. G. A6 B; ^0 Q5 t" OM: Are you okay, Li Hua? What's wrong? Why are you crying? + {/ f, ~' \! c) Q% s- u- m5 @ - O V% v0 o" EL: 我没事。这个电视剧让人挺伤心的。我一看这种电视剧就会哭,真是 没办法。 & q! R/ e# V; l( s2 R1 m: L% B. S, T2 z) h
M: You are such a nerd." T: [; g1 l5 c, y
0 [. d9 c& \+ zL: 你叫我什么?A nerd? 我知道那不是什么好话,可是nerd到底是什 么意思呢? 4 L. V( @* t% H& a ) U9 }& u7 o$ j+ z$ N: xM: If you call someone a nerd, it means you think he is weird and not cool. It can be used in many different situations. % A: U+ r+ F7 H+ I- p* s1 I+ @$ p! C
L: 噢,nerd是指那种跟一般人不一样,有点怪的人。Nerd可以用在 许多不同场合。那象你今天穿了这套衣服,怪怪的,我就可以 说:You're a nerd。 对不对?1 d1 j' O" A+ I; V# R- N# T& V
# X% N% p' y; lM: Me? A nerd? Well, yes, you could call me a nerd. 3 ^/ b- `$ D$ @ % q5 e( M c- [# n% b7 T. sL: 我肯定好多人都叫你a nerd。& v% t. f) x0 H) c% i9 p
6 W9 e- V+ w4 E8 ?M: As a matter of fact, when I was growing up, a lot of kids called me a nerd because I didn't fit in. 6 `/ x( f4 ]+ k- i : W8 X9 x6 o$ VL: 你小的时候不合群,所以许多人都叫你nerd。我看你现在很合 群嘛。看不出你小时候是个nerd。你到底是怎么个不合群呢?' d# t. D; B( Y0 i' d0 ?4 x) b
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M: Well, as you know I was never very good at sports, and I never knew how to fit in with the cool kids. : T# T% n8 F" _' k2 a5 t5 j , o* b8 P" R# u% }# W# u1 k1 e$ `L: 对,你好象告诉过我你从小就不太喜欢体育,跟那些很受欢迎的 同学也合不到一起。所以,你就成了一个nerd。 + T" x; o2 H9 O8 u8 u9 ]( m3 ? u* r4 J* J' r
M: A typical nerd is someone who wears glasses and carries a lot of books. 4 @8 Y; r4 f! }( K- U 9 y; m- U; J8 n9 h3 Y! p6 o; y4 @/ NL: 噢,那就是书呆子的形象,戴着眼镜,拿着许多书。5 Q; C$ P! ~# f% O1 Q$ \8 H
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M: That's right. If someone is always studying, or seems to know the answers to everything, you can call him a nerd. `4 I, S$ q9 Z: U! h2 H5 ? , Z4 T& q! t+ q9 @1 D9 ZL: 老念书,什么都知道的人,那不就是书呆子吗?Michael,我看你 有的时候穿衣服有点怪,也许人家会叫你nerd,可是你绝对不会 成为书呆子。+ w' R& ~( N" f$ @% ^
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M: I guess so! Li Hua, That TV show is so cheesy. I don't know why it's so popular.( ^( S! Y" X# {4 E7 q' p0 C: W/ |- _5 P
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M: Cheesy means tacky or dumb. It's usually used to describe a TV show, movie, or something someone says. 4 O) J+ x/ H: u8 @) o* ] 9 h* k' R$ r4 F5 c VL: 噢,cheesy就是很俗气,质量很次,很愚蠢。人们经常用cheesy 这个词来形容电视节目,电影或者某个人说的话。7 m; A2 w$ G! @
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M: I think the new TV soap opera on Channel 6 is so cheesy. It is fake and the things they say on the shows are so weird. I don't know why these shows are so popular. 0 i x7 H4 L9 c0 J0 b3 ?6 ~; Q8 l* _5 m+ d; [; m4 r
L: 对,我也看了六频道那个新的电视连续剧。情节是很虚假,对话 也很怪。可是你想知道为什么那么多人喜欢看吗?我来告诉你。看这 种电视剧总想知道结局嘛。我有的时候还会流泪的呢。, ~6 H h# p+ w2 ]6 w
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M: How can those cheesy TV shows make you cry? You're such a nerd.3 c: ]+ n$ f! z+ Q
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L: 什么? 你说我是个nerd? , N/ [ v4 L/ S8 j& q7 R4 ^& @. }' p& N# |& u! o S- u
M: Don't be mad, Li Hua. But you are a nerd. No one cries while watching these cheesy TV shows!( D. Z% i2 v! \2 {7 }0 n
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L: 我才不信呢。你们这些不流眼泪的人缺乏感情,你们才是nerd。 我不 跟你说了,我要回去了。 . U) f# k* S5 m* Y9 r& K% Y9 I 5 ?, Q% D& r5 V3 g& W- Z6 Q, qM: No, no, Li Hua. Wait, at least you have to finish watching this cheesy TV show so that you know who's going to marry whom. {/ ]% Y& g B6 h t, B1 {- r6 d B2 f9 h
L: 对了,不看完这个电视剧,不知道结局,我也睡不着。那就看 吧!5 d V2 `1 a+ {+ g, p3 j1 C( w
0 W' x$ t4 k; r O, ~看来今天李华真是生气了,因为Michael说她是个nerd, 也就是说她这个人有点怪。后来她同意继续在Michael 家看完那个很cheesy的电视节目。Cheesy 就是很俗气, 没有水平的意思。这次[流行美语]就学习到这里。我们下次再见。 # v+ s, v8 l; o% U4 DAudio as following:6 A2 n# ?( |, G, F