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2024.05.21 07:07
第六部 第十叁课: snap , spaced out
- 今天 Larry 和李华一起打保龄球，李华会学到两个常用语： snap 和 spaced out.
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- Hey, Li Hua, you look nervous. Have you ever bowled before?
- No, 我啊从来没打过保龄球，所以当然紧张啦！
- Don't worry, Li Hua, bowling is a snap. You'll figure it out in no time.
- 你说 bowling 是什麼 - a snap？疑？ To snap 不是要对别人嚷嚷、说话态度很凶的意思吗？
- That's right. "To snap at someone" is to speak rudely, but snap can also be used as a noun. If we say something is a "snap" that means it's very easy and can be learned quickly.
- 哦～，我懂了， snap 用做动词的时候呢，意思就是对人很凶，不过你刚才说的 snap 是用做名词．要是我们说 something is a snap，那意思啊就是很容易就能学会的事．疑？那不就是我们中文裡所说的 「小菜一碟」 吗？
- Yes. So, now you'll understand what I meant by saying "bowling is a snap!"
- 嗯！你是说 「保龄球容易学」，可是，我怎麼觉得挺难的呢？
- Well, if you think bowling is hard, then what do you think is a snap?
- 嗯～，让我想想…，哎，骑自行车挺容易的，我啊，一个下午就学会了。
- So you think riding a bike is a snap -- I agree, once you learn how to ride a bike, it's a snap. Hey, Li Hua, you know what else is a snap?
- No, what else?
- Beating you at bowling is a snap. Look, I'm 50 points ahead of you.
- 这太不公平了！我以前啊，从来就没有打过保龄球，你可能已经打过几百次了！我能打到那麼多的 pins 就算不错了。
- You're right, Li Hua. It's not fair. Here, I'll teach you. Then you'll see what a snap it is.
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- Li Hua, did you enjoy bowling?
- Yes, 保龄球啊挺好玩的，可是啊也挺累人的。
- Yeah, I agree. I feel kind of spaced out.
- 啊？你说你觉得怎麼样了啊？ spaced out？ Larry, 你是身体不舒服吗？
- No, no. Feeling spaced out means feeling kind of detached and unfocused. I sometimes feel spaced out when I'm tired.
- 哟，我懂了， feeling spaced out 意思就是呢 「觉得昏昏沉沉的、注意力难以集中」．就是啊，一个人啊太累的时候，是会感到昏昏沉沉，周围发生什麼事啊都不知道。
- Yeah, but sometimes it might be for no reason. For instance, I might feel spaced out at class - I would be thinking about baseball, instead of listening to the teacher.
- 你上课的时候还会想起棒球赛呀！哎哟，那你走神儿也走得太厉害了吧！
- All right, Li Hua. Now don't tell me you've never felt spaced out yourself.
- 我啊当然也有迷糊的时候啦，比如上星期，我心不在焉地去上课，结果走错了教室。
- Last week, I was really stressed over the exams. I was so spaced out that I forgot my father's birthday. I felt terrible.
- 什麼啊？因為要考试，你紧张得连你爸爸的生日也忘记啦？那你爸爸肯定很生气囉？
- No, he knows me very well, bowling is a snap for me; but exams always make me very nervous.
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- 今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到两个常用语： snap 用作名词，意思是「轻而易举的事」． spaced out 就是「昏昏沉沉、注意力不集中」。
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