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Larry 早上起来正在看报纸,忽然接到小燕的电话。今天我们要学两个常用
语:short fuse和out of this world.
LL: Hello?
XY: Hey Larry!你起床了?昨天玩到那么晚,我不会把你吵醒了吧!
LL: Hey no problem. I was just reading the newspaper and drinking
a lot of water. I have quite a headache. I can't believe you bought so
many beers for me last night!
XY:我愿意!昨天我可能也喝多了点,当着你的面跟酒吧里的服务生吵架,
真不好意思,对不起了。
LL: Well , Xiaoyan, it's not really a problem at all. I mean ,
you tend to have a short fuse anyway.
XY: Short fuse 这是什么意思啊?你每次都说这些我听不懂的话,真是急
死我了。
LL: There's a perfect example! When a person has a "short fuse,
" it means that they have a short temper - they get angry very easily !
Now don't get mad because I said this , or you will further prove
my point - haha !
XY:噢,你是说我急脾气啊。这我承认。不过,我更愿意听人家说我是一个
“充满激情”的女人。
LL: Having a short fuse can be a good thing, sometimes, but most
of the time , I must admit that it can be a bit intimidating or scary.
It's why I try my best to keep you from blowing your fuse - or erupting
in anger. It's ok , my new boss is like this - and I can handle it.
XY:你真觉得我的脾气有些吓人吗?那我一定改正。对了,你下午有空吗?
我请你吃午饭,而且还有新车接送。不是我吹,买车的时候讨价还价,我可
是镇定自若,没发脾气。I did not blow my fuse!
LL: I'm impressed, Xiaoyan! Number one , you have a new car. Number
two , you didn't blow your fuse! So what time were you thinking , since
you have the car?
XY:下午一点怎么样?这样你还有时间“梳妆打扮”,以帅哥的形象出现在
我的面前。(笑)
LL: Ok. Do you need directions ?
XY:不用,我有全球定位系统。我保证,就算走丢了,我也不会打电话跟你
发脾气。
LL: OK , just call me if there's a problem!
******
LL: Wow. Nice car! You must have saved your tip money for YEARS
to get such a nice one……
XY:勤俭节约可是我最大的优点。
LL: Since you're driving , I'll pick the joint we'll go to. There's
a diner just down the street that's good.
XY:这家餐馆从外面看起来好象不错,我们进去吧。
LL: So here's the menu. Their sandwiches are absolutely out of this
world.
XY: Out of this world?你吃他们的外星三明治吧。我只要个色拉就行了。
Larry ,有的时候,我真怀疑你是不是有点疯狂,也许这就是你吸引人……
LL: Xiaoyan. "Out of this world" means really, really good. Excellent.
Superb. Delicious. The best.
XY:哦,out of this world 意思是好吃得不得了,简直非人间食物。那我
可得来一个。既然你对吃的东西这么在行,我能不能说你的品味也是"out of this
world"呢?
LL: Ha ha. Yeah, but you're the first person to ever tell me that!
XY:真的吗?那我再告诉你个秘密:我觉得你这个人也不是一般男人能比的
: You are out of this world!
LL: Um ……(embarrassed ) hey hey…… now, anyway , with the
sandwiches……
XY:服务生!给我们来两个你们这儿最好的三明治,外加两杯咖啡。希望你
们的咖啡也是香浓美味, out of this world!
LL: So , Xiaoyan, I wanted to tell you something ……
XY:你先听我说,我有个绝妙的主意,就是不知道你明天晚上是不是有空?
LL: That depends , Xiaoyan, because……
XY:我想带你去见我父母。他们在这里的侨界非常活跃,我想让他们认识一
下你。
LL: Are you sure this is a good idea ?
XY:(严肃地)当然是个好主意喽!怎么会不是好主意呢?
LL: Well , perhaps they'd get the wrong impression. Perhaps I'm
getting the wrong impression from you , too.
XY:误解?不会有什么误解的。怎么样,星期天下午五点我开车来接你。咱
们就这么定了。
LL:(Reluctantly ) Ok , Xiaoyan. I must admit - your powers of
persuasion are out of this world, as well.
XY:没错,我最能说服人了,你就听我一次吧!
我们今天学习了两个常用语。一个是short fuse,意思是急脾气。另一个是
out of this world ,意思是极其美妙。
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