美国之音《流行美语》 391 back on one's feet...

 　　李华前阵子伤到左手，最近刚刚康复。今天Larry到医院来看李华。李华会学到两个常用语：back on your feet和B.O.。

　　LL: Li Hua, are you feeling better now?

　　LH: 你看，我现在都能搬东西了呢！

　　LL: Whoa, be careful! But hey, it looks like you're back on your feet again!

　　LH: Back on my feet? 我脚没有受伤啦，只有手而已。

　　LL: No, that's not what I meant. To be back on your feet is a general saying referring to a person who has recovered or healed¹ from an illness.

　　LH: 啊，你说I am back on my feet是指我手臂养好了，恢复了，是吗？

　　LL: Yes. I understand why you would think I was talking about your feet, though. A sick person is usually in bed all day. Therefore, when we say that a person is back on their feet, that means they can get off the sick bed and walk around feeling healthy.

　　LH: 喔。原来to be back on your feet是说一个病人已经不用再整天躺在病床上，可以自由走动的意思。

　　LL: That's right. Can you give me an example?

　　LH: 好啊。Larry, I really hope you get back on your feet soon.

　　LL: You...you hope that I will get well soon? But I'm not even sick...

　　LH: 可是你脸色好差喔。

　　LL: That's not true. Ohhh..ughhh...what is that smell??

　　LH: 有不好闻的味道吗？在哪里？

　　LL: Li Hua! You didn't shower the whole time you were in the hospital did you? I can smell your B.O.

　　LH: B.O.? 你在说什么啊？我可是天天洗澡呢！

　　LL: But that smell...B.O. is body odor². I don't think you showered, Li Hua.

　　LH: 你说我有体臭？！怎么可能呢？我真的每天都清洗呢。

　　LL: Then what's that smell??

　　LH: 我真的不知道你在说什么。难道...

　　LL: See?! You didn't shower!

　　LH: 如果不是我的话，那一定是你！

　　LL: It cannot be me. I shower everyday and I put on cologne this morning. Li Hua, maybe you're not back on your feet yet. You can't even remember if you showered or not.

　　LH: 怎么这样说。我只不过是手骨折，记性并没有变差啊。And no, I do not have B.O.

　　LL: Fine then. But hey, you've learned³ two slang⁴ expressions today! Back on your feet and B.O. do you know how to use each?

　　LH: 嗯。B.O. 就是体臭的意思。For example: Larry had such horrible B.O. that I almost passed out. Larry的体臭难闻到我差点昏过去。

　　LL: I do not have horrible B.O.! You were the one who smelled like...

　　LH: 举个例子嘛，干嘛那么认真。那么back on your feet是康复的意思。我可以说，My hand is back on my feet, 我都康复了。

　　LL: You used B.O. correctly. But the phrase, back on your feet, refers to a person. You cannot say your hand is back on its feet. Instead you should say that you, the person, are back on your feet.

　　LH: 喔。To be back on your feet是形容康复的人，而不是形容受伤的部位。所以我得说，I am back on my feet.

　　LL: That's right. But oh, that smell! It's okay, Li Hua. You can tell me if you didn't shower in a while. I understand. I won't mind.

　　LH: 可是真的不是我的B.O.啊。啊！我知道了！一定是这个！

　　(Li Hua holds out a bag of food.)

　　LL: Oh my goodness⁵! What is that?

　　LH: 这是臭豆腐！其实很好吃的，而且又香。你是因为没吃过所以不习惯它的味道。

　　LL: Stinky tofu? Why do you have stinky tofu?

　　LH: 喔。刚才爸妈来过了。知道我很爱吃臭豆腐，就带来给我吃的啊。来，你也尝一块。

　　LL: Phew! Thanks but no thanks. I don't want to make people think I have terrible B.O. But hey, I'm sure glad to see that you are back on your feet!

　　MC: 各位听众，今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到两个常用语，一个是 back on your feet, 表示一个人“恢复健康”；另一个是 B.O., 也就是“体臭”的意思。这次《流行美语》播送完了，谢谢收听，下次节目再见。

1 healed   

v.（使）愈合( heal的过去式和过去分词 )；治愈；（使）结束；较容易忍受

参考例句：

• The surgeon healed the soldier's bullet wound in the leg. 医生治好了那位士兵腿部的枪伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The doctor applied an unguent to the wound,which speedily healed it. 医生给伤口涂了些油膏，伤口很快就愈合了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 odor   

n.气味，香气，臭气

参考例句：

• The whole herb has a characteristic taste and odor.整株药草有种独特的味道和气味。
• He is in bad odor with his friends.他在朋友中声誉不佳。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

4 slang   

n.俚语，行话；vt.使用俚语，辱骂；vi.辱骂

参考例句：

• The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
• Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。

5 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！