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2025.09.20 01:44
第四部 第叁课: redneck , in the sticks
- 今天李华从 Michael 那儿学到了两个新词．一个是 redneck ，另一个是 in the sticks。
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- 嗨， Michael! 真不好意思喔，我没先告诉你就来了，你电话一直占线，所以我不能打电话给你。
- That's no big deal. I was on the phone with my friend Bob who lives in Georgia. He is such a redneck!
- 哦～，原来你在电话上啊．疑？你把你朋友叫什麼来着啊？你说他是什麼啊？
- I said he's a redneck, r-e-d-n-e-c-k.
- 啊？一个红的脖子？这是什麼意思啊？
- A redneck is someone from the countryside who lives a country lifestyle.
- 哦～，所以你叫一个人 redneck，就是说他是乡下人或很土气。哎，这样 说别人很不礼貌吧。
- Well, maybe. If you call someone a redneck, it means you think that they are not very cultured or sophisticated.
- 啊～，你就因為你朋友住在乡下，你就开他玩笑说他是 redneck ，这不太好吧。
- I'm not really making fun of him. Some people are proud to be rednecks. Bob likes to call himself that.
- 你说叫他 redneck，Bob 他还很得意呀。那我就不懂了。在中国啊，大部份住在乡间的人都巴不得往城裡跑呢。
- Well, the U.S. is different. Being a redneck doesn't mean being poor or uneducated. It is a way of living, I guess.
- 那麼，到底 rednecks 像什麼呢？你说说看。
- Let me see, how can I describe them? When we say someone is a redneck we usually mean they are from the south, and speak with a southern accent.
- 啊～，现在我懂了， redneck 呢一般是指美国南方人，或者说话有南方口音的人。哎，不过说真的，那些南方口音啊我还真是听不太懂呢。
- Well, also, rednecks like living in the countryside. They enjoy sports such as hunting or fishing. They like living in areas with lots of open space.
- 嗯～， rednecks 他们不住在城市，他们更喜欢享受乡下的生活呀。
- Exactly. Also, most rednecks have blue-collar jobs, or work on a farm. By the way, Li Hua, be careful how you use this word. Some people might get angry if you call them a redneck.
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- 哎，对了，Michael，你那个红脖子朋友 Bob，他為什麼打电话给你啊？
- Well, he asked me if I wanted to visit him this summer. I'm not sure if I really want to go though.
- 真的吗？你為什麼不想去呢？
- Oh, He lives out in the sticks. There's nothing for me to do out there.
- 啊？他生活在哪儿啊？ The sticks，那是什麼地方啊？
- Oh, when I say in the sticks, that just means in a rural area, far from a big city.
- 哦～，原来是指在乡下地方啊。哎哟～，只不过离开城市几天嘛，这样你也受不了？
- Well, I am used to city life. I don't know how to fish or hunt and I really don't like farm work. I don't think I would like living in the sticks.
- 哦－，你觉得你不适合乡下的生活啊，不过，偶尔去呼吸一下新鲜空气不 是很好吗？
- I guess. Maybe I should visit him.
- 哎，要是有人自称是 redneck 的话，他或许觉得生活在乡下， in the sticks，也是很值得自豪的囉？
- Actually, the phrase in the sticks is not very polite. You shouldn't tell someone that they live in the sticks unless you are just joking with them.
- 哦，说人家 live in the sticks 也不是很好的，除非你是在开玩笑啊？
- Yeah, you are right. Usually when you say something is in the sticks you mean it is far from anything civilized.
- 咬哟，其实美国人怎麼知道什麼是真正的乡下。就算他们住在乡下好了， 只要一开车就到城裡了嘛。
- Well, That's true. Still, some places out in the sticks are pretty far from a big city, even if you drive a car.
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- 今天李华学到了两个新词： redneck 和 in the sticks． redneck 就是指「乡下人」； in the sticks 就则是指「远离城市的农村地区」。
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