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2026.04.30 12:21
第十四部 第十五课: grub , hustle
- Larry 和李华一起出去买东西，Larry 说他肚子饿了。李华会学到两个常用语：grub 和 hustle。
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- Li Hua, I am so hungry. We need to find some grub quick.
- 你怎麼又饿了啊？你想吃什麼？grub？什麼是 grub？
- Grub is food, and right now I need to get some grub; otherwise, I am going to start eating the shoes I bought.
- 原来 Grub 就是食物。耶！你也太过分了，你再饿也不至於要吃你刚买的鞋子嘛。你啊要是真的啃鞋子，我就要给精神病医院打电话了。
- Oh, I see a place up ahead, it's called Ranchero. They've got pretty good grub there.
- 我也看见了耶，那家叫 Ranchero 的餐馆。你说他们的饭菜很好，是真的吗？那这家饭馆是什麼风味的啊？
- It is a Mexican restaurant. Mexican food is some of my favorite grub.
- 你喜欢吃墨西哥饭？我怎麼不知道。对不起耶，我可不喜欢吃墨西哥饭。我们能不能去别的餐馆呢？
- Well, I am pretty hungry. But I suppose we can spend a little more time looking for a place with grub we both like.
- 对啊，找个我们俩都喜欢吃的地方。这附近有个叫汉宫的中餐馆，他们的菜很好吃耶。我们去汉宫，怎麼样？
- Actually, a friend told me that the grub at China Garden is not so good. It isn't very authentic...
- 汉宫的中国饭不地道？你听谁说的啊？我觉得还是不错的啊，当然不能算是第一流的嘛。
- But another friend said that the grub at China Garden was much better than he thought.
- 每个人的口味不一样。有的人觉得不正宗，这个朋友又觉得比他想像的更好。我看，你呀，这麼饿就别挑剔了。有什麼就吃什麼吧！
- You're right. I guess at this point I am so hungry I can't be too picky.
- 说实话，Larry，哪儿的菜啊都比不上我妈妈做的。
- Of course, the grub you get at any restaurant is never as good as home cooking. Come on, Li Hua, let's go to China Garden.
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- We better hustle, Li Hua!
- Hustle？那不是一种跳舞的步伐吗？你又想去跳舞啊？
- The hustle WAS a dance popular in the U.S. in the 1970s. But I'm not talking about old dance moves. I mean we better hurry.
- 我明白了，你的意思是我们要赶快，hustle 跟 70 年代流行的那个舞步啊毫无关係。可是我们也得付了账才可以走啊。这个服务生动作怎麼这麼慢吶。
- You are right， he isn't very fast, is he? We need to let him know we need to hustle.
- 好，那你去告诉他我们需要赶紧走。我呢，去用一下洗手间。
- But you have to hustle right back, Li Hua; otherwise, we won't make the bus.
- 你放心，我马上就回来。我知道我们要赶六点的汽车呢，晚了就赶不上了。
- No, Li Hua, I think we need to hustle out of here right now. Otherwise we won't be able to make it.
- 有那麼紧张吗？现在不走就赶不上车啦？
- Yes, I'll just leave the money on the table. Let's go!
- Larry, 好主意，把钱放在桌上，可别忘了给小费喔。
- Yes, I have included the tip。
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- Oh, no, Li Hua! There is the bus. We aren't going to make it!
- 跑得我都气喘不上来了，结果还是没有赶上啊。真倒霉。Larry，你要是真有急事的话，我那们就去坐出租车回去吧。
- That's a good idea, Li Hua.
- 对了，Larry，你那麼急着回家，到底有什麼事啊？
- The season finale of my favorite TV show is on at eight P.M.. I really can't miss it.
- 原来你要在八点前赶回去看你爱看的电视剧喔！我的天啊，我还以為你有什麼急事呢。
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- 今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是 grub，意思是食物。还有一个是 hustle，意思是赶快。
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