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2024.05.17 19:58
第十二部 第叁课: whatever floats your boat , up a creek
- Larry 和李华正在讨论星期六要干什麼．李华呢要去逛街，但是 Larry 想去打篮球．今天李华会学到两个常用语： whatever floats your boat 和 up a creek。
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- Larry，我真的很想去逛街嘛！这个週末在购物中心有大特卖哎！
- I don't understand why you like shopping so much, but hey, whatever floats your boat.
- Boat？你在说什麼啊？我是想去逛街买衣服，不是要去乘船玩啦！
- No, "whatever floats your boat" is an expression. Whatever floats your boat means that you should do whatever you like doing. It also implies that everyone likes to do different things.
- 哦～， whatever floats your boat 就是说你爱干什麼就干什儿，而且啊，还有每个人爱好不同的意思．好，那我星期六要去逛街！
- Fine then. You should do whatever floats your boat. However, I think I'll go play basketball instead.
- 行，你想去打篮球，那就去吧！ Whatever floats your boat!
- I guess we won't be spending Saturday together. We could still meet for dinner, though.
- 没问题，晚上一起吃晚饭，那～，你想去哪儿吃饭呢？
- I don't have any preferences. Whatever floats your boat is fine with me.
- 真的吗？由我来决定去哪儿吃饭啊？
- Yep, the decision is yours.
- 嗯 ...，这样啊，哎！我们能不能去学校附近那家新开的泰国餐厅？我朋友告诉我，他们的菜很好吃喔！
- If that's what floats your boat, then it's fine with me.
- 好，没问题．那我们星期六晚上 6 点半在餐厅见囉！
- Okay, I'll see you then.
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- 怎麼啦？Larry，出了什麼事儿啊？
- I lost my keys when I went to play basketball today. Now, I'm really up a creek.
- 你把钥匙弄丢了？哎呀，那可真是麻烦了．不过，这跟 a creek 有什麼关係啊？ Creek 那不就是小溪吗？
- If someone is "up a creek" it means that he or she is stuck in a bad situation without an obvious solution.
- 哦～，我懂了， up a creek 就是说一个人碰上难题，而且还没有办法来解决．也就是我们中文裡说的「陷入困境」．唉，你啊现在真的是碰上大难题了．那你打算怎麼办呢？
- I don't know. I can't get into my apartment or my car without my keys.
- 对喔，你没有钥匙就进不了家，也进不了你的车，那你能不能打电话问你房东，或许他有多一把钥匙啊。
- My landlord is out of town for the weekend, so I'm up a creek until he gets back on Monday.
- 什麼？你的房东出远门，要到星期一才会回来？那可麻烦了．也许你可以找个锁匠来开锁啊？
- I think that might be my only solution, but it's going to be expensive.
- 我知道，请锁匠来开锁啊，可能要花一点钱，可是那总比你一个週末被关在家门外，不得其门而入要好吧？
- Yeah, you're right. I have no idea what to do about my car keys, though. They're a little bit more difficult to replace.
- 不好意思哦，我不开车，所以不知道上哪儿能找到新的车钥匙．看来啊你真是 up a creek，陷入困境了。
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- 今天李华学到了两个常用语．第一个是： whatever floats your boat，意思就是「你爱干什麼就干什麼」．另一个常用语是： up a creek，这是「形容一个人陷入困境」。
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