时间:2019-02-12 作者:英语课 分类:美国之音《流行美语》


英语课

今天Michael 和李华在打台球。从Michael 的谈话中,李华学到两个常用语: to fork
something over 和to get over something.

L: (sound of pool balls clicking) 嗨,别进去,别进去呀! 啊呀,我怎么又输了这
关键的球呢!这下好了...
M: That's too bad, Li Hua. Looks like you owe me five dollars. Come on, fork it over!
L: 对,我们赌了五块钱,输了就给你,有什么了不起。可什么是fork it over?
M: To fork something over means to pay or give something, usually money. You lost a
5 dollar bet 1, so you need to fork over five dollars!
L: 噢,to fork it over 原来就是付钱,或者给什么东西。Michael,你再举个例子,
好不好?
M: Before I left China, I bought a lot of souvenirs. At the train station, a worker told
me that my bags were too heavy, and I was made to pay a fine. I had to fork over 80
yuan,八十块!
L: 行李太重就被罚了八十块人民币!可能是坑你是外国人吧!嗨,你本来就不该
买那么多礼品。而且你买的都不是什么好东西,瞧那条石头雕的龙,真难看!
M: Hey, I forked over 350 yuan for that statue! Don't make fun of it!
L: You forked over 350 yuan for that thing? 出350 块买那条龙呀?老天爷,Michael,
那玩意儿恐怕还不值50 块人民币呢。
M: Well, anyway, you need to fork over my 5 dollars now, please.
L: 你那么着急要我给你五块钱干嘛?
M: Go over to the bar and get us some beers. My treat!
L: 要我拿那五块钱去买啤酒,还算你请客!Macheal, 你真好意思呐!
* *****
L: 我刚才怎么会又输给你呢,真是难以相信。真倒霉!
M: Please, Li Hua, its a game of pool. Get over it!
L: Get what? 你说什么?Get-over-it?
M: I said "get over it". To get over something means to stop feeling bad about
something, to forget about something bad.
L: To get over it 就是不要为了某件事老感到难受,要把它忘掉。你的意思是要我
忘掉我输给你五块钱?
M: Well, you don't need to completely forget about losing -- but just don't let the fact
that you lost bother you. Get over it!
L: 对,完全忘掉恐怕是不行,但是别老放在心里。Michael, 我是跟你开玩笑的啦。
不过,to get over it 这个说法好像很有用,再给我举个例子吧。
M: My aunt's husband was killed in the Vietnam war. She never completely got over
his death. She sometimes talks about him as if he were still alive.
L: 你姨夫在越南战争里被打死已经那么久了,你阿姨到现在有时还以为他还活
着。我听了都感到难受,你别举这么伤心的例子好吗?
M: Ok, let me see -- when I was eight, I had a puppy 2. I really loved that dog! But the
dog got sick, and never got over the illness.
L: 哟,你八岁时候养的小狗后来病死啦!Michael! 我最心痛这种小动物了,我都
快要哭了。
M: Li Hua, please! Don't cry . That was years ago! Besides, it wasn't even your dog.
L: 说的也是,那么多年前的事了,而且也不是我的狗。可能我喝酒喝太多了。
M: Hey, you'd better finish that! I forked over five dollars for these beers!

今天李华学到两个常用语,一个是:to fork it over, 意思是给什么东西,或付钱。
另一个是:to get over it, 意思是忘掉不愉快的事情。



v.打赌,以(与)...打赌;n.赌注,赌金;打赌
  • I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说,你解决不了这个难题。
  • I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。
n.小狗,幼犬
  • You must school your puppy to obey you.你要训练你的小狗服从你。
  • Their lively puppy frisks all over the house.他们的小狗在屋里到处欢快地蹦跳。
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