流行美语 第 78 课
时间:2019-02-12 作者:英语课 分类:美国之音《流行美语》
今天Michael 到李华的宿舍串门,李华会学到两个常用语:have a cow 和pack rat 1。
M: Hey, Li Hua, what are you doing?
L: 哎哟,我在找我的眼镜,急死人了,找不到眼镜我怎么上课啊?
M: Calm down. Li Hua, don't have a cow. I'm sure you'll find them.
L: 你说什么?Don't have a cow? Cow, 这不是"母牛"的意思吗?哎,我这儿是学生
宿舍,怎么能养母牛呢?
M: No, I said "don't have a cow", it means 2 don't get too excited about something. I'm
sure you'll find your glasses if you are patient enough.
L: 噢,我懂了,你是让我耐心点儿。你叫我Don't have a cow, 意思就是别着急、
别慌,可是,Don't have a cow 字面的意思明明是"别有母牛"。这跟"别惊慌"一点
关系也没有,好奇怪哟!
M: Yeah, it is a little strange, but we still say it.
L: 好吧,就听你的,I won't have a cow, 再想想看,我可能把眼镜放在什么地方了。
M: Well, where did you see them last?
L: 我记得昨晚睡觉前把眼镜放在床边桌子上了。
M: Have you looked under the bed?
L: 有啊,我在床底下找过了,让我再看看。哎呀,你还真说对了,就在床底下呢!
M: See, I told you not to have a cow and I was right.
L: 可是,Michael, 你肯定平时也有惊慌失措的时候。比方说,要是我对你说,我
把你的电脑弄坏了,你肯定会have a cow。
M: Yes, I would have a cow because I can't afford to buy a new one. Hey, Li Hua, You
didn't really break my computer, did you?
L: Don't have a cow! 我是在跟你开玩笑啦!
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M: Li Hua, you really have a lot of stuff 3. Is that the movie ticket from last week? You
even saved that?
L: 噢,这是上星期的电影票。你说我这儿东西多啊,那是因为我喜欢把各样东西
留起来。你看,除了电影票,我还有报纸杂志什么的。谁知道呢,说不定什么时
候会有用呢!
M: You're really a pack rat. Look at all this stuff! No wonder you couldn't find your
glasses.
L: 哎哟,Michael, 虽然我找不到眼镜可能是因为我这儿东西太多,可你也不该骂
人啊?干吗说我是rat? Rat 那不是"老鼠"吗?
M: No, I didn't call you a rat. I said you are a pack rat. A pack rat is someone who saves
everything and has lots of stuff.
L: 噢,原来,pack rat 是指"什么东西都不肯扔的人"。我什么东西都不愿意扔 -- I
guess I am a pack rat.
M: My mom is a pack rat, too. We have so much stuff in our house. She even saved
every drawing 4 I ever made when I was a kid.
L: 原来你妈妈也是个pack rat. 你说连你小时候画的画她都舍不得扔?我倒希望
我妈也是个pack rat, 把我小时候画的画啦或者玩过的玩具也留到今天。
M: So you can have them here and add to your "collection"? You're really a pack rat,
but Li Hua, have you ever thought how difficult it would be for you to move to a new
place?
L: 说的也是,我什么都留着,东西越积越多,要是哪天想搬家,那可就成问题罗。
M: Well, my folks 5 have been in their house for more than 20 years, probably because
my mom is such a pack rat, they have too much stuff to even move.
L: 什么?你爸妈在一个地方住了20 多年,可能就是因为你妈是pack rat,弄得家
里东西太多了?Maybe I shouldn't be a pack rat anymore!
今天李华学到了两个常用语,一个是to have a cow, 意思是"惊慌失措";另一个是
pack rat, 意思是"什么东西都不肯扔的人"。
- The rat is hated by many people.老鼠被很多人憎恶。
- He stopped up the rat holes.他塞住了那些老鼠洞。
- 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。
- We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
- He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。
- Drawing is my favorite lesson.画图画是我最喜欢的课程。
- The children learn singing,dancing,drawing,and the like in the kindergarten.孩子们在幼儿园里学习唱歌、跳舞、画图画等。