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美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ)352 run-of-the-mill...

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李華和Larry要去聽(tīng)演唱會(huì)。今天我們要學(xué)兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ):run-of-the-mill和roll the dice。

LH: Larry,今天晚上的演唱會(huì)好聽(tīng)么?那個(gè)樂(lè)隊(duì)是什么類(lèi)型的???

L: Well ... they're kind of hard to describe. Their music is a mixture of many different styles.

LH: 各種音樂(lè)的混合?聽(tīng)著很有新意! 現(xiàn)在很多樂(lè)隊(duì)都沒(méi)有自己的風(fēng)格,跟別的樂(lè)隊(duì)差不多,沒(méi)意思。

L: I totally agree, Lihua. Luckily, they are not just some run-of-the-mill rock band.

LH: Run of the mill? 是什么意思?

L: When you say that something is run-of-the-mill, that means that it is very average, or just like all the others.

LH: 哦,run-of-the-mill就是沒(méi)特色的,千篇一律的。你的意思是,這個(gè)樂(lè)隊(duì)并不是那種毫無(wú)特色的樂(lè)隊(duì)。

L: Exactly! For example, the makers of Avatar said it would not be just another run-of-the-mill action movie, and would be like nothing anyone had seen before.

LH: 對(duì),電影“阿凡達(dá)”當(dāng)初宣傳的時(shí)候,就說(shuō)自己是非同尋常的,觀眾從沒(méi)看過(guò)的新類(lèi)型電影。對(duì)了,Larry, 這個(gè)樂(lè)隊(duì)我怎么從沒(méi)聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)?。?/p>

L: Well, they still aren't very well known, so only music magazines write about them. You won't read about them in the standard, run-of-the-mill newspapers.

LH: 哦,主流媒體沒(méi)報(bào)道他們,只有在比較專(zhuān)業(yè)的音樂(lè)雜志上才會(huì)看到關(guān)于他們的介紹。Larry, 我有點(diǎn)餓,咱們?nèi)パ莩獣?huì)前是不是先吃點(diǎn)東西?

L: Sure, where do you want to eat?

LH: 不知道......麥當(dāng)勞吧!

L: McDonalds? I don't want to eat at some run-of-the-mill fast food restaurant.

LH: 可是演唱會(huì)還有半個(gè)小時(shí)就開(kāi)始了。吃麥當(dāng)勞快啊。

L: Don't worry, we can be a little late. I think the opening band is just some run-of-the-mill pop band.

LH: 你是說(shuō),負(fù)責(zé)暖場(chǎng)的樂(lè)隊(duì)沒(méi)什么特色,不看也沒(méi)關(guān)系。那咱們?nèi)コ詨鬯景伞?/p>

L: Sounds good! Let's go.

*****

Larry and 李華在談?wù)搫偨Y(jié)束的演唱會(huì)。

LH: Larry, 這個(gè)樂(lè)隊(duì)太棒了! 他們肯定會(huì)紅!

L: Do you think so? It takes a lot of luck to become a famous band. There is a lot of competition out there.

LH: 你說(shuō)得也對(duì)。不過(guò)要想成名,就得努力抓住機(jī)會(huì),試試看嘛!

L: Right, even though the chances aren't very good, sometimes you just have to roll the dice.

LH: Roll the dice? 你是說(shuō)擲骰子么?

L: Right. When you roll the dice, that means that you take a chance, just like when you make a bet gambling.

LH: 哦,roll the dice和擲骰子一樣,表示碰碰運(yùn)氣! 你是說(shuō),雖然很多樂(lè)隊(duì)最終紅不了,但是想出名的人還是應(yīng)該碰碰運(yùn)氣,說(shuō)不定就能成功?

L: Exactly. Here's another example. Terrence wasn't sure he would like living in New York, but he decided to roll the dice and move there anyway.

LH: 哦,Terrence并不知道自己會(huì)不會(huì)喜歡紐約,不過(guò)他還是決定先搬過(guò)去,住住試試。Larry, 如果是你,你想住在什么地方?

L: Definitely Hawaii! I'm not sure that I could find a job there, but it's such a beautiful place that sometimes I think it's worth rolling the dice.

LH: 哈哈,即使冒著找不到工作的危險(xiǎn),你也想搬去夏威夷?我和你不一樣,我想去羅馬,而且我肯定能有工作,我要去當(dāng)意大利菜大廚!

L: Wow, that is definitely a roll of the dice. You don't know how to cook Italian food!

LH: A roll of the dice? 你是說(shuō)我希望渺茫?我不管,不會(huì)可以學(xué)嘛!對(duì)了,說(shuō)到意大利菜,咱們?nèi)ツ慵腋浇莻€(gè)餐館吃點(diǎn)宵夜吧。

L: I don't know ... I read in the newspaper that it's just boring, run-of-the-mill Italian food.

LH: 別聽(tīng)報(bào)紙的,咱們自己試試去!

L: Well alright, let's roll the dice and see what happens.

LH: 好! 吃完了咱們?cè)偃タ磦€(gè)午夜場(chǎng)電影! 最近有什么好片么?

L: I'm not sure ... Let's just roll the dice. We'll just go to the theater and watch whatever movie happens to be playing.

LH: 這樣也不錯(cuò)! 走吧!

今天李華學(xué)了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是run-of-the-mill, 表示沒(méi)有特色,千篇一律。另一是roll the dice, 意思是碰運(yùn)氣。

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