W& ^% l3 |5 X& c: ~M: Hey, Li Hua. Oh, the elephant house, let's go in and take a look. S5 [' e- B( H/ b% U; X! w " s e0 ~* h7 x( \. IL: 噢,那是大象馆啊? 好,进去看看。 不行,不行,这儿太臭 了。走吧! ' |8 P- X6 t. \: i* b6 n6 A6 L 3 U6 V9 s+ Q8 h8 n, QM: Oh, yeah. Let's get out of here. In fact, I've got a lot of studying to do. I'm going to need to pull an all-nighter.) u- P) e; E. v1 e
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L: 我知道你有很多功课,但是你在准备考试的时候也总得休息休息嘛。我听说这次考试会很难。你刚才说 all-nighter 是不是开夜车 的意思呀?/ T7 `, @0 G" V9 `2 I
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M: Yeah, that's what I meant. Li Hua, you're smart!: M# ~9 j6 p9 k# D o" c
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L: 我是猜出来的, all的意思是整个,全部,nighter和 night 很像。我想一个人要整夜学习,那不就是开夜车吗?但是,有一点我不太懂,你说:to pull an all-nighter,什么是pull ?1 T; z! I9 n' J# L+ b9 p
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L: 噢, pull an all-nighter,就是迫使自己整夜念书,因为要这样做是很辛苦的。 ! M3 c+ c- P8 Y! v5 p * v9 g" g8 F9 G' F' a/ QM: Yep. You wouldn't have to pull an all-nighter because you have been studying all semester, I haven't been. $ s- e z0 l& `2 k" Z- Y# z1 _$ m) i! b
L: 这你可说对了。我不需要开夜车,因为我整个一学期都在学习。你要开夜车,因为你平时不学习。 ( `9 i$ u3 a3 j) B. \' f$ }% c# }; L: H1 h3 ?
M: I know, I know, you're a better student than I am.9 ]$ F4 {; S+ k, N0 T
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L: Michael, 我真喜欢纽约的秋天,空气很清新。你要是能跟我一起玩,不用回去念书,那该多好啊! 7 H) k. n. |7 p; i8 L( l4 L R* a & ~$ l: q3 M/ D/ aM: I don't want to go study either, but I should.$ P9 c* T: @6 M) |
; d0 P3 c# Q, XL: 对啊, 你要是上星期多花点时间念书不就好了嘛。现在你得临时抱佛脚了。 * ?0 b: y* g3 l! T6 R: Q& g1 F- N1 N' H
M: I perform better on tests when I cram. 7 k. l: Z* n0 c M3 x7 g 9 m& u: y# i( V% B/ X* \L: Cram? Cram是把什么东西塞进去的意思,跟学习有什么关系呢?% K) d7 P: y" K+ U& m
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M: Well, it's sort of the same meaning. I'm going to do a lot of studying at the last minute, that's what it means to cram.7 a1 S6 t+ i4 @/ `) F: i
+ f: U6 U8 D$ P% RL: 意思差不多?噢,我知道了!Cram就是我们中文里说的填鸭式方法,就是硬把食品塞给鸭子吃,这样鸭子就长得肥。北京烤鸭就是用这种鸭子做的。你说的cram 是临时抱佛脚,在考试前猛记猛背,把知识往脑子里塞。你还认为这是好办法? ' y# J" D% ^: V5 s! e0 V7 p8 O( v : D# R' N, W- {% f: S* E+ `M: Well, everyone's different. Cramming works for me. 4 i* R; ~- J Q" b8 o- b0 v- g4 D) E 9 d% }& p, G3 c5 [7 ZL: 你认为临时抱佛脚对你来说行得通。可是,Michael,想把半学期的内容在一个晚上记住,这样做可真傻。! V! Q2 F+ {6 U( F8 z$ E6 g
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M: Stop being my mother, Li Hua!6 n& v9 ]4 L: h2 g: w9 R
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L: 我才不想当你妈呢,你不听我的话,那就算了。Michael, cram这个词是否还能用在别的场合呢?1 B# W0 i& h: J) k
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M: Not really. It's only used to describe studying for a test, usually college or high-school level. $ B* y% b1 W6 h' J$ \/ D! P$ b, I, d, B; R f \! R) ~: x# c
L: 噢,只能指大学生或中学生在考试前开夜车,临时抱佛脚。+ ~7 A7 r9 g( R9 }, ?
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L: 好吧,我明天早上给你打电话。 + n7 x2 B5 V/ l; X% F 3 _. l: \% ^9 ~ E7 ^7 D+ _M: No, don't worry about me, I'm sure I will still be cramming.( u8 E' O X# y, [% a9 m$ m- {+ {
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今天李华向Michael学了两个常用语,一个是:all-nighter, 意思是开夜车;另一个是:cram, 这是指中学生或大学生在考试前临时抱佛脚。 3 e- @$ J7 E5 s E; h' I, L9 J$ CAudio As Following: ) F$ r+ N+ a8 Q; M0 I2 M