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2024.09.08 06:55
第十部 第十課: back to square one , killer
- Larry 在幫李華寫一篇報告，因為李華的電腦出了問題，她寫的整個報告都丟了．今天李華會學到兩個常用語： back to square one 和 killer.
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- 電腦出了問題，我寫的東西全沒了！真糟糕，現在啊我得從頭開始寫了！
- I'm sorry, Li Hua. It's a real bummer, but I guess we're back to square one.
- Larry，我急都快急死了，你還在做什麼遊戲，什麼方塊一，方塊二的．方塊和我寫報告有什麼關係啊？
- Oh, when you're back to square one it means that you are back where you started and you have to start all over again.
- 哦～，原來 back to square one 就是回到開頭的地方，一切都得從頭來起．唉，看來啊我也只能這麼做了。
- You must remember some of what you wrote. You can start by writing that down before you forget it.
- 嗯～，我腦子裡啊是記得一些我寫的東西．先把我記得的部份寫下來．這倒是個好主意，這樣啊總比一切要從頭開始好一些。
- Don't feel so bad, Li Hua. It could be worse. My uncle spent years working on a novel. But a computer virus destroyed his computer and the backup disk. He was back to square one.
- 我的天啊！你叔叔比我更慘，寫了那麼多年的小說就這樣沒啦．要是我的話，我可能就會放棄了。
- But my uncle said he's going to rewrite the novel despite the fact he had to start from square one.
- 你叔叔真有毅力哎！嗯， Larry，你有沒有聞到一股燒焦味啊？
- Oh no! I forgot about the pizza in the oven. It's burning! Li Hua, I'm so sorry. I'm afraid that we're back to square one with dinner, too.
- 不得了，比撒餅在烤箱裡都給忘了．哎喲，你看，都烤焦了．看來啊我們得重新打電話訂比薩餅了。
- That's a good idea because this one is completely burned.
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- Let's watch TV while we're eating. The Simpsons are on. I love watching The Simpsons; it's such a killer show.
- 哎喲， Larry，你有沒有搞錯啊？「辛普森家族」是個卡通節目，很好玩的哎．哪是什麼殺人行兇的節目啊？
- No, I don't mean "killer" as in deadly. I mean killer as in awesome or really cool.
- 哦～，原來這裡的 killer 不是殺人，而是指某樣東西很棒，很酷．我也覺得哎「辛普森家族」啊是個很棒、很好笑的節目。
- This is killer pizza, too. I'll have to remember to order pizza from the same restaurant next time.
- 對，這個比薩餅真好吃．沒錯，下回啊我們再到這個飯館去訂． Larry，我已經看過這一集「辛普森家族」了，這一集啊真的很好笑哦。
- Yeah, you're right, this is a killer episode. I can watch it over and over again and never get tired of it.
- 這一集啊我也看了好幾遍了，可是啊還沒有看厭． Larry，我覺得另外一個電視連續劇也可以算得上是個 killer show。
- What show?
- 就是那個描寫 6 個年輕男女在紐約市的「六人行」節目啊．那是我最喜歡的電視節目之一，每一次啊播那個節目，我絕對不會錯過的！
- There are probably several million people who agree with you. That is a killer show, and one of the most popular TV shows in history.
- 許多人都會同意我的觀點！那是美國電視節目有史以來最紅的節目之一了．這麼說，你也同意我的判斷囉？
- I think the show could be better, but Jennifer Aniston has killer legs.
- 啊！原來你的注意力全在女主角那一雙漂亮的腿上啊？
- It's not the only reason, but she does have killer legs.
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- 今天李華學到兩個常用語，一個是： back to square one，是指「一切從頭來過」；另一個常用語是： killer，這是形容「某樣東西或某件事很棒、很酷」。
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