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这是星期天的早晨。李华和Larry 正在星巴克咖啡馆里喝咖啡。今天李华会
学到两个常用语:on the spot 和schmooze.
LL: I'm dreading my Chinese exam tomorrow. The teacher will give
us a topic and she expects us to talk about the topic for two minutes
on the spot. LH :你明天要考中文呀?老师给每个学生一个题目,让你们当场
就这个题目讲两分钟。这是好难。不过Larry ,别担心,你可以先跟我练习啊!
对了,你刚才说on the spot ,那是什么意思?
LL: Oh , to do something "on the spot" is to do it immediately -
right then and there. LH: On the spot就是立刻,当场的意思。所以你刚才
的意思就是教授在考试的时候当场给题目,你就得立即上台讲两分钟。
LL: Exactly. It's always nice to have time to prepare, but sometimes
doing something on the spot can be fun. LH:有充份时间做准备那当然好呀。
但是,我可想不出有什么事情马上要做而能让我感到有意思的。你给我举个
例子好不好。
LL: Well , we can decide right here - on the spot - to go to the
movies. That would be fun , right?
LH:嗯,我们现在就决定去看电影,那当然好玩呀。可是我们不知道看哪部
电影,到哪里去看哪。
LL: That's a problem. Where can we find the newspaper or a computer
on the spot !。
LH:就是嘛,我们既不能上网,也没有报纸可以查电影时间表。而且你明天
不是有中文考试吗?你现在应该在家里背单字嘛!
LL: I should. If I don't study the vocabulary, then I won't be able
to come up with a speech on the spot. LH:对,要当场发表两分钟讲话,不
熟悉有用的词汇是不行的。
LL: No , it's more like a good strategy for failing my test. Hey,
why don't you help me study ?
LH:一点没错,要是你不多记住一些单词,那你肯定会考砸的。你要我就在
这里帮你复习功课?On the spot ?
LL: Why not? I brought my Chinese book with me.
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LH:我真不敢相信,咖啡馆的那个女服务员居然会送你一杯免费的咖啡!
LL: Well , it helps that I schmoozed her a little bit.
LH: Larry,你对那个女服务员怎么啦?Schmooze是什么意思啊?
LL: To schmooze means that someone is extra nice to him or her ,
usually in the hope that you'll get something in return.
LH:噢,schmooze就是对某人特别好,希望能得到一些回报。那不是“讨好、
献殷勤”吗?你想让服务员对你客气一点,所以你就对她特别好啊?
LL: Well , no. I was actually hoping to get her to go out on a date
with me , but I'll settle for free coffee.
LH:原来你是想约那个女孩出去,现在喝了一杯免费咖啡就满足了。哎呀,
你呀,你还不如去schmooze你的中文老师,让她明天评分的时候对你客气点。这
不是更实际吗!
LL: Hopefully, I won't need to schmooze my teacher in order to get
a good grade.
LH:不讨好老师也能得好分数,你怎么一下子变得那么信心十足了呢。不过,
你要我帮你复习功课,那至少也该schmooze我这个义务家教吧!
LL: Hey, you're my friend , you're supposed to do things out of
friendship, not because you want something.
LH:我知道啦。我是跟你开玩笑的!不过,你要是想对我好一点,schmooze
我一下,我也不会反对的!
LL: I'm always nice to you - and it's not because I'm trying to schmooze
you.
LH:那倒是,你一向对我不错,算得上是我最好的朋友喽!
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