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李華看到報上登出的有關(guān)公寓的廣告,租金比較便宜,于是她和Larry 一起
去看那公寓。今天李華會學到兩個常用語:dump和ham.
LL: Oh my God! This place is a dump ! You couldn't possibly live
here!
LH:這地方真夠糟的!Larry ,你說這是個dump,那是什么意思?
LL: "Dump" as in "garbage dump." I mean that this place is far too
dirty and poorly maintained for you to live in it. LH :所以dump就是指
像垃圾堆一樣,很臟,各種條件都很差……哎呀!有一只大蟑螂剛跑過去。這地
方真的是個dump,怪不得租金這么便宜。
LL: The paint is peeling off of the walls, the ceiling leaks, and
the refrigerator looks 50 years old. I don't think I've ever seen such
a dump. LH:你說的沒錯,這里墻上的油漆都剝落了,天花板在漏水,冰箱看起
來又舊又臟。算了算了,我們還是走吧!別在這兒浪費時間,我可不想住在這種
地方。 It's really a dump.
LL: Are there any other apartments that you were planning to go and
see today ?
LH:還有一個地方我想去看,離這兒只有幾條街,但愿那個地方不像這里那
么差勁。
LL: I don't know , Li Hua. This really isn't a very good area of
the city. Maybe you should look at apartments somewhere else. LH:這個
區(qū)域不好,我想也是,否則這里的公寓租金不會這么便宜!不過,要是到別處去
找,那租金可能比我現(xiàn)在付的更高。
LL: That's possible. In that case, I think that maybe you should
stay in your current apartment. LH:是嗎?你認為我該繼續(xù)住在我現(xiàn)在的公
寓里?也許你說的對,我的公寓租金其實也不算太貴,而且也很舒服呢。
LL: Your apartment is a palace compared to this dump. LH :那倒是,
和這里比起來,我的公寓可算是皇宮了。我還是打消搬家的念頭吧!
LL: That's a good idea.
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LL: Hey, Li Hua , are those pictures from the party last weekend?
LH:沒錯,這些是上禮拜開party 時照的照片,昨天才剛洗出來。嘿!你看,
Sally 真會搶鏡頭,幾乎每張照片都有她。
LL: Yeah , Sally's a real ham. She loves attention. LH: She's a
ham ? Ham不是火腿嗎?那是一種豬肉嘛!噢!你是說Sally 像一只豬啊?
LL:(Laughing) No , I'm not saying she looks like a pig. Ham is
slang for someone who loves attention. People who are hams especially
love being videotaped or having their picture taken. LH :噢!Ham 在這
里是指一個喜歡吸引別人注意的人。這種人特別喜歡錄像,照像。照這么說,Sally
絕對是個ham ,她特喜歡別人給她照相。
LL: If we videotapethe party , I'm sure she would have played a
starring role. LH :沒錯,要是那天我們錄像的話,她肯定會象個明星一樣,
到處都是她了。對了,Larry ,你知道還有誰也可以算是個ham 嗎?
LL: I think Jane is a real ham. She'd do anything to attract people's
attention. LH :對,Jane也特別喜歡照像。她也可以說是個ham.你再猜猜誰是
個ham ?
LL:No. Who ?
LH:你沒有注意到呀?我那貓咪小雪球!她也想盡辦法讓別人注意她。只
要有人走進來,她立刻會沖上去,要別人看看她,摸摸她。
LL: My parents' dog is a real ham, too. He won't leave you alone
until you pet him and give him his fare share of attention. LH:這些小
動物都要別人注意它們。我的朋友說,要是她出門時間長了,她的小狗會很不高
興的。
今天李華學到兩個常用語。第一個是dump,是指一個像垃圾堆,很臟,條件
很差的地方。另一個常用語是ham ,是指一個很喜歡別人注意,喜歡搶風頭的人。
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