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每日口语——美国人每天说的话6
背景:At the Movies... (1|2|3|4) Chris和Lisa坐在电影院里,Lisa说Steve来过电话说,他的车坏了,不能来了。
日常说的话 Chris:What a bunch of noise. He doesn't even have a car. He gets around everywhere by bike. I don't know what he's trying to pull. The guy's a total flake.
标准英语说法 C:What a lot of nonsense. He doesn't even have a car. He commutes everywhere by bike. I don't know what he's trying to succeed at doing. The man is totally unreliable.
译文:
Chris:全是胡扯。他根本没有汽车。他去哪都是骑自行车的。不知道他又想耍什么花招。
这家伙根本靠不住。
词汇:
a bunch ——许多;一群。
noise——胡说,废话。
get around——往来各处;往返。
pull something——干坏事,耍花招。
guy——(总称)家伙
flake——不可靠的人,不可信赖的人。
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