流行美语 第 55 课
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：美国之音《流行美语》
今天Michael 和李华到了一家中餐馆吃饭，二人正在点菜。李华学到了两个词儿：
already 1 和one to talk。
L: 啊，我的天啊，我饿死了。这菜单上每一个菜我都爱吃。
M: OK, just order 2 something already!
L: Michael, 你说什么？我什么菜都还没点，连服务生都还没来呢，你怎么就说
"already"呢？
M: No, no, Li Hua, I said 3, "Order something already!" I meant that you should hurry
up.
L: 噢，所以，你在这儿用了"already"，就是叫我快一点啊。可是你把这个字用在
句子的最后面，这种用法好奇怪哟！
M: When we say "already" at the end of a sentence 4, sometimes we are showing that we
are impatient 5, that we want somebody 6 to stop waiting and to do something.
L: 噢，我懂了。你能不能再给我举个例子啊？
M: OK. Remember when we were stopped at a light earlier today? The car in front of
me didn't move when the light turned green, so I yelled 8 -- "Come on, move already!"
L: 嗯，我懂了，我懂了，这个习惯用语很简单嘛。
M: Yeah? Well, go ahead 9! Make a sentence already!
L: O.K. 你不是老是说那个叫Cindy 的女孩儿有多可爱吗？So come on, ask her out
already!
M: Um, well, the sentence is correct 10, but I don't really know Cindy that well. I'm a little
shy 11 around girls, you know.
L: 管他呢，你怕什么？Just talk to her already!
M: Well, actually 12 I've talked to her before, but I was 13 really nervous 14. I did 7 get her phone
number. I told her I might 15 call her if I missed class and needed to borrow 16 her notes.
L: 啊，你已经有她的电话号码啦！那你还等什么？要是她肯把电话号码给你，她
对你一定有兴趣的。Call her already!
M: All right! All right! Shut 17 up already! I'll call her.
L: 嘿，Michael，我是要帮你的忙啊！你干嘛跟我发脾气？
M: I'm sorry, Li Hua. I shouldn't have told you to shut up. Hey, the waiter is coming.
I'm hungry. Go ahead and choose something already!
L: 嗯，我想我要点宫爆鸡丁。
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L: 嗨，Michael, 你知不知道有的时候你可真无礼啊。
M: I'm rude 18? You're one to talk, Li Hua!
L: 哎，你说我什么，Michael？你要是还在生气的话，我现在就走了。
M: Please, calm 19 down Li Hua. I said, "You're one to talk." I meant that you shouldn't
say I am rude when you yourself 20 are rude.
L: 好了，我知道有的时候我也很粗鲁啦。所以，Michael，你说：You're one to talk，
是不是就是说我们俩都半斤八两，我不用说你，其实我自己也是很粗鲁的?
M: That's right. When you told me I can be rude, I thought 21 that that was rude. So I said,
"You're one to talk!" That means 22, you have the same problem 23, so you shouldn't
criticize me.
L: 噢，我懂了，其实我也不是要对你那么粗鲁。我只是替你担心，因为你老是说
你很寂寞，可是你又不肯主动去找女孩子，你太害羞了。
M: I'm shy? You're one to talk! What about you? You are always too shy to meet new
guys.
L: Well, 在中国，女孩子本来就不会主动去约男孩子的嘛！总是男的要去找女的。
M: That's not a good excuse. I think you're just too picky.
L: 什么？你说我太挑剔？You're one to talk! 你自己不也老是说你碰不到既聪明
又有教养的女孩？你这不也自以为是吗？
M: I'm too proud 25 of myself 26? You're one to talk! You wouldn't even 27 consider 28 going 29 out
with a guy 24 if he didn't have a Master's degree 30.
L: 好了，好了，Michael, 我们不要再吵了，反正也吵不出什么道理来。
M: Yeah, sorry, let's just forget about it. Hey look, our food is here.
L: So eat already! 咱们早该吃了。
MC: 各位听众，李华今天和Michael 一起在餐馆点菜的时候，学到了两个美国用
语的用法。Already 用在命令式句子的后面时，相当于普通话里面常说的："早该
如何如何"的意思。You're one to talk!则相当于"你竟然敢说这话，我们俩都半斤八
两"的意思。
- We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
- I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。
- His desk is always in order.他的书桌上总是整整齐齐的。
- You pay for it at the time you order it.订购时就得付款。
- He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
- He was so impatient that I could hardly hold him back.他是那样急躁，我简直拉不住他。
- With an impatient gesture he thrust the food away from him.他不耐烦地把吃的东西猛地推开。
- Somebody is using the computer.有人在用电脑。
- He seems to be somebody.他似乎是个重要人物。
- How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
- Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？
- He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
- The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We have to go ahead to find a garage.我们得到前边找个修车厂。
- Youth looks ahead and age backward.青年人向前看，老年人向后看。
- She gave a correct answer.她给了个正确的答案。
- Choose the correct one from these words.选择正确的词填空。
- She is too shy to go to parties.她很怕羞，不敢去参加舞会。
- Mary is a shy girl.玛丽是一个害羞的女孩。
- he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
- Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。
- He feels nervous when he faces so many people.面对那么多人，他感到紧张。
- He was over nervous.他太紧张了。
- It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
- Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？
- Can I borrow two books at a time?我可以一次借两本书吗？
- You can borrow this dictionary from the library.你可以从图书馆借到这本字典。
- It's time to shut up shop and go home.该闭店回家了。
- Shut up.I'm trying to think.闭嘴，我在想问题。
- The sky is blue,and the sea is calm.天空碧蓝，海上风平浪静。
- She tried her best to be calm.她尽量冷静。
- I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
- Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。
- It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
- She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。
- That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
- We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。
- She lost her heart to the handsome guy.她爱上了这个漂亮的小伙子。
- That guy is very hard to deal with.那家伙很难对付。
- He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
- We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。
- Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
- I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。
- It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
- He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。
- We should consider what to do next.我们应考虑下一步该怎么办。
- They consider it better to do it that way.他们以为那样做比较妥当。
- We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
- He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。