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A: 當(dāng)當(dāng)當(dāng)! 本周美語訓(xùn)練班上課啦！我是楊琳！
B: Welcome to American English Mosaic, 我是Kat！楊琳，快說說咱們今天都要學(xué)什么？
A: 好! 今天，咱們要去看看有機(jī)食品的好處，學(xué)學(xué)怎么接受媒體采訪，看看怎么說大力整頓，還要告訴大家怎么用美語說"普通人"和"人脈"！
B: 人脈很重要呀！Yanglin, don't you feel lucky to have a friend like me—someone who has a very diverse social circle? 跟我混你能認(rèn)識(shí)好多人吶！
A: OMG... 對(duì)對(duì)對(duì), 臭美冠軍！好了好了，不貧嘴了，我們趕快先來進(jìn)入第一個(gè)單元，Learn a Word!
Learn A Word underwater
今天我們要學(xué)的詞是underwater. Underwater is spelled u-n-d-e-r-w-a-t-e-r. Underwater本意是“水下的”，但用在商業(yè)上可以指資不抵債。美國(guó)房屋市場(chǎng)次貸危機(jī)產(chǎn)生了許多underwater mortgage，就是指房屋按揭額超過房屋市值的貸款。最近的統(tǒng)計(jì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，Despite rising home prices, more than 30% of borrowers were underwater on their mortgage during the first quarter of 2012. 雖然房?jī)r(jià)在上漲，但在2012年第一季度，美國(guó)貸款買房者中依然有百分之30的人的房子資不抵債。不過，Most underwater homeowners are still paying their mortgages on time. 大部分資不抵債的購(gòu)房者依然在按時(shí)繳納按揭。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是underwater, underwater, underwater.
B: Underwater mortgage? Buying a house is not something I see happening any time soon! When you mention the word "underwater," the only thing I can think of is jumping into the pool!
A: 哈! 對(duì)啊，我現(xiàn)在就天天在社區(qū)游泳池里游！解暑又減肥！
B: Oh wow, there's a pool at your apartment complex? Can I go swimming with you, PLEASE?
A: Look at those puppy eyes, haha! 可以是可以，不過可能得等過一陣， They're serious about the rules and are cracking down on non-residents using the pool ... 咱們先避避風(fēng)頭……
B: Oh god... 那好吧! 不過你剛才提到了一個(gè)很好的詞兒，crack down, 咱們一起來看看這個(gè)習(xí)慣用語的用法！
