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LH:嗯,像这种坏人真应该被抓到牢里关起来。Larry ,你刚才还说这家伙
是个真正的bottom feeder ,bottom是底层,feeder不是饲养员吗?这两个字怎
么能合在一起,它们和那些坏人有什么关系?
LL: A bottom feeder is a really low, despicableperson. That guy
was selling drugs to kids , so he definitely counts as a bottom feeder.
LH:噢,bottom feeder 是形容一个很低下、很卑鄙的人。没错,报上说的
那个人专门卖毒品给年轻孩子,简直太可恶了。我认为所有的毒贩都是bottom feeders.
LL: Unfortunately, there are a lot of bottom feeders in the world.
LH:就是啊,这个世界还是有不少这种卑鄙的坏人。对了,Larry ,这个bottom
feeder是不是只能用来形容犯罪分子?
LL: It can be used to describe other people, too, but it's a very
negative term.
LH: Bottom feeder还能用来形容其他人?那Larry ,你给我举个例子。
LL: Well , some people think that lawyers are bottom feeders because
they benefit from other peoples' misfortunes.
LH:对,好多人都不喜欢律师,认为律师很卑鄙。我还听到过好多耻笑律师
的笑话呢!可是,Larry ,律师不也会保护我们的权利吗?
LL: That's true, but some people are upset by the fact that many
lawyers get rich defending criminals.
LH:噢,我明白了,人们之所以讨厌律师,是因为律师经常帮犯罪分子辩护,
靠着打这种官司来赚钱。嗯,可是不管怎么说,我还是认为有的律师不能算bottom
feeders. LL : Some people think that tabloidjournalists are bottom feeders
because they invade the privacy of celebrities and they don't always verify
stories before they publish them.
LH:这我绝对同意,那些专门报道名人私生活的狗仔记者,真是够恶劣的。
他们经常捏造有关名人的一些很荒谬,不确实的报道。只有卑鄙的人才会写
出这样的东西来! They are real bottom feeders !
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LL: Hey, Li Hua , it was fun discussing the news with you, but
I've got to bounce. I have to be at the doctor's office by 2:00. LH:
噢,你两点钟还得去看医生啊?那你得赶快走了。你说你要bounce,是那个拍皮
球bounce a ball 的bounce吗?
LL: "Bounce" can be slang for leave. I've got to bounce means that
I have to leave. LH :噢,我懂了,to bounce 就表示,得走了。你说你得要
bounce,是因为你得赶着去那个医生诊所了。
LL: Hey, don't you have to bounce if you're going to make to class
on time ?
LH:我的老天,现在都快两点了,谢谢你提醒我,我差点儿忘了得去上一堂
课呢!看来我得赶紧bounce,赶快走喽!
LL: Well , I have a little bit of time. If we bounce right now,
I can drive you to campus. LH :你肯定有时间把我送到学校?那就太好了,
要不然,等我走到学校可能就要迟到了。
LL: Okay , are you ready to bounce now?
LH:嗯,等一会儿,我只要进去把我的书和背包拿出来。
LL: Okay , I'll go start the car. Just come on outside when you're
ready to bounce. LH :没问题,你先去发动车子,我拿了包就来!
今天李华学到两个常用语。一个是bottom feeder ,这是形容那种下流卑鄙
的人。另一个常用语是bounce,这是指要离开,要走的意思。
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