) O5 \! g7 V& X' ~M: I did much better than I expected. It was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers.9 E* ?0 `: G* X+ O; I d
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M: Lucky break together means something good that happens that you were not expecting. 3 @% e' r8 s$ h/ t- r9 J& U H - o* M! ~3 }" w/ [, p$ N1 pL: 噢，lucky和break这两个词放在一起，它的意思就是没有预料到的好运气。Michael，你刚才那句话是怎么说来着？ t/ m: b. \& |5 Z# S) \0 b: w9 s5 ^% N* \: |
M: I said: it was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers. % Q( Y; {( t& Y% _/ S; G 1 |! @; z4 r9 s8 V: GL: 我懂了。你是说，你没有想到运气会那么好，大多数考题的答案你刚好都知道。4 F" H1 G/ ]3 N6 r3 ?+ z
& `( N( h A$ BM: Yeah, that's right. If you understand, give me an example. 1 j: ~; q/ H% \* E5 t# [ ) J" O/ ^2 o) H- @2 p! G6 F HL: 哼，我当然懂了，你还要考考我呐？ 那天我开车开的飞快， 警察让我把车停下来。可是他只给了我一个警告，而没有给我罚单，我可没想到会有这种好运气。这可以说是一个lucky break吧？2 n7 x. i* e8 w9 A2 _! o
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M: That was a lucky break. I think it was because the police officer found you attractive.9 j' G/ L' ]1 ~
6 c M) @' ]/ }5 I" b% {$ o# p* HL: 警察因为看我漂亮才不给我开票？你别开玩笑了！不过，那次可 运气，否则至少要罚我五十美元。让我想想还有什么例子可以 用lucky break这个说法的。 ' F; y" t$ c0 w) L$ l1 ?$ J, h. W/ l0 y% u2 u8 `" \+ h
M: Well, the paper that's due in two days, I..... # ]( j0 \! P x3 t : V% s$ m7 P' r$ m& ?' n. E! j7 i* cL: 对了，教授要我们在两天后交报告，Michael，你还没有开始动手 吧！幸好教授推迟了限期，让我们下星期一交。这对你来说真是个lucky break吧？ ) j" J; ]& `. O& e" b0 x- S+ j3 ?4 o p" s4 K7 J& t
M: Let's go to lunch to celebrate our good luck.% q5 ]# B3 ^) f- ^* U
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L: 好呀， 去吃午饭，庆祝我们的好运气。* ~ H$ ]1 K, C ?2 d( {
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L: 啊呀，这个地方太闹了！ : s1 [4 j4 t3 [ Y2 ]* ]4 c4 E7 m9 g$ o
M: Yeah, you're right. It'll be hard for us to have a conversation here. Let's go to a place that's more mellow.1 H) j$ x* @6 D+ N: v5 j
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L: 对，在这里讲话都听不到。到别的地方去吧。Michael，你刚才讲什么more mellow? * z% o) @& C* T0 ]( p3 q/ R; }' ^) e1 I6 U6 g, |
M: I said that let's go to a place that's more mellow, meaning someplace more calm and relaxing.+ E# {+ ^% W+ @9 y5 d$ l+ w: e
3 n }- }; S7 a( IL: 噢，more mellow的意思是比较平静，比较放松。那也就是说到一个不太闹的地方去，对不对？7 f) G$ }" F& B+ p I
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M: Yeah, let's go the cafe near the library. ( ^' I+ T3 `$ s n! E4 ]# o+ k8 w* X* i4 A3 q) d9 D6 L. E
L: 太好了，这个地方很安静。我们来看看菜单。哟，你看，再过五分钟就开始减价了，三明治今天半价。我们运气可真好呀！ , x1 j& i, s; d3 V: f4 z3 [ V9 V7 f " Z. A8 R& [0 F/ Z% o* f; VM: Well, we found the mellow place and we pay half price. Really a lucky break. Worth celebrating too. ! n% u& h7 i3 d4 A9 k y y. v1 d/ }
L: 对，找到安静的地方，还只付半价。真值得庆祝。你多吃点吧， 晚饭就别吃了。) ]; w/ F. |* C& o3 a; s
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M: Ok. Good idea! ( {# J' K; i! y- S- c 5 ^1 v/ ~3 E6 K) E+ H e8 b这俩个小年轻还在狼吞虎咽地吃三明治。今天他们在讲话中用了lucky break 和mellow这两个常用语，这是美国人在日常生活中经常用的，大家不妨也在口语中试着用用。今天的[流行美语]就到此结束， 谢谢大家，我们下次再见。 * f; f. u# s4 i& \( a- F ) ~) K" u6 z: F9 g( u! `, X% nhttp://njtelecom.unsv.com/archiv ... 8caa3}/lesson18.ram) |" c2 ?! H* B9 x0 j
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