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時間:2007-3-1 22:00:59 作者:alex
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Modern English 洋話連篇[84]
今天，Michael和他的中國同學李華約好了在中央公園見面。他們在對話中會用到兩個詞：drag和trip。
L:對不起，Michael，我遲到了。地鐵誤點了。
M: Hey, Li Hua. Don't apologize, it's a nice day to just sit here and relax.
L:對，坐在這里休息休息是挺好的。我也很喜歡這個公園。不過,我們得到大都市藝術博物館去看攝影展覽吶！
M: Oh, do we have to go? I hate going to the museum on such a nice day, it's such a drag.
L:喲，你覺得這么好的天氣去博物館太沒意思，就不想去了？Michael，你答應過我，要是我到這兒來，你就跟我一起去。你說什么drag不drag的，我又沒法把你拽著一起去！
M: No, to call something a drag means it is tiresome.
L:噢，在中文里就是沒勁，沒意思。Michael，drag不是拉東西的拉嗎？你說的drag跟這個drag是同一個字嗎？
M: Yeah, Li Hua, same word. As another example, we could also call our professor Dr. Smith a drag.
L:噢，還可以說我們的教授Smith博士沒勁，沒意思。這我可不知道，我并不覺得他枯燥無味。
M: Of course you would say that. After all, on the first day of class all you did was talk about how cute he was.
L:你說我第一天上完他的課后，口口聲聲夸他長得帥？你別瞎說八道了。
M: Oh, Li Hua, you're such a drag. You did say he's cute.
L:非要說我認為他很帥。還說我沒勁。算了,不跟你說了。Michael，我去看展覽了,不管你去不去。
M: All right, all right, I'll come.
( Michael和李華看完了攝影展)。
L:這個攝影展覽真好，可是我還在生你的氣呢！
M: Ok, I'm sorry. Actually, I really enjoyed the photography exhibit. I thought it was a trip.
L:我也很喜歡這種超現實主義的藝術。等等，你為什么把看展覽叫/做旅行呢？我們又沒有離開紐約。
M: No, the word trip does mean travel, but here it means something that is unusual, in a good way.
L:對，trip這個字很普通，是指旅行。原來你說的trip是指不尋常，但又很好的意思。噢，我想起來了。以前有一個教授告訴過我，美國年輕人在60和70年代盛行反潮流的行為。Trip這個詞就來自那個時候，是指吸毒后產生的幻覺。對不對？
M: Yeah, but its meaning has changed.
L:現在的意思不一樣了�？晌椰F在就知道我們剛才去看的攝影展覽可以說是a trip，中文可以說是與眾不同吧。其他還有什么也能用trip這個詞來形容的呢？
M: Well, look at that guy over there, sitting on the bench. The long hair and wild clothes. I really like his outfit, so I would call him a trip. But some people may not like this.
L:噢，坐在長板凳上的那個留著長頭發，穿著很怪的男人？你喜歡他的衣服，所以你認為他與眾不同，別有風味。對不起，我可不欣賞。
M: That's ok, everyone is different.
L:對，每個人的愛好不一樣。你再給我舉個例子吧。
M: I would also call our photography class professor a trip, her style is a trip.
L:對，她是與眾不同，她上課的時候總是很激動，跟別的教授不一樣。我的男朋友是學小提琴的，他常常練琴練得忘了吃飯，他也能算是個trip吧？
M: Yeah, he is also a trip. I can't imagine you would like someone who is a drag.
L:這你可說對了。你要是一個枯燥無味的人，我才不跟你一起出去玩呢。得了，我們該回去做功課了，盡管沒勁，書還得念吶。
M: Ok, let's go!
今天Michael教了李華兩個常用的詞，一個是：drag，意思是沒意思，枯燥；另一個是：trip，意思是與眾不同，別出心裁，但是含有褒意。
今天，Michael和他的中國同學李華約好了在中央公園見面。他們在對話中會用到兩個詞：drag和trip。
L:對不起，Michael，我遲到了。地鐵誤點了。
M: Hey, Li Hua. Don't apologize, it's a nice day to just sit here and relax.
L:對，坐在這里休息休息是挺好的。我也很喜歡這個公園。不過,我們得到大都市藝術博物館去看攝影展覽吶！
M: Oh, do we have to go? I hate going to the museum on such a nice day, it's such a drag.
L:喲，你覺得這么好的天氣去博物館太沒意思，就不想去了？Michael，你答應過我，要是我到這兒來，你就跟我一起去。你說什么drag不drag的，我又沒法把你拽著一起去！
M: No, to call something a drag means it is tiresome.
L:噢，在中文里就是沒勁，沒意思。Michael，drag不是拉東西的拉嗎？你說的drag跟這個drag是同一個字嗎？
M: Yeah, Li Hua, same word. As another example, we could also call our professor Dr. Smith a drag.
L:噢，還可以說我們的教授Smith博士沒勁，沒意思。這我可不知道，我并不覺得他枯燥無味。
M: Of course you would say that. After all, on the first day of class all you did was talk about how cute he was.
L:你說我第一天上完他的課后，口口聲聲夸他長得帥？你別瞎說八道了。
M: Oh, Li Hua, you're such a drag. You did say he's cute.
L:非要說我認為他很帥。還說我沒勁。算了,不跟你說了。Michael，我去看展覽了,不管你去不去。
M: All right, all right, I'll come.
( Michael和李華看完了攝影展)。
L:這個攝影展覽真好，可是我還在生你的氣呢！
M: Ok, I'm sorry. Actually, I really enjoyed the photography exhibit. I thought it was a trip.
L:我也很喜歡這種超現實主義的藝術。等等，你為什么把看展覽叫/做旅行呢？我們又沒有離開紐約。
M: No, the word trip does mean travel, but here it means something that is unusual, in a good way.
L:對，trip這個字很普通，是指旅行。原來你說的trip是指不尋常，但又很好的意思。噢，我想起來了。以前有一個教授告訴過我，美國年輕人在60和70年代盛行反潮流的行為。Trip這個詞就來自那個時候，是指吸毒后產生的幻覺。對不對？
M: Yeah, but its meaning has changed.
L:現在的意思不一樣了�？晌椰F在就知道我們剛才去看的攝影展覽可以說是a trip，中文可以說是與眾不同吧。其他還有什么也能用trip這個詞來形容的呢？
M: Well, look at that guy over there, sitting on the bench. The long hair and wild clothes. I really like his outfit, so I would call him a trip. But some people may not like this.
L:噢，坐在長板凳上的那個留著長頭發，穿著很怪的男人？你喜歡他的衣服，所以你認為他與眾不同，別有風味。對不起，我可不欣賞。
M: That's ok, everyone is different.
L:對，每個人的愛好不一樣。你再給我舉個例子吧。
M: I would also call our photography class professor a trip, her style is a trip.
L:對，她是與眾不同，她上課的時候總是很激動，跟別的教授不一樣。我的男朋友是學小提琴的，他常常練琴練得忘了吃飯，他也能算是個trip吧？
M: Yeah, he is also a trip. I can't imagine you would like someone who is a drag.
L:這你可說對了。你要是一個枯燥無味的人，我才不跟你一起出去玩呢。得了，我們該回去做功課了，盡管沒勁，書還得念吶。
M: Ok, let's go!
今天Michael教了李華兩個常用的詞，一個是：drag，意思是沒意思，枯燥；另一個是：trip，意思是與眾不同，別出心裁，但是含有褒意。
