时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:美国之音《流行美语》


英语课

   李华前阵子伤到左手,最近刚刚康复。今天Larry到医院来看李华。李华会学到两个常用语:back on your feet和B.O.。


  LL: Li Hua, are you feeling better now?
  LH: 你看,我现在都能搬东西了呢!
  LL: Whoa, be careful! But hey, it looks like you're back on your feet again!
  LH: Back on my feet? 我脚没有受伤啦,只有手而已。
  LL: No, that's not what I meant. To be back on your feet is a general saying referring to a person who has recovered or healed 1 from an illness.
  LH: 啊,你说I am back on my feet是指我手臂养好了,恢复了,是吗?
  LL: Yes. I understand why you would think I was talking about your feet, though. A sick person is usually in bed all day. Therefore, when we say that a person is back on their feet, that means they can get off the sick bed and walk around feeling healthy.
  LH: 喔。原来to be back on your feet是说一个病人已经不用再整天躺在病床上,可以自由走动的意思。
  LL: That's right. Can you give me an example?
  LH: 好啊。Larry, I really hope you get back on your feet soon.
  LL: You...you hope that I will get well soon? But I'm not even sick...
  LH: 可是你脸色好差喔。
  LL: That's not true. Ohhh..ughhh...what is that smell??
  LH: 有不好闻的味道吗?在哪里?
  LL: Li Hua! You didn't shower the whole time you were in the hospital did you? I can smell your B.O.
  LH: B.O.? 你在说什么啊?我可是天天洗澡呢!
  LL: But that smell...B.O. is body odor 2. I don't think you showered, Li Hua.
  LH: 你说我有体臭?!怎么可能呢?我真的每天都清洗呢。
  LL: Then what's that smell??
  LH: 我真的不知道你在说什么。难道...
  LL: See?! You didn't shower!
  LH: 如果不是我的话,那一定是你!
  LL: It cannot be me. I shower everyday and I put on cologne this morning. Li Hua, maybe you're not back on your feet yet. You can't even remember if you showered or not.
  LH: 怎么这样说。我只不过是手骨折,记性并没有变差啊。And no, I do not have B.O.
  LL: Fine then. But hey, you've learned 3 two slang 4 expressions today! Back on your feet and B.O. do you know how to use each?
  LH: 嗯。B.O. 就是体臭的意思。For example: Larry had such horrible B.O. that I almost passed out. Larry的体臭难闻到我差点昏过去。
  LL: I do not have horrible B.O.! You were the one who smelled like...
  LH: 举个例子嘛,干嘛那么认真。那么back on your feet是康复的意思。我可以说,My hand is back on my feet, 我都康复了。
  LL: You used B.O. correctly. But the phrase, back on your feet, refers to a person. You cannot say your hand is back on its feet. Instead you should say that you, the person, are back on your feet.
  LH: 喔。To be back on your feet是形容康复的人,而不是形容受伤的部位。所以我得说,I am back on my feet.
  LL: That's right. But oh, that smell! It's okay, Li Hua. You can tell me if you didn't shower in a while. I understand. I won't mind.
  LH: 可是真的不是我的B.O.啊。啊!我知道了!一定是这个!
  (Li Hua holds out a bag of food.)
  LL: Oh my goodness 5! What is that?
  LH: 这是臭豆腐!其实很好吃的,而且又香。你是因为没吃过所以不习惯它的味道。
  LL: Stinky tofu? Why do you have stinky tofu?
  LH: 喔。刚才爸妈来过了。知道我很爱吃臭豆腐,就带来给我吃的啊。来,你也尝一块。
  LL: Phew! Thanks but no thanks. I don't want to make people think I have terrible B.O. But hey, I'm sure glad to see that you are back on your feet!
  MC: 各位听众,今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到两个常用语,一个是 back on your feet, 表示一个人“恢复健康”;另一个是 B.O., 也就是“体臭”的意思。这次《流行美语》播送完了,谢谢收听,下次节目再见。

1 healed
v.(使)愈合( heal的过去式和过去分词 );治愈;(使)结束;较容易忍受
  • The surgeon healed the soldier's bullet wound in the leg. 医生治好了那位士兵腿部的枪伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The doctor applied an unguent to the wound,which speedily healed it. 医生给伤口涂了些油膏,伤口很快就愈合了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 odor
n.气味,香气,臭气
  • The whole herb has a characteristic taste and odor.整株药草有种独特的味道和气味。
  • He is in bad odor with his friends.他在朋友中声誉不佳。
3 learned
adj.有学问的,博学的;learn的过去式和过去分词
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里,他被视为有学问的人。
4 slang
n.俚语,行话;vt.使用俚语,辱骂;vi.辱骂
  • The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
  • Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。
5 goodness
n.善良,善行,美德
  • Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾,请你把收音机关上好不好?
  • Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了,这病有救了!
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