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2026.03.13 10:07
第十四部 第二课: make a big stink , to be creamed
- 李华啊今天请 Larry 到家里来一起看电视转播的世界盃比赛。今天是美国队对捷克队。李华会学到两个常用语：make a big stink 和 to be creamed。
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- 请进！ Come on in, Larry!
- Oh, hey there, Li Hua, I see the game has started. What's the big stink?
- 球赛刚开始。你说这儿有臭味？我没闻到什麼臭味啊！
- No, I didn't mean your apartment is stinking. I was asking why the soccer players are making a big stink. Big stink means making a big fuss or complaining.
- 哦～，你是问电视上这些球员在吵什麼啊？嗨，美国队踢进了一个球，可是没有得分，因為裁判判定失误，所以就这麼吵起来囉。
- So, the players are mad, and the U.S. soccer coach is making a big stink by arguing with the referee.
- 就是啊，美国队啊个个是气得火冒叁丈的。美国教练通常比较低调，这一次啊他也忍不住跟裁判争执，表示强烈的不满。
- Yeah, but I don't think making a big stink about the call is going to change the referee's mind.
- 我也这麼想呢，大吵大闹啊是不会改变裁判的决定的，还不如就算了，接着比赛就好了嘛。
- This reminds me of when I played baseball as a kid. Every once in a while a parent would get upset with the umpire and make a big stink.
- 这啊不仅是你小时候打棒球的情况，现在也是那样啊。美国家长啊特别重视孩子的体育活动，有比赛啊必到现场，為孩子打气。觉得不公平啊还会对裁判大喊大叫的呢。我父母啊只有在我学习成绩不好的时候才会严厉的批评。
- Li Hua, weren't you the perfect student? I can't imagine your parents having anything to make a big stink about.
- 谁说他们不生气啊？我上中学的时候啊，有个学期啊我的数学成绩很差。我父母啊就特别生气。这对他们来说啊才是件大事呢。
- Well, they had your best interests at heart. Say, you know what I want to make a big stink about now?
- 唉，我当然知道我父母是為了我好。You want to make a big stink？有什麼事让你不满意的啊？
- Where is the snack food? You can't watch soccer without having some snacks.
- 嗨哟！你们美国人呀，看球就非得吃零食。不过啊，这也不是什麼大事。You don't have to make a big stink。厨房里啊有好多吃的，你自己去拿吧。
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- Have some chips, Li Hua. Hmm... looks like the U.S. is getting creamed.
- Creamed? Cream 这不是奶油吗？
- No, creamed mean getting beaten. And badly.
- 哦～，creamed 在这裡的意思是被打败，而且啊是惨败。
- That's right. Say, Li Hua, why are you rooting for the U.S. team, anyway?
- 我為什麼帮美国队啊？你忘啦，中国队在亚洲地区赛裡面输给了科威特队，根本就没有资格参加世界盃赛囉。
- Oh, yeah, I remember that. They were creamed pretty badly - Six to one, as I recall.
- 没错，输给科威特六比一呢！别说了，一提起中国队的惨败啊我就伤心。所以现在我就支持美国队啦，因為我在美国留学，可是没想到美国队也要输了。The U.S. team is going to be creamed!
- The Czech Republic team is really good. I am not surprised the U.S. is getting creamed.
- 美国队啊看来是输定了，耶！我们别看球了啦。出去玩吧。
- It's a nice day, Li Hua. Let's go out and play some badminton.
- Larry，打羽毛球你可不是我的对手喔，说不定啊会被打得一败涂地呢。I'm sure you'll get creamed.
- I tell you what, Li Hua, if you cream me at badminton, I promise...
- 你保证什麼啊？
- I promise not to make a big stink about it!
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- 今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是 make a big stink, 意思是大吵大闹、表示强烈不满。李华学到的另一个常用语是 to be creamed 意思是被打败。
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