流行美語第282課
Larry早上起來正在看報(bào)紙,忽然接到小燕的電話。今天我們要學(xué)兩個(gè)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(huì)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(diǎn),當(dāng)著你的面跟酒吧里的服務(wù)生吵架,真不好意思,對(duì)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?。磕忝看味颊f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(rèn)。不過,我更愿意聽人家說我是一個(gè)“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(duì)了,你下午有空嗎?我請(qǐng)你吃午飯,而且還有新車接送。不是我吹,買車的時(shí)候討價(jià)還價(jià),我可是鎮(zhèn)定自若,沒發(fā)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(diǎn)怎么樣?這樣你還有時(shí)間“梳妝打扮”,以帥哥的形象出現(xiàn)在我的面前。(笑)
LL: Ok. Do you need directions?
XY: 不用,我有全球定位系統(tǒng)。我保證,就算走丟了,我也不會(huì)打電話跟你發(fā)脾氣。
LL: OK, just call me if there's a problem!
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LL: Wow. Nice car! You must have saved your tip money for YEARS to get such a nice one....
XY: 勤儉節(jié)約可是我最大的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。
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(cuò),我們進(jìn)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(gè)色拉就行了。Larry, 有的時(shí)候,我真懷疑你是不是有點(diǎn)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(gè)。既然你對(duì)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(gè)秘密:我覺得你這個(gè)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(wù)生!給我們來兩個(gè)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(gè)絕妙的主意,就是不知道你明天晚上是不是有空?
LL: That depends, Xiayan, because...
XY: 我想帶你去見我父母。他們?cè)谶@里的僑界非常活躍,我想讓他們認(rèn)識(shí)一下你。
LL: Are you sure this is a good idea?
XY: (嚴(yán)肅地)當(dāng)然是個(gè)好主意嘍!怎么會(huì)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(huì)有什么誤解的。怎么樣,星期天下午五點(diǎn)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(cuò),我最能說服人了,你就聽我一次吧!
我們今天學(xué)習(xí)了兩個(gè)常用語。一個(gè)是short fuse, 意思是急脾氣。另一個(gè)是out of this world, 意思是極其美妙。