Michael和李华都为今天的考试苦苦准备了整整一个星期。他们俩刚考完，都觉得自己考得不错。俩人决定去看一场电影，轻松轻松。李华会学到两个常用语，一个是：buck; 另一个是：whatever。 , L3 G' X% }( ?# W0 U. m( s/ u" H/ X: T
M: Li Hua, are you going to get any snacks before the movie begins?/ w2 P9 c: Y% e" j4 M3 W1 b( c
, g' F5 k: U- uL: 你说什么？噢，电影还没有开场，你问我要不要买点吃的？嗯， 我本想买一杯可乐，可是买了票，没钱了，算了吧！ ( O; ]0 v& G6 Y) Z " o8 g8 L# _2 j1 EM: Don't worry about it! I'll buy you one. It's only a few bucks. % G' N$ K z6 T7 B* O% { + _) e( q+ f G! {+ W" ?/ ?3 wL: 你说什么？一杯可乐不是!.75吗？你说 "only a few bucks"? 5 S% Y: `) q b6 n, L/ \! U5 j5 {+ w! r
M: Yes. "Buck" is an informal way to say "dollar".6 m1 F/ C, ~; F/ p/ F5 S) q4 E
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L: 哟，"buck" 就是"dollar"！是非正式的名称。 嗨，昨天我要买一块 糖，你给我一美元，那我就可以说："You gave me a buck"，对不 对？ 9 x0 f! `; D5 E1 Z: t" P ) G |4 Q4 B: d& ^) [" Z; pM: That's right. And the other day, I lent you a few bucks for lunch. And last week, you borrowed ten bucks so you could buy a chemistry textbook, and... & x: V* Q8 j0 k4 x) E9 J$ K) @2 m' K# ?9 B3 W# Z! _; H
L: 得啦， 你用不着提醒我，我知道，那天借了你几块钱吃午饭， 上星期借你十块钱买化学书，不就是借了两回吗！你怎么啦，怕 我不还？ 1 a% t- k8 Y* s& @0 K0 R) w5 W* o8 B3 b, y- q- O1 {3 F% q' F' |, D/ ^8 _
M: No, I'm not reminding you, I just wanted to give you some examples. ( r' L1 V& |0 z/ V3 f $ C! Y2 a1 k0 }: X- \L: 得了吧！要给我举例子，跟钱有关的事多着呢，为什么非要举我 问你借钱的例子！, p9 m, t* \8 f0 |
; N' l5 {. _$ ?' ~9 zM: Ok, don't be mad at me. Hey, since you now know what "buck" means, why don't you give me an example. $ v- t- y+ g; c# q$ |) {( ]' P0 G0 `
L: 要我给你举个例子，行，那还不容易呀！ 你看我这件毛衣，款 式很新型，纯毛的，还是名牌，你猜多钱？Five bucks！ 1 h4 p8 w% z7 w' y: X" F0 L) \1 g& z0 u* e: ^. L P- D
M: Five bucks! I can't believe it!4 m1 v: F5 c. Q9 W
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L: 清仓大减价嘛！ 可是，Michael，我去商店的时候，停车停错了地 方，吃了一张罚票， it costs me 50 bucks! ; o; V8 y! O# P, I4 F* ?! Q, s; y/ @7 B4 q/ a i
M: Oh! So your sweater actually costs you 55 bucks! That's expensive! ; F: s1 t, | w/ a+ t% G8 z& L# F
L: 真倒霉！得了，别说了。去买可乐吧！电影都快开场了。5 M4 C' V" n5 j" e0 Q& p
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(Michael和李华看完电影以后)% i) u& Z7 U1 R# v0 B: C$ i9 K; j
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L: Michael，这电影可真棒！, c/ d2 } S/ G5 T
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M: What? Are you kidding? That was the stupidest movie I've ever seen. I would have rather spent the seven bucks on a good meal. ( z6 `$ E4 x( ]4 t$ J' d7 j# [/ i2 o! |- m8 A
L: 你从来没看过这么傻的电影？你宁可花这七块钱去好好吃顿饭！ Michael, 你真怪！我非常喜欢Piers Brosnan，他长得多帅呀！, q2 D; o7 R3 l& t1 b
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L: Michael, 你说 "whatever"，在这里是什么意思呀？比如说：You can buy whatever you want." 意思是：你想买什么都行。可是，你 刚才说一个字" whatever"，口气不同，好象意思也不一样。$ a$ W A( l; ], P' p0 [5 o
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M: The word "whatever" I said is the same as in your example， But when someone says "whatever" like this: "whatever," he is being sarcastic. He thinks what you just said is nonsense.# ]0 _% x, @( T; W# Y5 i( i
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L: 噢，原来是这么回事。你说的whatever和我举的例子里的 whatever 是一个字, 可是，说的语调不一样就表示说话的人在讽 刺对方，认为对方说的是废话。好，又学会一个词。不过， Michael，你不喜欢这部电影是不是你认为Piers Brosnan不够帅？ 你 是妒忌他吧？ & s# e; k2 y1 }4 B; i+ F% o$ {+ \' O" Q2 R9 \+ G6 T
M: Whatever! Piers Brosnan is an old man and he's getting fat. I couldn't possibly be jealous of him. / z( V5 F9 v7 ~9 @% {% I 5 K- L c) L" HL: 得了吧！对，Piers Brosnan年级不小了，也比以前胖了。可是我 认为他还是很帅。你自己不也比以前胖了嘛。 2 I4 f0 k* \- C1 ^6 h+ @$ M/ M& V) w
M: I'm fat? Whatever! This movie was a waste of seven bucks!$ X8 e, o+ Y8 [/ Q0 k& l E, c. r
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L: 唉，非要说看这部电影是浪费七块美元。 得了，Michael, 你还是 省点钱吧，没准我下回还要问你借呢！1 s- S x0 |: o
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M: Whatever! " R5 y, D& U& N2 K4 U 2 l3 T9 m! A4 R9 t- }% I' h: Q李华今天学到了两个常用语，一个是：buck，这是指美元；另一个常用语就是：whatever，这是表示说话的人对对方说的话很不以为然，就象中文里说的"得了吧"。这次[流行美语]就学习到这里，我们下次节目再见。 . k A6 n5 m2 \0 }. D) RAudio as following:. Z0 S( I3 H) C0 G* T
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