語:short fuse和out of this world. LL: Hello"/>
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Larry 早上起來正在看報紙,忽然接到小燕的電話。今天我們要學兩個常用
語:short fuse和out of this world.
LL: Hello?
XY: Hey Larry!你起床了?昨天玩到那么晚,我不會把你吵醒了吧!
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點,當著你的面跟酒吧里的服務生吵架,
真不好意思,對不起了。
LL: Well , Xiaoyan, it's not really a problem at all. I mean ,
you tend to have a short fuse anyway.
XY: Short fuse 這是什么意思啊?你每次都說這些我聽不懂的話,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,你是說我急脾氣啊。這我承認。不過,我更愿意聽人家說我是一個
“充滿激情”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:你真覺得我的脾氣有些嚇人嗎?那我一定改正。對了,你下午有空嗎?
我請你吃午飯,而且還有新車接送。不是我吹,買車的時候討價還價,我可
是鎮定自若,沒發脾氣。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:下午一點怎么樣?這樣你還有時間“梳妝打扮”,以帥哥的形象出現在
我的面前。(笑)
LL: Ok. Do you need directions ?
XY:不用,我有全球定位系統。我保證,就算走丟了,我也不會打電話跟你
發脾氣。
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:勤儉節約可是我最大的優點。
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:這家餐館從外面看起來好象不錯,我們進去吧。
LL: So here's the menu. Their sandwiches are absolutely out of this
world.
XY: Out of this world?你吃他們的外星三明治吧。我只要個色拉就行了。
Larry ,有的時候,我真懷疑你是不是有點瘋狂,也許這就是你吸引人……
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,簡直非人間食物。那我
可得來一個。既然你對吃的東西這么在行,我能不能說你的品味也是"out of this
world"呢?
LL: Ha ha. Yeah, but you're the first person to ever tell me that!
XY:真的嗎?那我再告訴你個秘密:我覺得你這個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:服務生!給我們來兩個你們這兒最好的三明治,外加兩杯咖啡。希望你
們的咖啡也是香濃美味, out of this world!
LL: So , Xiaoyan, I wanted to tell you something ……
XY:你先聽我說,我有個絕妙的主意,就是不知道你明天晚上是不是有空?
LL: That depends , Xiaoyan, because……
XY:我想帶你去見我父母。他們在這里的僑界非常活躍,我想讓他們認識一
下你。
LL: Are you sure this is a good idea ?
XY:(嚴肅地)當然是個好主意嘍!怎么會不是好主意呢?
LL: Well , perhaps they'd get the wrong impression. Perhaps I'm
getting the wrong impression from you , too.
XY:誤解?不會有什么誤解的。怎么樣,星期天下午五點我開車來接你。咱
們就這么定了。
LL:(Reluctantly ) Ok , Xiaoyan. I must admit - your powers of
persuasion are out of this world, as well.
XY:沒錯,我最能說服人了,你就聽我一次吧!
我們今天學習了兩個常用語。一個是short fuse,意思是急脾氣。另一個是
out of this world ,意思是極其美妙。
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