流行口語 第151課

Larry 到李华住的地方去接她出去吃晚餐，可是发现李华正在焦急地到处找什么东西．今天李华会学到两个常用语： downer 和 baby.
LH: Larry，我的钱包不见了，找了半天也没找到．我啊肯定是放在家里的，你说现在怎么办啊？
LL: That's a real downer. Let me help you look for it. What does it look like?
LH: 啊嗯～，我的钱包是红颜色的，上面啊还镶蓝色的边．你刚才说 downer，那是什么意思啊？
LL: Oh, a "downer" is something that makes you feel "down" or depressed¹. Losing your wallet is definitely a downer.
LH: Downer就是让人不高兴的事情．嗯，丢钱包啊真的是很倒霉吔，丢了钱还不算，还得重新申请驾驶执照、身份证件，还得打电话给信用卡公司取消我的信用卡，想到这些啊我就头疼。
LH: Hey, don't get all upset yet. We still haven't finished looking for it.
LL: 我知道．这样吧，我到厨房去找，你啊帮我找一找沙发底下哦。
LL: Sure. Hey, you know what else is a downer? Julia can't go out with us tonight. Her boyfriend is sick and she went over to his house to take care of him.
LH: 哦～， Julia今天晚上不能和我们去吃饭啦？真让人失望． That is a downer! 自从啊她交了男朋友以后，我已经好久没见到她了。
LL: I know what you mean. I haven't seen her in at least two months.
LH: 找到了！我找到我的钱包了．你看，在冰箱下面，一定是今天早上啊我买菜回来时掉下去的。
LL: Great! Let's go. I'm so hungry that I can eat a whole horse. It would be a real downer if we have to wait for a table at the restaurant.
LH: 餐厅里啊等不到位子，那还不是什么大问题呢．我啊要是真找不到我的钱包，那才真是个 a real downer。
LL: Yeah, then I'd have to pay!
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LH: 啊～什么啊！还得等一个小时才有座位啊？啊～，我不行了，我快要饿死了！
LL: Oh, don't be such a big baby. You'll survive. Besides, it might not take that long.
LH: Larry，你说我像个 baby， Baby 是婴儿、是娃娃吔．我饿了还不行吗？大人也会肚子饿哪！
LL: Well, then don't act so immature² and whiny³. You're too old to whine⁴ like a baby.
LH: 你说我表现得像个孩子一样，所以叫我 baby．我饿了还不能说呀？
LL: Saying that you're going to starve to death is a little dramatic, don't you think?
LH: 我说快要饿死了，这是强调、夸张！为了找钱包，我中午饭都没有来得及吃呢．所以我真的是很饿啊！
LL: All right, don't get so upset. I was just teasing you. You don't need to be such a big baby about it.
LH: 你怎么你又叫我 baby 了！
LL: I'm sorry. It's just fun to tease you.
LH: 喝！，你就喜欢这样逗我．你觉得这样很好玩啊？好啊！你不也是经常抱怨没有时间看球赛，没有时间出去玩吗？那下回啊我也叫你 a big baby!
LL: I really was just kidding, Li Hua. You're not a big baby. You don't need to start thinking of ways to get even with me.
LH: 你惹急了我就说是开玩笑，我当然要想办法报复啰。
LL：Hey, look, our table's ready.
LH：谢天谢地，我们终于等到位子了．现在啊你再叫我 big baby  我也无所谓了．吃饭要紧，我们快点菜吧。
 
　　今天李华学到了两个常用语，第一个是： downer，就是指“让人非常失望、非常不高兴的事情”；另一个常用语是： baby，是“形容一个人表现得像小孩儿一样幼稚”。
 

 

1 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

2 immature   

adj.未成熟的，发育未全的，未充分发展的

参考例句：

• Tony seemed very shallow and immature.托尼看起来好像很肤浅，不夠成熟。
• The birds were in immature plumage.这些鸟儿羽翅未全。

3 whiny   

adj. 好发牢骚的, 嘀咕不停的, 烦躁的

参考例句：

• People get rude and whiny when they are exhausted. 人们在精疲力竭的时候会变得粗野，爱发牢骚。
• People get rude and whiny and exacting when they are exhausted. 人在筋疲力尽的时候会变得粗暴、爱发牢骚而苛求。

4 whine   

v.哀号，号哭；n.哀鸣

参考例句：

• You are getting paid to think,not to whine.支付给你工资是让你思考而不是哀怨的。
• The bullet hit a rock and rocketed with a sharp whine.子弹打在一块岩石上，一声尖厉的呼啸，跳飞开去。