+ o( V/ K5 w" Y6 UL：Michael，和我住在一起的小陈今天打电话到我工作的地方。她说警察到家里去找我。他们说我的签证有问题。我该怎么办？我很害怕。 1 R3 g" r% A, ]# {/ a7 R- ?+ ^' \/ ^7 Z' I
M：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy.7 _& Q9 o l1 \9 m; n l# n5 B2 t
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L：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？# x& H! t! o3 M6 c p( a* H {! @
, K( p4 q, i( Q* sM：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted.: U$ J0 W+ Z: H( I( j
) f4 D" ]$ k6 e! S2 f2 K A; W6 OL：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？, f, i o/ P, |: K3 j* t$ b
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M： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals. 6 y0 ]0 G( X, w/ x, ^9 O ( ?! `; l5 e" f% j+ SL：嗯，对呀，警察抓罪犯还忙不过来呢，他们才不管签证呢！移民局的人才是管签证的。这么说来，小陈的话是有点可疑，sketchy。 # V, {' u* G, {' c: q + Z. G( b- X1 N1 X( G# KM：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy. ! h& ^0 T5 A3 X2 m5 C1 X& ^7 f% X- N
L： 对，Michael， 你可真行呐！ 要是签证有问题，移民局一般会先给我一封信，他们才不会到家去找我呢。这真是越说越不可信了。4 n2 ]/ n- R2 f V9 M
, Z2 Z3 E( l' D/ x; N$ C, EM：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is.3 P% [9 ~8 A9 i: ^+ p$ o3 y0 k0 o
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L：今天是什么日子呀？噢。。。今天是四月一号愚人节！ 哟，我的老天爷呀，我没想到小陈会跟我开这个玩笑。 9 l, u6 Y) }1 D* M# t( Q % _+ G! F( P/ f* ]0 y$ pM：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me.4 s: V C) ?' Y
+ Q' L1 x; ]/ b; j! ~0 k5 l) V; M( EL：等等，你也能说一个人sketchy? 你觉得小陈这个人不太可信？对，她的话确实是靠不住。上星期在聚会上见到的那个人，死跟着我不放，楞要送我回家，我能不能说，that guy was very sketchy? ; C2 o. H. J6 r( ^( O H ) {* z, l4 \2 N& s$ V0 VM：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. ) C5 K( Z$ ^1 t. N) T: X& l1 |% X' h* d
L：对了，我得打电话告诉小陈我没上她的当， 借你的手机用一用，行吗？ ! p$ w/ L: s3 q f : Y' {- _1 ?* R' v) cM：Sure! ) |1 ~! U. t: M0 k0 v ; ?/ q' S+ _, Z9 }9 a& @M：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand.& `3 U; |) u$ f# e3 m1 X+ M
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L：我告诉她我很生气，我不想再跟她住在一起了，我告诉她我要搬出去和她哥哥同居了。嘿，她好象真相信我说的话！ ' E8 O; R) ~( A* f6 B+ J) b$ T- c& H3 Y2 C* d W
M：She believed that? She is such a sucker! 7 u6 L3 {! z0 Y / @* ?( X: f, @+ G4 E8 Q% QL：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？; n! G' w; x; R7 c5 m. ^5 w# M
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M：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked .6 e) \, k# a2 I J* Y
$ j+ z e; ~7 T" V+ IM：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...3 D9 \' Y% t$ e) m. ~* M6 V5 W& \
# t# T% @ l0 V) kL：那倒是的，每个人有时难免会当傻瓜。我记得你在电脑上收到很多电子邮件的广告，说你可以在家工作赚很多钱，当时你还很相信这些广告呢。You were such a sucker! ) ~7 j3 z) q. v4 l0 q+ @. Q- n5 o5 r/ k
M： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate. 3 ?: O+ V4 f" ?# |7 K$ X8 t) R9 p. t% O5 q& v5 T) E
L：是小陈？让我跟她说话。 (李华接电话)是呀！我不管你告诉他什么。我们相爱，我们要同居。什么？我不管你说什么，我不要跟骗我的人住在一起。 (关电话) * _" R9 |7 T: p5 m! J9 P * J" ?' x) E( n* K: Y# ]7 zM：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother?& q2 B/ C5 t2 D4 ?1 q
/ i2 |( D5 q8 U) G* qL：对，他跟她哥哥通完了电话，但是还相信我要和她哥哥同居了。我看我还是给她打个电话告诉她我是在开玩笑吧，否则她会把我的东西从窗子里都扔掉的。 # h/ b, C( b: A; v) P, o: w) M) D9 S' I$ p6 n
今天Michael 教李华学会了两个常用语，一个是：sketchy，意思是一个人，或者是一个人说的话不可信，值得怀疑；另一个是：sucker， 指一个很轻信，很容易上当的人。这次[流行美语]就学习到这里，我们下次节目再见。 8 C: Z9 H7 r/ IAudio as following: 8 I; m9 Q- z9 B c8 e! K4 G% X, N, W& R
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