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Words and Idioms 965
現在播送美國習慣用語第 965講。我是楊琳。我是Steve Baragona.
我剛開編輯會回來。老板通知我們，這個星期的節目要另嘉賓，因為別的制片人把我們原來請的嘉賓挖走了。我同事聽到這個消息，氣急敗壞。這也讓我想到了一句習慣用語，那就是：Cook someone's goose. Cook is spelled c-o-o-k; and goose; g-o-o-s-e. Cook-someone's-goose.
Cook意思是煮，goose是鵝。連起來，to cook someone's goose, 可并不是煮鵝的意思，而是指打碎某人的計劃，或者毀了一個人的名譽。在上面的例子中，別人挖走了我們的嘉賓，我同事氣急敗壞，She is probably going to cook the guy's goose who stole our guest. 她八成要狠狠地整一下那個挖走我們嘉賓的家伙。在下面的例子中，我們要聽聽一個叫Brad的人在得知他女友的所作所為之后做了什么：
M: "Brad's girlfriend should have told him that she was out with another guy last weekend. When he found out, he was more than jealous. He was furious. Not only did he break up with her, but he also sent an e-mail to all of their friends about what she's done. That COOKED HER GOOSE. Her reputation was ruined."
這段話的意思是說：[布拉德的女朋友本應告訴他，她上周末跟另一個男人出去約會了。布拉德自己發現后，不光是嫉妒，簡直就是氣得發瘋。他不僅跟這個女孩分手，而且還給他們倆的所有朋友發電子郵件，告訴大家她的所作所為，徹底壞了這個女孩的聲譽。]
這女孩確實做得不對。可是Brad也夠狠的。大家還記得前一陣子國際貨幣基金組織前總裁斯特勞斯·卡恩的性丑聞么？The sex scandal cooked his goose. 那次性丑聞徹底毀了他的名譽。好的，我們再來聽聽剛才那段話：
M: "Brad's girlfriend should have told him that she was out with another guy last weekend. When he found out, he was more than jealous. He was furious. Not only did he break up with her, but he also sent an e-mail to all of their friends about what she's done. That COOKED HER GOOSE. Her reputation was ruined." 我上大學的時候有個好朋友，她因為室友總是偷吃她的食物，所以決定要報復。她在烤餅干了放了瀉藥，She really cooked her roommate's goose that time. 她那次真是把自己的室友好好修理了一頓。大家恐怕都有過這樣的經歷，就是有的時候，整整一天都倒霉，干什么事情都不順。下面的例子就談到了這樣的一天，讓我們來聽聽看：
M: "Our plane is leaving in an hour. And here we are stuck in some of the worst traffic we've ever seen. If we don't make that flight, we'll miss our connection. Then OUR GOOSE WILL BE COOKED! We won't get to the port in time to board our cruise. Our vacation plans will be ruined."
這段話是說：[我們的飛機一小時之后就要起飛了。可現在我們卻被塞在路上。如果我們趕不上這班飛機，就會錯過轉機。那我們的計劃就完全被打亂了！我們也沒辦法按時登上油輪。那我們的渡假計劃就徹底泡湯了。] 渡假計劃被打亂是最讓人沮喪的事情。這里用了被動語態，Our goose will be cooked. 意思跟cook our goose是一樣的，就是破壞了我們的計劃。好的，我們再來聽聽剛才那段話：
M: "Our plane is leaving in an hour. And here we are stuck in some of the worst traffic we've ever seen. If we don't make that flight, we'll miss our connection. Then OUR GOOSE WILL BE COOKED! We won't get to the port in time to board our cruise. Our vacation plans will be ruined." 好的，今天我們學習的習慣用語是cook someone's goose，意思是“徹底打亂某人的計劃，或者毀了一個人的名譽”。好的，這次[美國習慣用語]就到此結束，我是楊琳，我是 Steve Baragona。謝謝各位的收聽。
A: 讓我也來造個句，If you can't get a plane ticket soon, your goose will be cooked!
B: 別烏鴉嘴，楊琳！我這就定……
A: 哈哈，開個玩笑嘛…… 不過沙漠旅行太危險了！What if you get lost? 要是讓我在驚險生活和宅在家里選一個，我還是宅吧……
B: But you only live once! You should take advantage of it and get all the excitement you can! 說到這，咱們先來看看宅這個詞兒用美語怎么說！
Jessica 在北京學漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教他。今天是吳瓊要問的：宅男宅女。
Jessica: Wuqiong, 聽說你表妹從上海來看你了，怎么樣，Are you two getting along？
wq: 唉，她哪是來看我。整天待在家里，根本不理我，每天就知道上網，看電視，也不出去玩兒。標準的宅女! 像這種特別“宅”的人，在美語里叫什么？
Jessica: I think you can call them "homebodies". A homebody is a person who prefers to stay at home and seldom goes out.
wq: homebody? home 就是家的意思，body 是身體，兩個詞連在一起——身體長在家里了，就是homebody! 宅男宅女！My cousin is totally a homebody! 哈哈，我回家要告訴她這句話！
Jessica: Well, you can also call her a "shut-in". s-h-u-t, shut; i-n, in--shut-in.
wq: 哦，shut-in也是指不愿意出門和別人交往的宅男宅女！我要告訴我表妹，Don't be a shut-in! Go out and get some fresh air!
Jessica: 對！讓她出去轉轉，不然，Her brain will rot if she stays home and stares at a screen all the time!
wq: 啊？r-o-t, rot 不是腐爛么？Her brain will rot 就是“她腦子要發霉”的意思吧？
Jessica: That's right! Being a couch potato isn't healthy.
wq: 沒錯。couch potato，沙發土豆，就是一天到晚賴在沙發上看電視的人。每天不運動，變得圓滾滾的，跟個potato——大土豆一樣！
Jessica: I'm sure your cousin doesn't wan to look like a potato! Now, tell me what you've learned today!
wq: 第一，宅男宅女叫 homebody, 或者 shut-in;
第二，一天到晚坐在沙發上看電視的人叫 couch potato;
第三，說腦子要發霉了，就是Your brain will rot!
B: See楊琳，if you become a homebody, then you'll probably become a couch potato, too....
A: 然后就會長肉！太可怕了太可怕了。不過我也不是每天都在家，你看上周我就去了華盛頓的使館之旅，就是每個國家的大使館都對公眾開放，特別好玩！
B: Oh fun! I bet you learned about a whole bunch of different cultures and customs!
A: I sure did, plus I tasted tons of different foods from around the world! 說到這，在今天的美語三級跳里，我們就再去領略一下不同文化！
B: Let's listen!
