流行美语 第 40 课

这一天迈可准备和李华一起温习功课，在他们两人对话的时候，李华学到了两个
新词儿:"to be into" 和"geek".

L: Hi 迈可! 我马上要考试了，你帮我温习一下功课好吗？Hey, 你在看什么书啊？
Hmmph! 是本漫画？
M: Yes, it is a comic book. I really used to be into comic books when I was a high
school student, but now I don't have much time to read them
L: "Be into" 漫画书，你是指你总是把头埋进漫画书里边儿？
M: Well, not exactly. Be. B-E. Into. I-N-T-O. "to be into" means² to be very interested
in something, and to know a lot about it.
L: Oh, 你指的是一种嗜好。可是我以为只有儿童才看漫画书的。你未免年纪太大
了点儿吧？
M: Please! Comic books are not only for children. A lot of people my age are into
comic books. And in Japan, everyone reads them, young or old.
L: 我想你对 漫画书很有兴趣也没什么不好。而且你还有其它好些兴趣。
M: That's right! I am into dancing. I am also into camping and watching sports。
L: 我就不喜欢看运动节目。我倒是对连续剧兴趣很浓。I
M: Why are you still into soap operas? They are soooo boring! At least the people who
play sports are real!
L: 你看你的漫画书，我看我的连续剧。不论如何，我还有些真正的嗜好。举例来
说，我就对中国书法就非常有兴趣，只不过，老实说，我的字老写不好。
M: That's not true! I think your calligraphy³ is very good. You have been into
calligraphy for a long time, haven't you?
L: 不错，我很小的时候，我妈妈就逼着我练字。那时候，我一点也不喜欢，可是
现在我真感激她那时逼着我练字。
M: Also, you are into learning⁴ English.
L: 那倒也是，不过那可不是我的嗜好。在中国，我们从中学就开始学英语了。
M: Well, at least you are lucky you started young. I have only been into learning
Chinese for a couple of years, and my Chinese is terrible!
L: 不，迈可，那你可说的不对，你的普通话说的挺好的。
L: 迈可，你是不是该停下来，别再看那漫画书，该开始复习功课了。
M: Li Hua, you sound like my mother. Anyway, I can't put this comic book down. I am
such a comic book geek.
L: 你说你是什么？一个"geek"? 那是什么意思？
M: Well, a "geek" is soomeone who spends all of their time with their special interests
or hobbies. They are mor concerned about their hobbies than being "cool" or making
friends.
L: geek 是怎么拼？的这个字听起来好怪噢。
M: Geek. G-E-E-K.
L: 这样的话，我能不能说篮球名将Michael Jordan 是一个篮球 geek?
M: Well, not really. Geeks are not usually into playing sports. They like things like
comic books, computers, collecting stamps, reading science fiction books。
L: 这样说来，一个 geek 所喜欢的东西别人未必喜欢。他们专心注意的是用脑筋
和想象力的东西，但是不需要身体动得太多。
M: That sounds about right. Geeks often put their hobbies before other things, such as
their social life, meeting girls, gaining a useful education.
L: Aha! 你就是一个地道的 geek! 你就情愿看漫画书而不肯学习。有的时候你宁
愿在家玩儿电子游戏而不肯外出跟朋友们混在一起。
M: Gee¹, thanks Li Hua. Anyway, I am not completely⁵ a geek. I do study hard most of
the time. I do like to dance, and I do have a lot of female⁶ friends.
L: 好了，好了算你是半个geek. 对了，我有个表弟就是一个geek。他老是看武打
电影和玩电子游戏。他从不穿一件像样的衣服，他也不在乎找不找到工作。
M: Yes, your cousin sounds like a real geek to me. A lazy geek.
L: 可是他至少不像你那样是一个漫画书geek!
M: I am into comic books. So what?

今天迈可和李华二人本来是要在一起温习功课的，结果聊起了:"to be into" 和
"geek"这两个新词儿。李华现在明白了"to be into" 就是一个人对一件事物特别有
兴趣，也对那件事物特别懂。"geek"是说一个人只花时间在他发生浓厚兴趣的嗜
好上，别的都不管不顾。

1 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

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 calligraphy   

n.书法

参考例句：

• At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上，人们请他留字。
• His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。

4 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

5 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

6 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。