今天,Michael 和他的中国同学李华约好了在中央公园见面。他们在对话中会用到两个词:drag 和 trip。 - C$ B7 N. u4 b" R( qL: 对不起, Michael,我迟到了。地铁误点了。+ Z: U2 S: {* T7 q, h% ^4 Q1 U
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M: Hey, Li Hua. Don’t apologize, it’s a nice day to just sit here and relax. 9 A2 G8 ]% c& U0 K( p& V+ { 6 }/ q# N0 U& m) h: i3 N1 XL: 对,坐在这里休息休息是挺好的。我也很喜欢这个公园。不过,我们得到大都市艺术博物馆去看摄影展览呐! # A5 W! K, |8 a, A* Z7 }3 a; ~& f, O. N0 W% K4 l. l* T
M: Oh, do we have to go? I hate going to the museum on such a nice day, it’s such a drag.# h; a# s$ Q+ B0 g( w
( i. n! ]$ s/ T0 r% w r6 @L: 哟,你觉得这么好的天气去博物馆太没意思,就不想去了? Michael,你答应过我,要是我到这儿来,你就跟我一起去。你说什 么drag不drag的,我又没法把你拽着一起去!( t9 T7 l1 X7 j! Q. H- \9 u
# Y" m/ u2 U) LM: No, to call something a drag means it is tiresome.+ t7 C) ]4 c% }; B; X
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L: 噢,在中文里就是没劲,没意思。Michael,drag不是拉东西的拉吗? 你说的drag跟这个drag是同一个字吗? 5 o$ r# g8 S8 A6 V) r) O8 `# ?: o0 c
M: Yeah, Li Hua, same word. As another example, we could also call our professor Dr. Smith a drag. : ~6 K# ?0 b# y+ A5 M" m : Z1 H& P, U0 _ o5 \L: 噢,还可以说我们的教授Smith博士没劲,没意思。这我可不知 道,我并不觉得他枯燥无味。0 Y! u& w5 ~1 C" g/ D' k+ u, X
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M: Of course you would say that. After all, on the first day of class all you did was talk about how cute he was. ! e+ r) R: k' a5 b3 Y- B6 E) {5 ?' F( u8 s" A
L: 你说我第一天上完他的课后,口口声声夸他长得帅?你别瞎说八道了。" x$ F+ H% ^ B3 |, L9 i$ ^
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M: Oh, Li Hua, you’re such a drag. You did say he’s cute.; {4 k2 X6 _+ n
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L: 非要说我认为他很帅。还说我没劲。算了,不跟你说了。 Michael,我去看展览了,不管你去不去。: p7 l) D( ?% Z; V ]
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M: All right, all right, I’ll come. ( @& d# U* C Q/ R8 f$ O$ d5 s1 ]1 h6 x. o" |$ q3 e# {+ m
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L: 这个摄影展览真好,可是我还在生你的气呢! ' w+ `0 V3 I$ I( s7 M& {- P6 C; @2 H8 i; M
M: Ok, I’m sorry. Actually, I really enjoyed the photography exhibit. I thought it was a trip.! P1 \" g% {% t' N
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L: 我也很喜欢这种超现实主义的艺术。等等,你为什么把看展览叫/ 做旅行呢?我们又没有离开纽约。- J' w4 A7 I8 W. C2 r
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M: No, the word trip does mean travel, but here it means something that is unusual, in a good way.6 \# w4 b( m9 J# ^9 A
! F1 B4 J$ \5 ?M: Yeah, but its meaning has changed. 1 t5 O0 z1 x+ N1 T ' ], J/ H4 w# kL: 现在的意思不一样了。可我现在就知道我们刚才去看的摄影展览可以说是a trip,中文可以说是与众不同吧。其他还有什么也能用trip这个词来形容的呢?$ e# i) \/ n9 g; @9 u
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M: Well, look at that guy over there, sitting on the bench. The long hair and wild clothes. I really like his outfit, so I would call him a trip. But some people may not like this. ) A% _, g# o6 |; {$ p% l% [- L# m6 h; j5 n
L: 噢,坐在长板凳上的那个留着长头发,穿着很怪的男人? 你喜欢他的衣服,所以你认为他与众不同,别有风味。对不起,我可不欣赏。 6 v) s/ Q; _, {9 K6 `7 E% S2 h* |8 j( l5 g' u- S
M: That’s ok, everyone is different.1 E: X0 G- y" }' V" C/ E
1 A x! _# V+ k3 `5 b( ]1 E# mL: 对,每个人的爱好不一样。你再给我举个例子吧。, d2 ~6 P8 q$ }- m% L$ ]# R# |
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M: I would also call our photography class professor a trip, her style is a trip. * T& x* U2 G l/ y( E8 g8 [& \6 Y$ a' @ @' m. e* c
L: 对,她是与众不同,她上课的时候总是很激动,跟别的教授不一 样。我的男朋友是学小提琴的,他常常练琴练得忘了吃饭,他也能算是个trip吧? 7 O; H( o+ c" A% b8 v" m3 B$ Z0 y: n5 v
M: Yeah, he is also a trip. I can’t imagine you would like someone who is a drag. ! P, W( i7 e9 ?$ D5 h7 {' A. t' N. _& K" s$ _6 D% O
L: 这你可说对了。你要是一个枯燥无味的人,我才不跟你一起出去玩呢。得了,我们该回去做功课了,尽管没劲,书还得念呐。- V. z1 i; V1 f# {
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今天Michael教了李华两个常用的词,一个是:drag,意思是没意思, 枯燥;另一个是:trip,意思是与众不同,别出心裁,但是含有褒意。0 @" c3 Y6 j/ m: q& O2 R
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