美語會話 249 Go easy on me. 別為難我

Nikki:I said, “Word.” It means, “I fully agree!”

Wen:Oh. I'm not too good with slang. Go easy on me, alright?

Nikki:Aight. Try this out...kill that set so we can hop over to Angles Hair Design. We gotta look fly while we gettin' our groove on tonight. You down?

Wen:Uh...is there a dictionary I can use or something?

Nikki:Ha-ha! I said, “Turn off the TV, so we can go to a salon. We have to look good while we're dancing tonight. Is that OK with you?”

Wen:Word.

salon (n.)

(專供美發(fā)或美容的)沙龍。Angles Hair Design則是文中某家美發(fā)沙龍的名字

A: Where are you going?

你要去哪里?

B: To the salon to get a hair treatment.

去美發(fā)店做頭發(fā)。

slang (v.)

俚語。本篇常用的黑人俚語，都可以在pp. 38-41的說明頁找到更詳盡的解釋

A: I have no idea what this actor is saying.

我聽不懂這個演員在說什么?

B: Me, either-- Movies these days are filled with too much slang.

我也是——現(xiàn)在的電影充斥各種俚語。

妮琪： 我說，「西底?！挂馑际恰肝彝耆?」

小雯： 喔。我對俚語不在行。別為難我，好嗎?

妮琪： 厚啦。那妳聽聽看這個……呷電視關(guān)起來，阮丟ㄟ塞企天使發(fā)型屋，今暗企跳舞，阮愛穿卡趴ㄟ。厚嘸厚?

小雯： 呃……有沒有字典之類的東西讓我查?

妮琪： 哈哈!我說，「關(guān)掉電視，我們就可以去美容院。我們今晚去跳舞得看起來美一點(diǎn)。這樣好不好?」

小雯： 西底(我完全同意)。