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2026.04.16 11:29
第十部 第六课: tomboy , chicken
- Larry 的妹妹要来找他，所以李华到 Larry 的公寓去帮他打扫清洁．今天李华会学到两个常用语 tomboy 和 chicken.
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- Larry, 这是我第一次要见到你妹妹，我特别兴奋呢！你妹妹到底是个什麼样的人啊？
- Well, I don't know if you and my sister will have much in common. My sister is kind of a tomboy.
- 你妹妹是什麼？ Tomboy? 那是什麼意思啊？ Boy 是男孩耶，你妹妹怎麼成了个 boy?
- No, a tomboy is a girl who acts more like a boy. My sister is more interested in sports and cars than fashion or movie stars.
- 哦～， tomboy 就是一个行為举止像男孩儿的女生啊．你妹妹喜欢运动和汽车，这有什麼不对啊？是谁规定女孩子就一定要喜欢衣服啊和化妆品的？我也喜欢运动和汽车啊！
- Oh, no. I don't want to get in a feminist debate. I'm just saying that many people might think that my sister is not very feminine.
- 啊？很多人都觉得你妹妹不够女人味啊？那我和你妹妹啊一定可以合得来的，因為我小的时候也是个 tomboy 啊．我喜欢爬树、打球，有一次啊我还跟一个男孩打架呢！
- You? A tomboy? You're kidding, right? You always wear dresses and you act very feminine. I don't believe it.
- 是真的！我小时候啊我妈妈总是逼我穿裙子．还有啊！我都是和街坊邻居的男孩子玩，因為啊其他女孩都觉得我像个男孩！
- I guess you really were a tomboy. You must have changed a lot.
- 其实我也没有改变很多啊！你看，我现在还是很喜欢打球、运动；而且，我最好的朋友还是个男的呢！
- Really? Who's your best friend?
- Larry，你可别装傻哦！你知道你就是我最好的朋友啊！
- That's really sweet, Li Hua. I'm honored to be your best friend, even if you are a tomboy! (laughing)
- 好了啦！你就别再这样逗我了！
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- Hey, Li Hua, my sister and I are going rock climbing tomorrow. Do you want to come with us?
- 什麼？爬岩石？那不是很危险吗？
- Come on. Don't be a chicken. It's perfectly safe and it'll be a lot of fun.
- A chicken? Chicken 是鸡的意思哎．我不想去爬岩石，这和鸡有什麼关係啊？
- Oh, chicken is slang for wimp or coward. You don't have to come with us if you're too much of a chicken.
- 原来你是在笑我胆小啊？ Chicken 就是指胆小、懦弱的人．哼！我才不是胆小鬼呢．我一点儿也不害怕爬岩石，我只不过是比较小心而已嘛！
- Well, if you're not a chicken, then you're welcome to come with us. We're leaving at 8:30 tomorrow morning.
- 好，為了证明我不是胆小鬼，不是一个 chicken，明天早上 8 点半我一定到！那，你们是不是工具都準备齐全啦？
- Yes, my sister brought all of our equipment from home, so we'll all be perfectly safe. You don't have to worry at all.
- 你别再拐弯抹角地说我胆小了！你啊才是个胆小鬼呢！你不是最怕坐云霄飞车吗？
- That's different! People can get killed on those things if something goes wrong!
- 是啊！云霄飞车如果出状况，是会摔死人的，那难道攀岩石就不会出意外啊？
- All right, you made your point. I won't call you a chicken again. I'll see you tomorrow morning at 8:30, okay?
- 没问题，明天见！
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- 今天李华学到了两个常用语，第一个是： tomboy，这是形容一个「性格像男孩的女孩」；另一个常用语是： chicken，这是指一个「胆小、懦弱的人」。
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