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第十部 第九課: bite the dust , funky
- 李華到 Larry 住的地方去送一本書，發現魚缸裡的金魚不見了．今天李華會學到兩個常用語： bite the dust 和 funky.
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- 疑？， Larry，你的金魚到哪兒去了？
- Oh, he bit the dust yesterday. I found him floating in the tank. I'm really bummed out about it.
- 你的金魚怎麼啦？ Bit the dust? Bit 是 bite 的過去式．意思是「咬」；那 dust 是「塵土」的意思．咬塵土？哦～，你是說你的魚死啦？
- That's right! That fish was a few years old, so I think he might have just died of old age.
- 那只魚在你這兒好幾年啦？怪不得你顯得悶悶不樂的！ Larry，那～要不要我陪你再去買一條金魚啊？
- I'm thinking about going to buy a new fish today, but I want to clean out the tank first. I don't want the new fish to bite the dust, too.
- 沒錯，買新的魚以前最好把魚缸打掃乾淨，不然啊，新的魚也可能會死掉的。
- It's possible. I really don't want to take any chances.
- 對，一條魚啊價錢也不便宜呢，可別冒風險．對了， Larry，你知道嗎？ John 的奶奶幾天前去世了，那我是不是能說： She bit the dust the other day。
- Wait a second, Li Hua, I don't think you want to say that your friend's grandma bit the dust. It's not very polite or respectful.
- 哦～， bite the dust 這個說法用在人的身上啊是不禮貌的啊？哦！那我還真是得小心喔。
- It's okay to say my fish bit the dust or some bad guy in a movie bit the dust, but you probably don't want to say that about your friend's family member.
- 哦～，我懂了． To bite the dust 可以指魚，也可以指電影裡面的壞蛋，可是啊千萬不要在朋友的家人去世的時候用這個說法。
- You've got it! Now let's go buy a fish.
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- Larry，你為什麼不買那條魚呢？它的鰭好大而且顏色好漂亮喔！我從來就沒見過色彩這麼鮮艷的魚呢！
- Yeah, he is kind of funky. I don't think I've ever seen another fish like that either.
- 等等，你說什麼是 funky 啊？是不是很酷的意思啊？
- Funky has several meanings, but in this case, it means cool, unique, and unusual.
- 哦～，在這裡， funky 就是指很酷、很獨特的意思．沒錯，這條魚啊真的很特別哎．這條魚放在你的魚缸裡一定很漂亮！
- Hold on, that funky little fish is pretty expensive. Why don't we get a cheap little goldfish instead?
- 小的金魚是便宜點，可是顏色就沒有這麼特別了啊！
- I happen to like goldfish. I can buy one of those goldfish with the funky bubbles behind its eyes.
- 你是說那條眼睛後面長了兩個大球的金魚啊？我還是喜歡那條很漂亮的魚，那條 funky fish。
- Well, I appreciate your opinion, but this is going to be my fish.
- 那也是喔，別聽我的．這是你的魚，你得天天看的． Larry，你看，那邊那個人穿的衣服真是與眾不同哎．我覺得好怪喔，是不是也是很 funky 啊？
- Yeah, he definitely has his own sense of style. It looks as though he's here to buy a fish, too.
- 對，每個人啊都有自己穿衣服的風格．說不定他會買那條很漂亮的魚喔！
- That's a possibility. Now, come on, forget about that fish and help me pick out a goldfish, the funkier the better.
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- 今天李華學到兩個常用語，一個是： bite the dust，就是「死掉」的意思，不過通常不用在人身上，因為那樣說不太禮貌；另一個常用語是： funky，意思是「很酷、很獨特」。
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