今天是四月一号愚人节。李华到处去找Michael, 有事商量。今天她会学到两个常用语，sketchy和sucker。" Z9 K( D5 F, P
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L：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。% K/ I" y% }! W9 m: v
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M：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy. + g* c& _% q1 @( P0 F. j' r& i# r1 n( O7 a2 }
L：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？, J. n6 j, M) K2 q: B) K' j
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M：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted. ; d z1 t0 C1 f. h9 j$ [3 ]! o$ F) m4 f/ h4 R9 W
L：噢，sketchy就是可疑，不可信。你怎么知道小陈说的话不可信？4 ^ C: Y0 H) W
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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., F/ J5 D Z4 ?
9 p1 r# N* f) E& R* S) X3 yL：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。 9 _; e. m. N N6 G6 p* X2 b7 g+ S2 D: ^" ]; _. T
M：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy. / E) x, K8 E' t6 f% D. z" R7 [6 \: V1 R; }
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。 0 D6 m9 X9 b6 V1 b! P% z w' c6 t" f6 [* N, w1 o: aM：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is." {5 Z q* }, n; H" T0 z) p
3 A3 e3 V% ]& A+ D. G' KL：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。 * _% r. {4 |% O( x8 s2 `8 K) M$ q" i% B; V3 A) m8 Z
M：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me.: y( ? w& k" W+ N) h
% n& l7 p6 }* m7 f+ ^; Y. ZL：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?; G* U L/ Q/ u
V: H" W' Y. mM：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. " r- i' D0 k* f8 n8 Z% ?/ H+ ]! t" ?. S
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？2 F$ s' w1 }7 o# O1 a( n7 a! p
2 f l5 a. V x3 ~; U6 ]$ OM：Sure! / x+ m* Y1 Z) r, l) V# E' D8 c1 F
M：What did you say to your roommate just now? You were talking so fast in Chinese that I couldn't understand.( X$ Z% A+ B; n/ U Y
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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！ + m. j. X( F( S! n* K' S4 @% e ( W7 v5 o7 S5 V# UM：She believed that? She is such a sucker!/ A% R& H: ?" t' ^2 E ~0 [
; K( x9 s" [4 m" c- EM：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked . ) h; H# K/ e: s y. q, c+ \& H' c' i3 W$ x9 l: ^4 F/ P8 ]
L：Sucker这个词我在学校里经常听到，可就不是太清楚究竟是什么意思。原来sucker 是指很容易上当，很轻信别人的人。我一开始相信了小陈的话，那我不就是个sucker咯！6 I/ T8 ^" v, S
. f2 U* D" b% R, q+ m! r( aM：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another...9 L: L4 r( V, ^2 F) r
) x- a* @& m4 r) H5 i% q( {$ sL：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! $ I0 P# J8 G, Z6 r ( F8 _& \4 ], z% |( ], ?M： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate.6 j- B2 G) A4 x# \# ]
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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) ( D7 A" U/ L% K6 a" R 7 I. s+ z' E Q4 fM：Your roommate is a real sucker! She still believes your story even after talking to her brother? 7 f9 V% R# I5 W: H8 q7 R( Z" S# ]2 i+ A ]5 [
L：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。 ' M6 V8 g& y" S$ V4 {4 B0 n, F$ s/ _
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。 " |. ~2 g7 O, [+ |7 xAudio as following: $ |1 m% w7 q2 X6 h5 x+ u" o* `$ H
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