流行美語 第212課

Larry和李华在学校的食堂里吃晚饭。李华今天会学到两个常用语；to down和to chug。

LL: You know, Li Hua, I think I can down this entire hamburger in a single bite. I am that hungry.

LH: 听你的意思，我猜你是说你可以一口就把这个汉堡包吃下去， 对不对？

LL: You're right, my friend! The hamburger will go down to my stomach.

LH: 你看我没猜错吧！ Down就是吃的意思。Larry，你说一口就能吃下去这有点夸张吧。 人又不是蛇， 要噎住了怎么办呢？

LL: Well, maybe I was exaggerating¹ a little, but down means² to eat something all at once and really fast.

LH: 我明白了，down不仅是吃，而且是狼吞虎咽。我记得在电视上看过 吃热狗比赛，有个人在12分钟内吃了50个热狗，He downed 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes! Larry，你能吃这么多吗？

LL: No, I can't. I'm pretty hungry right now, but I think I would get sick after downing so many hot dogs in so little time.

LH: 一下子吃这么多热狗，你当然受不了。不过， 人都有狼吞虎咽的时候。象我，回国探亲的时，有时候一顿饭能吃好几十个饺子呢。

LL: But steamed dumplings are so small, I bet³ you can down fifty of those and still feel okay.

LH: 五十个饺子，那可不少啊。 我只要吃上二十个就已经很饱了。

LL: Well, one of my favorite things to eat is chocolate chip cookies. When I was a kid my Mom would bake them, and I would down a whole plate of cookies just like that.

LH: 带巧克力的饼干我也爱吃。大多数美国妇女都会烤这种饼干。可是，你妈怎么会让你把烤出来的一盘全吃了呢？你们美国人可真能吃。

LL: But I know you like ice cream, Li Hua. I've seen you down an ice cream cone⁴ in just a few seconds.

LH: 你说对了，我的确喜欢冰淇淋。 其实我现在就想吃。 I'd like to down an ice cream cone right now.

LL: Well, you go get your ice cream cone - and I am going to finish downing this burger.

LH: 好吧，Larry，我去拿冰淇淋， 你把这汉堡吃完，我一会儿就回来。

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LL: Hey, Li Hua, after downing that burger, now I really need to chug a big glass of soda⁵.

LH: Chug，那是什么意思啊？

LL: You know how you down a hamburger by eating it very quickly? You chug a soda by drinking it really fast and all at once.

LH: 我刚才就猜是这个意思， chug就是很快地一下子喝光。Chug听起来好像是个像声字。

LL: Well, listen to me chug this soda and tell me what you hear.

(Sound of drinking)

LH: 听到了， 你喝起来有咕嘟咕嘟的声音。

LL: Yeah, chug comes from the sound you make when you drink something quickly and all at one time.

LH: 只有在喝冷饮的时候才能够咕嘟咕嘟地快喝。你要喝茶可就不行了。一杯热茶，最好慢慢品尝。 再说， 喝快了也会烫嗓子呀。

LL: I guess you can't really chug a cup of hot tea, but what about a bottle of cool water?

LH: 冷的水当然可以了。只要不是热的，其他饮料都可以一饮而尽嘛。

LL: For me, there is nothing better than chugging a glass of milk right after eating a plate of my mom's chocolate chip cookies.

LH: 瞧把你给谗得！吃完巧克力饼干，你要再喝一大杯牛奶，听起来是真过瘾。

LL: Oh, I love to chug milk! Sometimes I chug milk right out of the bottle in the fridge.

LH: 你从冰箱里拿出装奶的瓶子就喝？连杯子都不用呀？

LL: That's right. But don't tell my mom. She wouldn't be very happy to know I was chugging milk from the bottle in the fridge.

LH: 你真够呛！还让我不要告诉你妈妈。谁看见了都不会高兴的。你这么喝，那别人要喝怎么办呐！Larry, 快把你的饮料喝了吧。 我得去上课了。

今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是down，意思是狼吞虎咽。还有一个是chug，意思是大口大口地喝，一饮而尽。
 

1 exaggerating   

（使）扩大( exaggerate的现在分词 )； （使）增加； 夸大； 夸张

参考例句：

• The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating. 我不是夸张，这旅店真的很脏。
• The salesman padded the bill for his travelling expenses by exaggerating his food expenses. 那个推销员在用餐费上弄虚作假，多报差旅费。

2 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

3 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• 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。

4 cone   

n.圆锥体，圆锥形东西，球果

参考例句：

• Saw-dust piled up in a great cone.锯屑堆积如山。
• The police have sectioned off part of the road with traffic cone.警察用锥形路标把部分路面分隔开来。

5 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。