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2024.05.16 05:12
第六部 第五课: to kick oneself , raw deal
- 今天 Michael 和李华正在谈论有关买汽车的事．李华会学到两个常用语：to kick oneself 和 raw deal。
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- 哎？Michael, 你没有买 Jerry 的车啊？我以為价钱很公道啊！怎麼回事儿啊？
- Oh, Please don't mention that! Jerry sold the car to someone else yesterday. I'm still kicking myself for not buying it when I had the chance.
- Kicking yourself, kick 不就是 k-i-c-k ，踢球的踢吗？疑？你為什麼要踢你自己啊？
- No, no Li Hua. "To kick oneself" means to feel regret for missing an opportunity, or making a mistake that could have been avoided.
- 哦～，to kick oneself 不是真的踢你自己啊，意思是：自己失去了一个好机会而埋怨自己太笨．疑？Michael 啊，那到底是怎麼回事儿啊？
- Well, I told Jerry that I wanted to check out some other cars before I made a decision. Someone else bought the car before I had a chance to decide. I'm still kicking myself for waiting too long.
- 哦～，原来你是想等看看别的车以后再做决定，结果 Jerry 就把车卖给别人了．哎哟， Michael, 你不用埋怨自己啦．不管做什麼交易，作决定前仔细考虑清楚总是好的啊。
- Well, I guess you're right. When I bought the car I have now, I wasn't careful enough. Later, I found out the car was in very poor condition, and I have been kicking myself ever since.
- 你看，我说得没错吧，你买现在这辆车的时候不小心，所以现在老要出问题．唉，Michael, 你呀，买得不好也怨自己，没有买到也埋怨自己，你累不累呀！
- Hey, speaking of regret, I heard that your ex-boyfriend Ding Yu is doing really well these days. I bet you are kicking yourself for dumping him, huh?
- 你在说我以前的男朋友丁余啊？告诉你，不管他现在多有钱，我都不会因為跟他分手而后悔。
- I know, when you're a famous professor at a top U.S. university, Ding Yu will be kicking himself for not being nicer to you when you were together.
- 我啊要是在美国当了名教授，他再捶胸顿足地后悔啊也没有用。
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- Michael, 你没有买 Jerry 的车，那你是不是还想找一台旧车呢？
- Yes, I still want to replace my car. But I'm sort of afraid... The last time I bought a car, I got a really raw deal!
- 啊？你上回买车怎麼啦？什麼是 raw deal ？是不是不好的意思？
- That's right! A raw deal. A "raw deal" means an unfair deal, or to be treated roughly and unfairly by someone.
- A raw deal 就是吃了亏的交易．疑？你的意思是，你上次买这辆车的时候，卖车的人让你吃了大亏啊？
- That's right. The week after I bought the car, the engine broke down, and I had to completely replace it! The guy I bought it from refused to pay for it.
- 哇！车才买了一个星期就出问题，这实在是太倒霉了．这就是所谓的 a raw deal．疑？那麼，Michael, raw deal 是不是只能够用在买卖方面呢？
- No, not necessarily. For instance, my Uncle George worked at a factory for over twenty years. Unfortunately, the factory was shut down and George lost his job right before he had a chance to retire. That was a raw deal!
- That's really a raw deal! 我啊听到好几个这样的例子了．一个人在一个公司做了几十年，还没来得及退休公司就关门了，退休金啊全完了．我舅舅的工厂关门前，他工作了八个月，到现在还没拿到工资呢！
- That's really a raw deal!
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- 今天李华学到了两个常用语： to kick oneself 和 raw deal． to kick oneself 是「由於错过了机会而怨恨自己」． raw deal 就是「在跟别人打交道的时候吃了亏」。
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