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2026.04.16 08:33
第九部 第十叁课: dibs , shotgun
- 今天 Larry 和李华要到朋友 Bob 家裡， Bob 因為要搬家，所以把他的立体音响卖给了 Larry．今天李华会学到两个常用语： dibs 和 shotgun.
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- I'm really glad that Bob gave me first dibs on his stereo. He knows I've always admired it, but I couldn't afford to buy a new one just like it.
- 我知道你一直很喜欢 Bob 的立体音响，可是又买不起全新的．现在他要卖给你，怪不得你那麼兴奋呢．疑？可是你说 Bob 给了你 first dibs，那是什麼意思啊？哦～，是不是说 Bob 第一个先卖给你？
- Something like that. To have first dibs on something is to have the opportunity to decide if you want it before anyone else.
- 所以我真猜对啦． First dibs 就是有优先的机会来决定是不是要买． Bob 让你优先决定是不是要买他的音响设备，也就是给了你 first dibs．
- Exactly. For example: I know that you like my car, so if I ever decided to sell it, I would give you first dibs.
- 真的吗？我可以有优先买你车子的权利啊！ Larry 你真好！这样吧，我记得啊你爱吃我做的蛋糕，下回我再做的时候，你可以优先享用，You'll get first dibs on it.
- I like the sound of that. While we're on the subject, 「dibs」 has another use, too. If I say I have dibs on the last piece of cake, then that means that I claim it for myself.
- 哦～， dibs 还可以用来表示某种要求或权利．哎！好！那我先说了，这块糖是我的． I have dibs on this candy bar.
- Hey, that's the last one! We won't be able to get lunch until after we bring the stereo back to my apartment. Can't you share it with me?
- 嘿！我已经说了， I have dibs on it. 这块糖啊就是我的。
- That's not very generous. You know I would share it with you.
- 好啦！好啦！我是开玩笑的．你可以和我一起分这块糖。
- Thank you. You can have first dibs on the next candy bar you find.
- 哼，对了， Bob 他还有那麼多东西要卖．他有没有也让你优先决定呢？
- He gave me first dibs on some of his furniture, too, but I don't really need anything right now. Well, we're here. Let's go get my new stereo.
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- I'm sorry, Li Hua, but you don't get to ride shotgun on the way home. I need you to sit in back and hold the stereo.
- 你要我坐在后座抱住你的音响啊？可以啊！可是你怎麼说我不能坐 shotgun？我本来就没想拿枪呀！
- You don't get to ride shotgun means that you can't sit in the front passenger seat. The front passenger seat is often referred to as 「shotgun」.
- 原来 shotgun 就是指前面驾驶座旁的那个座位啊？好奇怪！為什麼要用「枪」来形容一个座位呢？
- Have you ever seen an old Western movie about cowboys and Indians?
- 西部电影，我当然看过啦！只是啊我觉得西部电影都很暴力哎，我不是很喜欢。
- In the old days, it wasn't very safe, so there was often a person who sat next to the driver of the horse-drawn carriage. This person carried a shotgun to protect the carriage.
- 原来如此！过去啊由於不安全，所以為了保护马车的安全，坐在马车前排的人手上啊都拿着枪．前排那个座位呢就被称為 shotgun，真有意思哎！
- Exactly. Do you mind if you can't ride shotgun on the way home?
- 没问题！我可以坐在后面保护你的音响啊．反正我经常坐在前座，偶尔换换坐后面，也没关係！
- Thanks, Li Hua. From now on, you always have first dibs on shotgun, no matter who else is riding with us.
- Larry！你说了可得算数哦！以后啊不管跟谁一起坐车，我都可以有优先权坐在前座．太好了！哎， Larry，我们可不可以去吃午饭啊？那半块糖根本不够，我好饿哎！
- I agree. Let's go.
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- 今天李华学到两个常用语，一个是： first dibs，就是「有优先权」；另一个常用语是： shotgun，这是指「汽车驾驶座旁的那个座位」。
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