美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ)Lesson 236 - Dullsville and Coolsville
李華和Larry看了一場(chǎng)電影剛回到Larry的公寓。李華今天會(huì)學(xué)會(huì)兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)Dullsville和Coolsville。
LL: Wow, Li Hua, that movie was totally dullsville. I can't believe we stayed and watched the whole thing.
LH: Dullsville? 這個(gè)電影的確沒意思，It WAS really boring, 可是你為什么不說boring而是說Dullsville?
LL: Well, you know, Li Hua， many small towns in America end in "ville."
LH: 是啊，美國(guó)的許多小城鎮(zhèn)都叫什么什么"ville" ，比如Coopersville and Andersonville.
LL: So, when I said the movie was "dullsville," I was suggesting the movie was so boring, it was like living in the town of dull.
LH: 我知道了， "dullsville"的意思是說，電影很沒意思，就像是住在一個(gè)很枯燥的地方。
LL: Right. And that movie was totally dullsville, especially for a comedy. I don't think I even laughed once.
LH: 真的??？你看這部喜劇片的時(shí)候一次都沒有笑？不會(huì)吧。這部電影不是很好，可也沒那么差。Larry，我們學(xué)校的一些教授，他們講課才是真正的dullsville.
LL: Yeah, I remember back in college being in some really dullsville classes. Sometimes they were so boring I'd fall asleep.
LH: 不光是你，不少學(xué)生都會(huì)因?yàn)榻淌谥v課乏味而打瞌睡。Larry，你上班的時(shí)候打瞌睡嗎？Is your work dullsville?
LL: No, actually we've been very busy with several important projects. There are times I wish it WAS dullsville at work.
LH: 要完成好幾個(gè)重要的項(xiàng)目，哪當(dāng)然有功夫打瞌睡了。我教中文倒是蠻有意思，可是周末就很無聊。My weekends are dullsville.
LL: I know what you mean. My weekends have been dullsville, too. I usually clean my apartment, go grocery shopping, and maybe wash my car. Not too exciting.
LH: 我也是，周末就是打掃房間，買吃的、洗車、真單調(diào)。Larry，我們得想點(diǎn)什么有趣的事，改善一下周末的生活。
LL: Hmmm。Let me think of how we can get out of dullsville.
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LL: I've got it, Li Hua! We'll go to an amusement park next weekend. There is one not too far away that is totally coolsville!
LH: 我們下個(gè)周末去游樂園？好啊。那這次你就不用解釋了，我知道Coolsville的意思就是說那個(gè)地方一切都很棒，很有意思。對(duì)不對(duì)？
LL: That's right. And this amusement park really is coolsville. We won't be bored there.
LH: 那這個(gè)游樂園里有什么特別好玩的呢？
LL: The park has three huge roller coasters. One of them goes upside down! Now that ride is coolsville.
LH: 游樂園里有三個(gè)過山車， 還有一個(gè)是頭朝下的?？晌也幌矚g坐過山車，the ride doesn't sound so coolsville to me.
LL: You don't like roller coasters? Well, what do you think is coolsville, Li Hua?
LH: 我覺得自然博物館很有意思。
LL: Really? Why do you think the natural history museum is coolsville? I guess I think it is more like dullsville.
LH: 自然博物館怎么會(huì)令人厭倦呢？ 你看過那里的恐龍化石嗎？多有意思啊。
LL: Well, now that you mention it, my little seven-year old cousin Amy thinks dinosaurs are coolsville, too.
LH: 你七歲的表妹Amy也喜歡恐龍化石？那下個(gè)周末，你去游樂園，我?guī)my去自然博物館，怎么樣？
LL: That would be coolsville! What a great idea.
LH: 你去享受過山車，我們?nèi)ビ^賞恐龍化石。兩全齊美，Everything will be coolsville.
LL: Except for one thing.
LH: 除了一件事以外？什么事？
LL: Wouldn't it be more coolsville if we could do something together?
LH: 你說的對(duì)，兩個(gè)人一起才有意思。那我跟你去游樂園，以后我們?cè)偃プ匀徊┪镳^。
LL: Coolsville.
今天李華學(xué)到了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是dullsville，意思是枯燥乏味，令人厭倦。還有一個(gè)是coolsville，意思是很好，很有意思。
