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2025.11.19 01:09
第十叁部 第五课: bottom feeder , bounce
- 李华和 Larry 正在讨论在报纸上看到的几个犯罪案件。今天李华会学到两个常用语： bottom feeder 和 bounce。
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- Larry，你有没有看到报上说的那个被警察逮捕的毒贩啊？
- Yeah, that guy is a real bottom feeder. I hope that he goes to jail for a long time.
- 嗯～，像这种坏人啊真应该被抓到牢里关起来。Larry，你刚才还说这傢伙是个真正的 bottom feeder，bottom 是底层， feeder 这不是饲养员的意思吗？这两个字怎麼会合在一起啊，它们和那些坏人又有什麼关係呢？
- A bottom feeder is a really low, despicable person. That guy was selling drugs to kids, so he definitely counts as a bottom feeder.
- 哦～， bottom feeder 就是形容一个很低下、很卑鄙的人。没错，报上说的那个人啊，专门卖毒品给年轻的孩子，简直是太可恶了。我啊认為所有的毒贩都是 bottom feeders.
- Unfortunately, there are a lot of bottom feeders in the world.
- 就是啊，这个世界啊还是有不少这种卑鄙的坏人。对了，Larry，这个 bottom feeder 是不是只能够用来形容犯罪份子啊？
- It can be used to describe other people, too, but it's a very negative term.
- Bottom feeder 还可以用来形容其他人啊？ Larry，那你给我举个例子好吗？
- Well, some people think that lawyers are bottom feeders because they benefit from other peoples' misfortunes.
- 对，好多人啊都不喜欢律师，认為律师很卑鄙。耶！我还听到过好多耻笑律师的笑话呢！可是啊，Larry，律师不也是会保护我们的权利吗？
- That's true, but some people are upset by the fact that many lawyers get rich defending criminals.
- 哦～，我明白了，人们之所以会讨厌律师啊，是因為律师经常帮犯罪分子辩护，靠着打这种官司来赚钱。可是啊，不管怎麼说，我还是认為有的律师不能够算是 bottom feeders。
- Some people think that tabloid journalists are bottom feeders because they invade the privacy of celebrities and they don't always verify stories before they publish them.
- 这我绝对同意，那些专门报道名人私生活的狗仔记者啊，真是够恶劣的。他们经常捏造有关名人一些很荒谬、不确实的报道。只有卑鄙的人啊才会写出这样的东西来！ They are real bottom feeders!
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- Hey, Li Hua, it was fun discussing the news with you, but I've got to bounce. I have to be at the doctor's office by 2:00.
- 哦～，你两点鐘还得去看医生啊？哎哟，那你得赶快走了。 Larry，你说你要 bounce，是不是那个拍皮球 bounce a ball 那个 bounce 啊？
- "Bounce" can be slang for leave. I've got to bounce means that I have to leave.
- 哦～，我懂了， to bounce 就表示，得走了。你说你得要 bounce，是因為你得赶着去那个医生诊所囉。
- Hey, don't you have to bounce if you're going to make to class on time?
- 天啊，现在都快两点了耶，哎哟，谢谢你提醒我，我差点就忘了我还得去上一堂课呢！哎哟，看来啊我得赶紧 bounce，赶快走囉！
- Well, I have a little bit of time. If we bounce right now, I can drive you to campus.
- 你肯定你有时间能送我到学校？哎哟，那就太好了，要不然啊，等我走到学校可能就要迟到了。
- Okay, are you ready to bounce now?
- 嗯，等一会儿，我只要进去把我的书和揹包拿出来。
- Okay, I'll go start the car. Just come on outside when you're ready to bounce.
- 没问题，你先去发动车子，我拿了包就来！
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- 今天李华学到两个常用语。一个是： bottom feeder，这是形容那种下流卑鄙的人。另一个常用语是： bounce，这是指要离开，要走的意思。
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