美語訓練班056

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禮節(jié)美語---BE-243 A Really Bad Day I

Harry在公司遇到同事Cindy.

Harry: Oh man...it's really not my day!

Cindy: Having a bad hair day?

H: You have no idea! I woke up late because I didn't hear my alarm...then I realized I'd forgotten to pick up my suit from the dry cleaners.

C: So you rushed out of the apartment to go grab your suit and ...?

H: I closed the door without taking my keys!

C: So you're locked out of your apartment?

H: Yep...but that was only the beginning of my troubles.

C: Tell me more.

Harry 這天特別倒霉。It's not his day. 或者也可以說 He's having a bad hair day. 意思都是說這天真倒霉，干什么都不順。早上鬧鐘沒聽見，起床晚了不說，急著出門去取干洗的西裝，一著急，忘了帶鑰匙。He locked himself out of his apartment. 這里說的 dry cleaners 意思是干洗店。而這還只是個開頭。我們接著聽。

H: Well...I was still running late for work so I hailed a cab. I got here 45 minutes late and had no choice but to wear this T-shirt and jeans. The boss gave me a funny look when I came in...so who knows? Maybe I'll get fired today as well!

C: You poor thing! You really are having a bad day!

H: But it gets worse! As soon as I sat down at my desk, I noticed my wallet was missing!

C: No way!

H: Yep...it's gone.

C: Did you leave it in the taxi?

H: That's what I first assumed...but that doesn't make sense because I paid the cabby with money from my wallet.

Harry 出門打車上班，打車可以用動詞 hail. He hailed a cab. 結(jié)果穿著T恤衫和牛仔褲就跑來了，而且還遲到了45分鐘。The boss game me a funny look. Harry不巧被老板撞到，老板用很奇怪的眼光看了看他，而這還不是最糟糕的。It gets worse. 更糟糕的還在后面呢!剛坐穩(wěn)當，Harry就發(fā)現(xiàn)錢包不見了。Cindy問他是不是落在出租車上了。Harry說不可能，因為他下車付錢的時候錢包還在呢。那會丟在哪里了呢?

C: So you simply misplaced it?

H: Nope. Just as I was walking from the cab to the front door of our office building, a guy bumped into me.

C: Oh no! You got hit by a pickpocket!

H: Yep. After I put two and two together I realized that was exactly what happened. He bumped up against me so I wouldn't notice he stole my wallet.

Cindy問Harry是不是把錢包隨手放在什么地方，所以才找不到的，misplace is spelled m-i-s-p-l-a-c-e, misplace 是放錯地方的意思。

Harry 說，進公司的時候 A guy bumped into him.有個人撞在了他的身上。After I put two and two together 把丟錢包和被人撞這兩件事情聯(lián)系起來，Harry恍然大悟，錢包是被扒手pickpocket偷走了。Harry沒帶鑰匙，又丟了錢包，這一天要怎么過呢?我們下次繼續(xù)聽。

B: Oh man! This episode reminds me that I should go book my ticket! 我可不想像Harry這么倒霉!

A: 哈哈，那可不! 話說，其實我今天就挺不高興的!

B: Really? What's wrong 楊琳?

A: 我昨天本來想去游泳，發(fā)現(xiàn)長膘了之后，游泳衣都穿不上了....

B: 哈哈，girl, then just come jogging with me! Exercise is the best way to keep fit!

A: 好吧...不過說到這，咱們來學學這個我最恨的贅肉用美語怎么說!

Jessica在北京學漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是于苗要問的：贅肉。

Jessica: 于苗! You look so cute in this red dress!

YM: 真的么?難道你不覺得這件連衣裙有點瘦么?

Jessica: Ah....it's....a little tight. Just a little!

YM: 唉，我去年買這條裙子的時候，穿著還有點肥呢，今年居然緊成這樣，看來我這贅肉真是沒少長啊!

Jessica: Don't be upset, Yumiao. You may have a little extra meat on your bones, but trust me, you still look good!

YM: extra meat on my bones?骨頭上有多余的肉?這在中文里就叫"贅肉"。唉，I really want this "extra meat" gone! 尤其是這腰上的贅肉，真是討厭的“救生圈”啊!

Jessica: I know! No one wants that "spare tire". It's our worst enemy!

YM: spare, s-p-a-r-e, spare; tire, t-i-r-e, tire, spare tire 不是指“備用輪胎”么?原來，中國人把腰上的一圈贅肉比喻成“救生圈”，美國人則把它比成“spare tire”備用胎。

Jessica: That's right! We also call the extra fat around your waist line "love handles".

YM: 腰上的贅肉還可以叫 love handles? love 愛情;handle, h-a-n-d-l-e, handle 把手。這肥肉也能跟愛情掛上鉤嗎?

Jessica: Well, think about it. When your boyfriend wraps his arms around you, he can hold on to these like handles?!

YM: 啊?太可怕了。我可不想要 love handles. I'm going to the gym, starting TODAY!

Jessica: Well, before you go, tell me what you've learned today!

YM: 第一“贅肉”在美語里叫 extra meat on the bones;

第二，形容腰上的贅肉，可以說 spare tire;

第三，腰間肥肉的另外一種說法是 love handles.

A: Alright! 好吧! 行動起來! 咱們現(xiàn)在就去跑步!

B:哈哈，沒問題! 不過，咱們還得跟觀眾 say bye bye 呢!!

A: (笑) 好了同學們，這次節(jié)目時間就到這里。 如果你對我們的節(jié)目有什么建議，或者想提什么問題，請發(fā)電子郵件到[email protected].

B: Tune in next time for American English Mosaic!

A: See you next time!