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李华看到报上登出的有关公寓的广告,租金比较便宜,于是她和Larry 一起
去看那公寓。今天李华会学到两个常用语:dump和ham.
LL: Oh my God! This place is a dump ! You couldn't possibly live
here!
LH:这地方真够糟的!Larry ,你说这是个dump,那是什么意思啊?
LL: "Dump" as in "garbage dump." I mean that this place is far too
dirty and poorly maintained for you to live in it. LH :所以dump就是指
像垃圾堆一样,很脏,各种条件都很差……哎呀!有一只大蟑螂刚跑过去。这地
方真的是个dump,怪不得租金这么便宜。
LL: The paint is peeling off of the walls, the ceiling leaks, and
the refrigerator looks 50 years old. I don't think I've ever seen such
a dump. LH:你说的没错,这里墙上的油漆都剥落了,天花板在漏水,冰箱看起
来又旧又脏。算了算了,我们还是走吧!别在这儿浪费时间,我可不想住在这种
地方。 It's really a dump.
LL: Are there any other apartments that you were planning to go and
see today ?
LH:还有一个地方我想去看,离这儿只有几条街,但愿那个地方不像这里那
么差劲。
LL: I don't know , Li Hua. This really isn't a very good area of
the city. Maybe you should look at apartments somewhere else. LH:这个
区域不好,我想也是,否则这里的公寓租金不会这么便宜!不过,要是到别处去
找,那租金可能比我现在付的更高。
LL: That's possible. In that case, I think that maybe you should
stay in your current apartment. LH:是吗?你认为我该继续住在我现在的公
寓里?也许你说的对,我的公寓租金其实也不算太贵,而且也很舒服呢。
LL: Your apartment is a palace compared to this dump. LH :那倒是,
和这里比起来,我的公寓可算是皇宫了。我还是打消搬家的念头吧!
LL: That's a good idea.
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LL: Hey, Li Hua , are those pictures from the party last weekend?
LH:没错,这些是上礼拜开party 时照的照片,昨天才刚洗出来。嘿!你看,
Sally 真会抢镜头,几乎每张照片都有她。
LL: Yeah , Sally's a real ham. She loves attention. LH: She's a
ham ? Ham不是火腿吗?那是一种猪肉嘛!噢!你是说Sally 像一只猪啊?
LL:(Laughing) No , I'm not saying she looks like a pig. Ham is
slang for someone who loves attention. People who are hams especially
love being videotaped or having their picture taken. LH :噢!Ham 在这
里是指一个喜欢吸引别人注意的人。这种人特别喜欢录像,照像。照这么说,Sally
绝对是个ham ,她特喜欢别人给她照相。
LL: If we videotapethe party , I'm sure she would have played a
starring role. LH :没错,要是那天我们录像的话,她肯定会象个明星一样,
到处都是她了。对了,Larry ,你知道还有谁也可以算是个ham 吗?
LL: I think Jane is a real ham. She'd do anything to attract people's
attention. LH :对,Jane也特别喜欢照像。她也可以说是个ham.你再猜猜谁是
个ham ?
LL:No. Who ?
LH:你没有注意到呀?我那猫咪小雪球啊!她也想尽办法让别人注意她。只
要有人走进来,她立刻会冲上去,要别人看看她,摸摸她。
LL: My parents' dog is a real ham, too. He won't leave you alone
until you pet him and give him his fare share of attention. LH:这些小
动物都要别人注意它们。我的朋友说,要是她出门时间长了,她的小狗会很不高
兴的。
今天李华学到两个常用语。第一个是dump,是指一个像垃圾堆,很脏,条件
很差的地方。另一个常用语是ham ,是指一个很喜欢别人注意,喜欢抢风头的人。
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