1. die to have 想死了
2. pry 撬開
3. lemon 爛貨
4. I can relate 我可以了解
A: I would die to have a scooter right now. I hate waiting for the bus. They’re so crowded.
我想要一部摩托車想瘋了。我好討厭等公車，公車實在太擠了。
B: Why don’t you pry open your wallet and spend some of the cash you’ve stashed away.
你為何不撬開皮夾拿點存來的錢去買一台呢？
A: It’s not that I’m cheap. I’m scared of buying a lemon!
不是我小氣，我只是怕買到一個爛貨。
B: I can relate. I just bought a lemon myself a few weeks ago.
我可以了解。幾個禮拜前我自己才買了一台爛車呢！
2011年1月25日 星期二
2011年1月24日 星期一
(6) Back to School 回到學校
1. a drag 沒意思的事
2. have one’s nose to the grindstone 孜孜不倦
3. hard-nosed 一絲不苟的
4. horse around 閒混
A: I can not believe school starts again so soon.
我真不敢相信這麼快又要開學了。
B: Yeah! I know, what a drag!
是啊！我知道，真無聊！
A: It feels like just yesterday, I had my nose to the grindstone cramming for finals.
感覺好像才昨天似的，我還在拼命的準備期末考呢！
B: My teachers this year are really hard-nosed, too. I don’t think I’ll have any fun.
我今年的老師也很嚴格。我想今年沒得玩了！
A: Yeah, no time for horsing around.
沒錯，沒時間好閒混了。
2. have one’s nose to the grindstone 孜孜不倦
3. hard-nosed 一絲不苟的
4. horse around 閒混
A: I can not believe school starts again so soon.
我真不敢相信這麼快又要開學了。
B: Yeah! I know, what a drag!
是啊！我知道，真無聊！
A: It feels like just yesterday, I had my nose to the grindstone cramming for finals.
感覺好像才昨天似的，我還在拼命的準備期末考呢！
B: My teachers this year are really hard-nosed, too. I don’t think I’ll have any fun.
我今年的老師也很嚴格。我想今年沒得玩了！
A: Yeah, no time for horsing around.
沒錯，沒時間好閒混了。
2011年1月13日 星期四
(5) Mobile Phones 行動電話
1. mobile phones 大哥大
2. on the road 在路上
3. status symbol 地位的象徵
4. I couldn’t agree more. 我再同意不過了
A: I can’t believe how many people carry mobile phones. I wonder if they really need them.
我真不敢相信那麼多人帶大哥大。我懷疑他們是否真的那麼需要。
B: I’m going to get one myself. I’m on the road a lot, and it would really be convenient.
我也要買一個。我時常跑來跑去，有大哥大一定會方便多了。
A: Perhaps you really do need one, but I think for most people, they’re just status symbols.
也許你真的需要一個，但我想對大多數人來說，大哥大只是地位的象徵罷了。
B: I couldn’t agree more.
我再同意不過了。
2. on the road 在路上
3. status symbol 地位的象徵
4. I couldn’t agree more. 我再同意不過了
A: I can’t believe how many people carry mobile phones. I wonder if they really need them.
我真不敢相信那麼多人帶大哥大。我懷疑他們是否真的那麼需要。
B: I’m going to get one myself. I’m on the road a lot, and it would really be convenient.
我也要買一個。我時常跑來跑去，有大哥大一定會方便多了。
A: Perhaps you really do need one, but I think for most people, they’re just status symbols.
也許你真的需要一個，但我想對大多數人來說，大哥大只是地位的象徵罷了。
B: I couldn’t agree more.
我再同意不過了。
2011年1月3日 星期一
(4) A Lost Wallet 遺失的皮夾
1. I.D. 身分證
2. reward 獎金
A: Hey, look! Somebody lost his wallet.
嘿！有人掉了錢包。
B: Is there anything inside?
有東西在裡面嗎？
A: There must be 20,000 dollars here and no I.D. What do you think we should do about it?
應該有兩萬元在裡面，但沒有身分證。你覺得該怎麼處理呢？
B: We really don’t have any choice. We’ve got to take it to the nearest police station. Once the owner realizes he’s lost it, he’ll surely go there.
沒別的選擇。我們應該把它送去最近的警察局。如果失主發現了掉錢包，一定會去那兒的。
A: Maybe we’ll get a reward!
或許我們還會拿到獎金喔！
2. reward 獎金
A: Hey, look! Somebody lost his wallet.
嘿！有人掉了錢包。
B: Is there anything inside?
有東西在裡面嗎？
A: There must be 20,000 dollars here and no I.D. What do you think we should do about it?
應該有兩萬元在裡面，但沒有身分證。你覺得該怎麼處理呢？
B: We really don’t have any choice. We’ve got to take it to the nearest police station. Once the owner realizes he’s lost it, he’ll surely go there.
沒別的選擇。我們應該把它送去最近的警察局。如果失主發現了掉錢包，一定會去那兒的。
A: Maybe we’ll get a reward!
或許我們還會拿到獎金喔！
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