时间:2019-01-15 作者:英语课 分类:美国之音《流行美语》


英语课

李华和Larry一起去骑马。李华今天要学两个常用语,mean streak 1和soft spot.


LL: If this is your first time riding a horse, Li Hua, I think you shouldn't ride that black one over there. That horse looks like he's got a mean streak.


LH: A mean streak? 你说那匹黑马吗?如果我没理解错, mean streak就是mean, 坏脾气的意思吧。


LL: That's exactly what I am saying, Li Hua. A mean streak is the potential for meanness.


LH: 那如果马的脾气太烈,会伤害骑手吗?


LL: A horse with a mean streak might refuse to let a rider get on - or even worse might try to throw a rider off their back.


LH: 我在电影里看过,有的马性情暴躁,会把骑手从马背上摔下来,看来真得小心。那匹灰色的小马看着挺随和的。那我就骑它吧。It can't possibly have a mean streak.


LL: You know, Li Hua, it isn't only horses that can have mean streaks 2. People can, too.


LH: Mean streak也能用在人身上?


LL: Do you remember the super model Naomi Campbell? She was in the news for throwing her cell phone at her housekeeper 3.


LH: 我记得,那个英国名模,我们叫他黑珍珠,她还有一次因为行李丢了,大发雷霆,还动手打了警察呢!


LL: That super model reminds me of a famous basketball coach in the U.S. who also had a mean streak.


LH: 篮球教练?你说谁?


LL: The former coach of the Indiana University basketball team Bobby Knight 4 was famous for his mean streak.


LH: 我知道印第安纳大学校队很厉害,可是没听说过他们教练的故事。那你赶快告诉我!


LL: There was one time he got so mad, Li Hua, he threw a chair out on the basketball court during a game!


LH: 他竟然在比赛的时候把椅子扔到赛场上?太暴躁了!Boy, that coach really did have a mean streak.


LL: Well, it is time to get on our horses, Li Hua. You can take the nice gray horse, and I'll try the black one with the mean streak.


LH: 小心点,Larry.


LL: Don't worry, Li Hua. I'll show that horse who is boss! I have a mean streak, too!


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LL: So, now that we have been riding for a while, Li Hua, I don't think this black horse is so bad. I am actually developing a soft spot for him.


LH: A soft spot? 什么是soft spot啊?


LL: A soft spot is a feeling of tenderness or affection for a person or thing.


LH: 你不会是喜欢上这匹黑马了吧?你忘了,刚才它还对你又踢又咬呢!


LL: I know it may seem funny, but, yes, even though this horse tried to bite me and throw me off his back, I do have a soft spot for him.


LH: 这么烈的马,你怎么会喜欢呢?真搞不清楚!


LL: Well, ever since I showed him I was in control, he's been very good. And he's a handsome horse, too. It's hard to explain, but sometimes you end up having a soft spot for a thing or a person that isn't perfect.


LH: 我有点儿明白了。像是我中文班里有几个特别好的学生,可是不知道为什么,反而是一个学得不怎么样的孩子最让我挂心。


LL: So, why do you have a soft spot for this particular student, Li Hua?


LH: 人跟人不一样,有人就是不擅长学语言,那个学生发音不够标准,而且总也记不住中文方块字的模样。


LL: This person doesn't sound like the kind of person I'd have a soft spot for if I were a teacher, Li Hua.


LH: 他虽然不是个天才型的学生,可是每天上课都特别努力。我想喜欢他,大概是因为希望他能学好吧。


LL: You are such a dedicated 5 teacher, Li Hua. I know there are students who have a soft spot for you.


LH: 那可不一定,我那些学生肯定觉得我很厉害。


LL: Oh, I don't believe that. Say, why don't we ride back to the ranch 6 now, Li Hua. I'm getting a little thirsty and could use a drink.


LH: 好啊。哎?我的马怎么不走了?


LL: It looks like your horse is hungry, Li Hua. He apparently 7 has a soft spot for that clump 8 of flowers!


LH: 这下可惨了,谁它要吃到什么时候。


今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是mean streak, 指坏脾气。另一个是soft spot, 指为什么事情动心。

 



n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动
  • The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
  • Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹?
n.(与周围有所不同的)条纹( streak的名词复数 );(通常指不好的)特征(倾向);(不断经历成功或失败的)一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 );使布满条纹
  • streaks of grey in her hair 她头上的绺绺白发
  • Bacon has streaks of fat and streaks of lean. 咸肉中有几层肥的和几层瘦的。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
  • A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
  • She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家,一家人吃得很省。
n.骑士,武士;爵士
  • He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
  • A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的
  • He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
  • His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
n.大牧场,大农场
  • He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
  • The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走
  • A stream meandered gently through a clump of trees.一条小溪从树丛中蜿蜒穿过。
  • It was as if he had hacked with his thick boots at a clump of bluebells.仿佛他用自己的厚靴子无情地践踏了一丛野风信子。
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abandonment of ship
abrasive resistant alloy
addressed store
adsorption catalysis
agematched
allas
artificial climatic chamber
atrophy of the retina
back channels
barbarousnesses
be jammed for time
be sensitive about
beneficial bird
benzal hydrazine
bipolar waveform
brush shifting control
carbonization zone
Chiatura
classification of in-situ rock
close request frame
cochleo-palpebral
colo(u)r fastness to metals in the dye bath
comb-grain
contrapuntally
corrugation infiltration
country project
damman
degradatiohn
deutero-fibrinose
development chromatography
dindica purpurata
dispersed dye
do you mind
engraving chisel
Ephemeridae
ethnoichthyological
ethusina chenae
exagitations
extensional equality
f-word
fantastron multivibrator
fceria
fuzzy clustering analysis
Gentiana stellulata
get user real number
goal-post mast
hair vellus
hepatics
Heterosmilax pottingeri
hi-ex foam generator
hydraulic blow out preventer
hyperinflammation
immateriality
innocent agent
interaction formula
international pitches
interocellar spine
lionne-sew
lycopodialeo
moraine lake
multi programming system
non-spatial
note-herd
outsounding
paddocked
para-sympathetic
parametric inversion
part - time employment
payment insufficient
pensionable salary
plunger-type wave generator
pneumatic clocks
pseudochylous
raspcut
ratio chromatism
raujemidine
receiving spectrum
reciprocating-block slider crank mechanism
Renfrewshire
residuary personal estate
rickerson
saddil
scales of elasmobranchii
serotypic
Ship Re-mortgage
speed control switch
spittle-house
sports wear
steel reinforcement cage
Strumica
support equipment
tail chute
tamburrino
technical assistance and manufacturing agreement
Torem
typical epilepidoma
Veddige
Volhard-Anold's methods
weensier
wet drum cobber
widwall
zelenograd