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2026.04.16 11:29
第四部 第四课: under the weather , to grab a bite to eat
- 在今天的对话中 Michael 会教李华两个常用语：一个是 under the weather ，另一个是 to grab a bite to eat。
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- Hello?
- 喂，Michael 啊，你今天怎麼啦？我在学校没看见你，打电话到你上班的地方也没人接。你没事儿吧？
- Oh, its nothing. I am just a little under the weather today, so I decided to take the rest of the day off and really rest.
- 什麼啊？你说天气不好，所以你就请一天假，天气好好的嘛，你干嘛要撒谎呢？
- No, no, I said "I am under the weather today". Under, u-n-d-e-r; The weather, w-e-a-t-h-e-r. Under the weather, it means sick.
- 哦，under the weather 就是生病的意思啊，那你还不赶快去看医生啊？
- Oh, don't worry. It's not very serious. Usually when someone says that they are under the weather, they mean they feel bad, but are not very sick.
- 哦，所以你的病不严重，那我就放心了．可是，你為什麼今天会觉得 under the weather 呢？
- Last night I went out to eat with a friend. After dinner, it started to rain heavily. We didn't have umbrellas, and I had to walk to a long way back to my car in the rain. I think I caught a cold, so now I feel under the weather.
- 难怪了，你吃完饭就淋着雨走那麼长的路．哎哟，你以后啊可千万小心，万一得了大病那怎麼办呢？
- It's ok, Li Hua. I can take care of myself. That's why I am resting at home. That reminds me, how is your mother doing? Didn't you say she was under the weather last week?
- 哦，我妈妈啊，她现在好多了．不过啊，上星期可真把我们吓坏了．上星期一她突然说不舒服，提前下班，结果第二天啊就开始咳嗽，全身发软呢。
- Oh, oh no! You must have been worried she had SARS.
- 没错，家裡人啊都好担心她得了萨斯，所以每个人都觉得自己好像 under the weather ；不过啊，第二天我妈妈好转了，所以每个人也觉得自己好啦。
- They were all thinking about SARS, so they also felt under the weather. In fact, they were all ok.
- 就是啊，他们觉得自己 under the weather ，我想啊，纯粹是心理作用。
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- So why were you trying to call me at work today?
- 喔，我是想打电话问你，今天晚上要不要一块儿去吃饭。
- Oh, well, I'd like to, but I really think I should stay at home tonight. Maybe this weekend we can grab a bite to eat.
- 啊？你说这个週末要吃什麼啊？
- I said we can "grab a bite to eat". Grab, g-r-a-b; a bite, b-i-t-e; to eat, e-a-t. It means we can go out and have a quick meal somewhere this weekend.
- 哦，grab a bite to eat ，就是说随便到哪个餐馆吃一顿，是不是啊。
- That's about right. To be exact, it means to find some quick and simple food, like fast food.
- 啊？尤其是指吃快餐啊？我可不想这样随便 grab a bite to eat ．我啊，想去一个有气氛的好餐馆．哎．再说了，Michael，你也不应该老是吃那些垃圾食物。
- I know, I know. It's just that I often don't have a lot of time between classes and work. So at lunchtime, I usually have to go to a fast food place and grab a bite to eat. I don't have time to go anywhere else.
- 哎，如果你觉得中午时间很紧，那你就应该把午饭準备好带到学校啊。你看，你每天到外面 grab a bite to eat，那样的开销多大啊。
- I don't always grab a bite to eat at fast food places. Sometimes I make lunch at home. But it takes a lot of time in the evening, and sometimes I am busy then, too.
- Michael，你真是太不会照顾自己了，冒着雨乱跑，整天吃垃圾食品，难怪啊，你会 under the weather ，以后啊，你真要好好照顾自己呢。
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- 今天 Michael 「身体有点儿不舒服」，就是 under the weather． Michael 约李华等他身体好了一起去 grab a bite to eat ，也就是「随便到外面吃点快餐」。
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