美語會話 219 你的運動短褲在冒煙

Taylor bounces off Yi-jun and into the grill

Yi-jun:[To Taylor] I'm so sorry, Taylor. Are you alright? You hit the grill pretty hard. [Taylor moans]

Holly: [To Taylor] Are you sitting on a piece of coal? Your shorts are smoking!

Yi-jun:[Taylor yells] Oh my God, Taylor, you're on fire! I'll get something to put it out!

Holly: [Taylor yells and runs off to the swimming pool] Run, Taylor! Jump in the water!

Yi-jun:[Later, after the ambulance takes off] Will he be all right?

Holly: I don't know. All I know is-this was one memorable Memorial Day. [to be continued]

bounce (v.)

彈起，跳起。bounce off是「跳開，彈開」

Tennis balls can bounce many times.

網球會彈起來好多次。

moan (v.)

呻吟

He kept moaning from the pain.

他因為痛而一直哀嚎。

shorts (n.)

寬松運動短褲

A: What are you wearing in the water?

你穿什么下水?

B: Just some shorts. I forgot my bathing suit.

只是件短褲，我忘了帶泳衣。

put out

熄滅

Let's go put out the fire!

咱們去滅火吧!

ambulance (n.)

救護車

Ambulances in Taiwan are little more than big cars with doctors inside.

臺灣的救護車就是大車里載著醫(yī)生。

take off

離開

I'm tired. Let's take off.

我好累。我們離開吧。

memorable (a.)

值得懷念的，難忘的

This was a very memorable birthday party for me.

這對我來說是一次難忘的生日派對。

泰勒被怡君一撞，彈進烤肉爐

怡君：(對泰勒)真對不起，泰勒。你還好吧?你真的超大力去撞烤爐的。(泰勒呻吟)

荷莉：(對泰勒)你坐在一塊木炭上嗎?你的運動短褲在冒煙!

怡君：(泰勒大叫)我的天啊，泰勒，你著火了!我去找些東西來滅火!

荷莉：(泰勒大叫，朝游泳池跑去)快跑，泰勒!跳進水里!

怡君：(稍晚，救護車離開后)他不會有事吧?

荷莉：我不知道。我只知道——這真是一個值得好好紀念的陣亡將士紀念日。