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流行美语 第 49 课

2007-03-21来源:

在今天的对话中Michael 会教李华两个常用语:一个是under the weather,另一个
是to .mp3b a bite to eat。

M: Hello?
L: 喂,Michael,你今天怎么了?我怎么在学校没看到你,打电话到你上班的地
方也没人接。你没事儿吧?
M: Oh, its nothing. I am just a little under the weather today, so I decided to take the
rest of the day off and really rest.
L: 什么?你说天气不好,所以你就请一天假。天气好好的吗,你干吗撒谎呢?
M: No no, I said "I am under the weather today". Under, U-N-D-E-R; The Weather,
W-E-A-T-H-E-R. Under the weather, it means sick.
L: 噢,under the weather 就是生病的意思啊,那你还不赶快看医生啊?
M: Oh, don't worry. It's not very serious. Usually when someone says that they are
under the weather, they mean they feel bad, but are not very sick.
L: 你的病不严重,那我就放心了。可是你为什么今天觉得under the weather 呢?
M: Last night I went out to eat with a friend. After dinner, it started to.mp3in heavily. We
didn't have umbrellas, and I had to walk to a long way back to my car in the.mp3in. I
think I caught a cold, so now I feel under the weather.
L: 难怪了,你吃完饭就淋着雨走了那么长的路。哎呀,你以后可千万小心,万一
得了什么大病那该怎么办呢?
M: It's ok, Li Hua. I can take care of myself. That's why I am resting at home. That
reminds me, how is your mother doing? Didn't you say she was under the weather last
week?
L: 噢,我妈妈现在好多了。不过上星期可真把我们吓坏了。上星期一她突然说不
舒服,提前下班,第二天就开始咳嗽,浑身发软。
M: Oh no! You must have been worried she had SARS.
L: 没错,我家里人都担心她感染了萨斯。所以每个人都嚷着自己 under the
weather,不过啊,第二天我妈妈的情况好转,他们每个人也都觉得自己好了。
M: They were all thinking about SARS, so they also felt under the weather. In fact,
they were all ok.
L: 就是啊,他们觉得自己under the weather,我看纯粹是心理作用。
M: So why were you trying to call me at work today?
L: 我打电话想问问你今天晚上要不要一快去吃饭。
M: Well, I'd like to, but I really think I should stay at home tonight. Maybe this
weekend we can .mp3b a bite to eat.
L: 你说我们这个周末吃什么?
M: I said we can ".mp3b a bite to eat". .mp3b, G-R-A-B; a bite, B-I-T-E; to eat, E-A-T. It
means we can go out and have a quick meal somewhere this weekend.
L: 噢,.mp3b a bite to eat 就是随便到那个餐馆吃一顿,对不对。
M: That's about right. To be exact, it means to find some quick and simple food, like
fast food.
L: 啊?尤其指吃快餐啊,我可不想这样随便.mp3b a bite to eat 。我想去个有气氛
的好餐馆。再说了,Michael,你也不应该老吃垃圾食物。
M: I know, I know. It's just that I often don't have a lot of time between classes and
work. So at lunchtime, I usually have to go to a fast food place and .mp3b a bite to eat. I
don't have time to go anywhere else.
L: 如果你觉得中午时间很紧,那你就因该在家里把午饭准备好带到学校。你看,
你每天到外面.mp3b a bite to eat,那样你的开销多大啊。
M: I don't always .mp3b a bite to eat at fast food places. Sometimes I make lunch at
home. But it takes a lot of time in the evening, and sometimes I am busy then, too.
L: Michael,你真是太不会照顾自己了,冒着雨乱跑,整天吃垃圾食品,难怪你会
under the weather,以后你真的要好好照顾自己呢。

今天Michael 身体有点不舒服,就是under the weather:Michael 约李华等他身体好
了一起去.mp3b a bite to eat,也就是随便到外面吃点快餐。