国之音《流行美语》
Larry在家里和朋友们联网打游戏,李华则在书房里写作业,他们会用到两个常用语:epic 1 fail和learn your lesson。
(网络游戏声音)
Larry: OK, guys. There are only two enemies left. Everybody stay calm! We almost have this round won.
LH: Larry,你在跟我说话么?
Larry: Oh wait, there's an enemy sneaking 2 up behind Mike. Mike! Watch out! He's gonna kill you!! Noooooo!!!
LH: Larry!怎么啦?
Larry: Epic Fail. We almost won.
LH: Epic fail? 什么意思?
Larry: "Epic fail" means an unfortunate occurrence 3. People say that when something bad unexpectedly happens - especially in video games. In this case, we had almost beaten the other team, until someone sneaked 4 up on my friend Mike at the last minute... it was such an epic fail.
LH: 哦,epic fail就是惨败。你是说,你和朋友们本来在游戏中要赢了,结果却遭到对方的突袭,结果惨败。 不过,你说话的声音太大了吧?我作业都写不下去了!
Larry: I'm sorry, Lihua. I just get so involved with these video games...
LH: (叹气) 算了,是我自己太紧张这篇论文了。要是明天交不上去,我就完了,it will be an epic fail!
Larry: Here, sit down. Let me show you one of my favorite websites. It's a collection of epic fails.
LH: 好吧,我也放松一下。
Larry: Look - here's a video of a guy trying to jump over a car on his bicycle. Look, there he goes...and at the last second, he misses the ramp 5 and - (撞碎的声音) - he broke the car's window with his bike.
LH: 我的天!表演飞车最后却被车撞!还好这个人没有受重伤!
Larry: but I'm sure he's embarrassed after that epic fail.
LH:是啊,这么丢脸的失败,好窘啊! 为什么要干这么危险的事嘛!
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Larry: You would be surprised how many people are willing to try dangerous things like that. Hopefully, after that epic fail, he learned his lesson.
LH: Learned his lesson?你是说,他撞了车还要去上学?
Larry: No, not quite. I don't mean lesson as in something a teacher tells you at school. That phrase can also mean something you learn in life after making a mistake.
LH: 我明白了,learn his lesson就是吸取教训的意思。嗯,这个人的确应该长点记性,以后别干这种事儿了。我就不会像他一样,明知道最后结果是个epic fail,大失败,何必还要做呢?
Larry: Oh really? I can remember an epic fail you had just last week.
LH: 不会吧?
Larry: Remember last Friday when it was really windy outside and you were carrying that briefcase 6 full of papers?
LH: 呵呵,那倒是,我公文包没锁好,结果里面的论文全飞出来,被风刮得满地都是,我当时都快疯了!这算是个epic fail! 大失策!
Larry: And did you learn your lesson?
LH: 那当然! 我可是吸取教训了! 每次都会检查公文包锁好了没有。Larry, 你看! 网站上又有个视频,还是刚才那个飞车男! 这回他要骑车从房顶飞到游泳池里去!
Larry: Wow, looks like he didn't learn his lesson. I'm almost afraid to watch...
LH: 是啊! 哎呀! 游泳池旁边有堆树杈,他可别摔在那上面!(撞在树杈上的声音,水花飞溅的声音). 还是撞上了!
Larry: Yea. It was also an epic, epic fail. And look - this kid has 15 more videos!
LH: 啊?还有15个视频?I guess he'll never learn his lesson. 真是不长记性! 好了,我要回去写作业了!
Larry: Sounds good. I should get back into the game; my team is probably waiting for me. I'll try to be quieter this time.
LH: 没关系,我会戴着耳机,边听音乐边写。你不会吵到我的!
Larry: Smart idea. ...Hey, wait a minute. Where's my headphones? Lihua!
LH: Larry, 我把你的耳机拿走了,你就凑合一下,别用了。
Larry: No headphones? But then I won't be able to hear my teammates.
LH: 啊...不管,我先拿到的! 你就认倒霉吧! This is an epic fail for you, 你失算了, 哈哈!
Larry: An epic fail indeed.
今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是epic fail,表示“惨败,非常失策”。另一个是learn your lesson, 意思是“吸取教训”。
- I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗,而写了这个小故事。
- They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。
- She had always had a sneaking affection for him. 以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。
- She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door. 她从后门偷偷溜走,躲开采访者。
- Two things account for its occurrence.发生这件事的原因有两个。
- For a military commander,winning or losing a battle is a common occurrence.胜败乃兵家常事。
- I sneaked up the stairs. 我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
- She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。
- That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
- The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。