流行美語 第190課

Larry和李华正在一家洗衣店里洗衣服。今天李华会学到两个常用语：whoa和booboo。

LL: Whoa, Li Hua, don't put so much detergent¹ into the washing machine!

LH: 我放太多洗衣粉啦？那下回我就少放一些。对了，Larry，你刚才说whoa，那是西部牛仔经常说的话吗？你刚才说whoa是什么意思呀？

LL: Li Hua, have you been watching Westerns lately? You are right. Cowboys say "whoa" when they want their horses to slow down.

LH: 原来我还真猜对了。在西部电影里，那些牛仔经常会说whoa，就是要他们的马儿慢下来。所以你刚才说whoa，就是要我慢点，别倒太多洗衣粉下去。

LL: Right. Whoa, Li Hua, look at all the laundry that guy just brought in!

LH: 等等，Larry，那个人是拿了一大包脏衣服进来，你说whoa是要他慢慢洗吗？ 你又不认识他，跟你又有什么相干哪！

LL: No, this time I used "whoa" to express amazement². I was amazed at the piles of laundry that guy just brought it. "Whoa" is an exclamation³ and depending on how you say it, it can mean different things.

LH: 噢，这儿的whoa 是表示惊奇。你说了两次whao， 可是意思完全不一样。看来，这个whao 可以表达不同的意思。

LL：You're absolutely right!

LH：Whoa, Larry，你没有必要摺衣服摺那么快嘛！我们还有很多衣服要洗，得在这儿等上好长时间呢！

LL: Hey, that was a good use of "whoa."

LH: 还是得谢谢你这位老师的指导啊！Whoa, Larry，你看到那个人换了多少硬币要来洗衣服啊？

LL: The guy with all the laundry? He's going to need a lot of quarters to do all of that laundry. Oh, hey, my next load of laundry is done. Let me take it out.

LH: Whoa, Larry, 你的白衬衫怎么全变成粉红色啦？

LL: I think you've mastered the use of "whoa," Li Hua.

LH: Whoa, Larry, 我不过是用你刚教的常用语开开玩笑嘛。不过，你的白衬衣是变成粉红色啦！

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LL: Oh, boy, Li Hua, I made a big booboo.

LH: 你做了什么？A booboo?

LL: Yeah, a booboo means a big mistake! I left a red sock in with my white t-shirts and underwear. Now everything is pink.

LH: Booboo就是犯了个大错误。原来你把一只红袜子丢进去和白衬衫一块洗，怪不得现在它们都成了粉红衬衫了。没关系啦，Larry，犯错误的人多着呐，我昨天也犯了个大错 - a booboo。

LL: What was that?

LH: 我啊，把钱包和钥匙放在厨房的桌子上，走出家才想起来，所以就把钥匙给锁在家里了。

LL: That was a booboo, all right. How did you fix your booboo?

LH: 还能怎么办，只好请锁匠来开门。当然啦，就是得花钱，破财消灾喽！Larry，我来帮你把这些粉红衬衫放到烘干机里吧！

LL: Thanks. Hey, Li Hua, do you see that kid over there with the booboo on his knee?

LH: The kid with a booboo on his knee? 你是说坐在那儿，那个膝盖上贴绷带的小孩啊？

LL: Yeah, I saw him fall down earlier and get a booboo. He just scraped his knee a little. He cried, but his mom cheered him up.

LH: 噢，你看到他摔下来，膝盖受了伤啊？等等，Larry，这么说，booboo除了指错误，也可以指受伤，对吗？

LL: Right, but not a serious injury. . . Oh, Li Hua, watch out for the door of the dryer⁴!

LH: Ow! 好痛噢， 我的手指给烘干机的门夹到了。

LL: Oh, let me see. Look, you've got a booboo, too!

今天李华学到两个常用语。第一个是whoa，这个词有几种意思，它可以指“嘿，慢点”。也可以表示“很惊奇”。李华学到的另一个常用语就是：booboo。Booboo也有两种意思。一个是指错误，另外也可以指受伤。
 

1 detergent   

n.洗涤剂；adj.有洗净力的

参考例句：

• He recommended a new detergent to me.他向我推荐一种新的洗涤剂。
• This detergent can remove stubborn stains.这种去污剂能去除难洗的污渍。

2 amazement   

n.惊奇，惊讶

参考例句：

• All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
• He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。

3 exclamation   

n.感叹号，惊呼，惊叹词

参考例句：

• He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一声采。
• The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号，以引起读者的注意。

4 dryer   

n.干衣机，干燥剂

参考例句：

• He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
• There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。