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2026.04.16 08:33
第十一部 第二课: pumped , iffy
- 今天早上 Larry 和李华和一对朋友 Charles and Lisa 约好了一起去打网球．李华会学到两个常用语： pumped 和 iffy.
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- I'm really pumped about today's tennis match. How about you, Li Hua?
- 你对今天的比赛怎麼啦？ Pumped？你是不是说你很紧张啊？
- No, I'm not nervous. Pumped means energized and excited. I'm looking forward to today's game because I think it will be a lot of fun.
- 哦～，原来 pumped 是很兴奋．对了， pump 不是也有打气的意思吗？你是说啊你打足了气，跃跃欲试的意思囉。
- That's right! What about you? Aren't you pumped about the game?
- 嗯～～，我是很期待这场比赛，不过啊，我可不敢说我像你那样 pumped．我啊对体育没有像你那麼感兴趣。
- Yeah, I guess I get particularly pumped about sports. If sports don't get you all that pumped up, then what does?
- 我呀，我是一谈起旅行就特别兴奋， I'm pumped about travel．只要想到要去旅行啊，我就好兴奋喔．明年暑假，我计划要到温哥华去玩一个星期。
- You're pumped about going to Vancouver? What is there to do in Vancouver?
- 到那儿去干什麼呀？ 温哥华有很多美丽的高山啊，景色啊一定很壮观．还有那裡的野生动物！我一想到啊有机会可以看到野生麋鹿我就特别兴奋哎． Yes, I'm pumped about going to Vancouver.
- Well, I guess people get pumped about different things. Personally, I don't get very excited about mountains and wild animals.
- 我知道，高山美景和野生动物对你来说啊没有太大吸引力．还不如在网球场上打球来得过癮呢。
- Hey, tennis is fun and it's good exercise.
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- Larry，刚才啊跟 Charles 和 Lisa 一起打网球啊挺过癮的哎．对了，我差一点忘了问你，这个週末在麦迪逊广场花园有一场职业网球赛．你想去看吗？
- I don't know. It's iffy that we'll even be able to get tickets. Tickets for things like that sell out very quickly.
- 那倒也是喔，像这种热门球赛的票啊八成已经卖完了，所以你刚才说 iffy，就是指我们 「不太可能」 买到票，对不对？ Iffy啊肯定就是从 if 这个词来的。
- That's right. If something is "iffy"，that means that it is uncertain or even a little unlikely.
- 嗯，要是用 iffy 这个词来形容什麼事的话，那就是不肯定、不太可能．不过，Larry，我们还是可以试一试嘛．没準运气好，还有票呢！
- Yeah, but even if I can get tickets, it's iffy that we'll be able to afford them. Tickets for games like that tend to be expensive, too.
- 你说门票可能很贵，我们可能买不起啊？Larry，也许他们有半价的学生票呢．我们试试看嘛，好不好？
- Sure, I'll call the ticket vendor this afternoon. But it's iffy that they have half-priced tickets for students.
- 没关係，如果真的买不到票，我们可以做别的事啊！如果我们不能去看职业选手打球，我们还可以找朋友去打嘛！
- Speaking of which, wasn't that last game fun? Do you think Charles and Lisa would play with us again?
- 对哎，跟 Charles 和 Lisa 打的那最后一场啊真好玩！
- But it's iffy that they'll want to play against us again.
- 他们不一定再想跟我们打球．那是為什麼呢？
- Can't you see? They were defeated by us every round. It's really iffy that they had any fun this morning.
- 对喔．老是输球的话恐怕是没有什麼好玩了。
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- 今天李华学到了两个常用语．第一个是： pumped，是形容「很兴奋、很有活力的样子」．另外一个常用语是： iffy，是指「某件事情不太可能」。
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