流行美语 第 65 课

今天Michael 和李华在打台球。从Michael 的谈话中，李华学到两个常用语： to fork
something over 和to get over something.

L: (sound of pool balls clicking) 嗨，别进去，别进去呀！ 啊呀，我怎么又输了这
关键的球呢！这下好了...
M: That's too bad, Li Hua. Looks like you owe me five dollars. Come on, fork it over!
L: 对，我们赌了五块钱，输了就给你，有什么了不起。可什么是fork it over?
M: To fork something over means to pay or give something, usually money. You lost a
5 dollar bet¹, so you need to fork over five dollars!
L: 噢，to fork it over 原来就是付钱，或者给什么东西。Michael，你再举个例子，
好不好？
M: Before I left China, I bought a lot of souvenirs. At the train station, a worker told
me that my bags were too heavy, and I was made to pay a fine. I had to fork over 80
yuan，八十块！
L: 行李太重就被罚了八十块人民币！可能是坑你是外国人吧！嗨，你本来就不该
买那么多礼品。而且你买的都不是什么好东西，瞧那条石头雕的龙，真难看！
M: Hey, I forked over 350 yuan for that statue! Don't make fun of it!
L: You forked over 350 yuan for that thing? 出350 块买那条龙呀？老天爷，Michael,
那玩意儿恐怕还不值50 块人民币呢。
M: Well, anyway, you need to fork over my 5 dollars now, please.
L: 你那么着急要我给你五块钱干嘛？
M: Go over to the bar and get us some beers. My treat!
L: 要我拿那五块钱去买啤酒，还算你请客！Macheal, 你真好意思呐！
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L: 我刚才怎么会又输给你呢，真是难以相信。真倒霉！
M: Please, Li Hua, its a game of pool. Get over it!
L: Get what? 你说什么？Get-over-it?
M: I said "get over it". To get over something means to stop feeling bad about
something, to forget about something bad.
L: To get over it 就是不要为了某件事老感到难受，要把它忘掉。你的意思是要我
忘掉我输给你五块钱？
M: Well, you don't need to completely forget about losing -- but just don't let the fact
that you lost bother you. Get over it!
L: 对，完全忘掉恐怕是不行，但是别老放在心里。Michael, 我是跟你开玩笑的啦。
不过，to get over it 这个说法好像很有用，再给我举个例子吧。
M: My aunt's husband was killed in the Vietnam war. She never completely got over
his death. She sometimes talks about him as if he were still alive.
L: 你姨夫在越南战争里被打死已经那么久了，你阿姨到现在有时还以为他还活
着。我听了都感到难受，你别举这么伤心的例子好吗？
M: Ok, let me see -- when I was eight, I had a puppy². I really loved that dog! But the
dog got sick, and never got over the illness.
L: 哟，你八岁时候养的小狗后来病死啦！Michael! 我最心痛这种小动物了，我都
快要哭了。
M: Li Hua, please! Don't cry . That was years ago! Besides, it wasn't even your dog.
L: 说的也是，那么多年前的事了，而且也不是我的狗。可能我喝酒喝太多了。
M: Hey, you'd better finish that! I forked over five dollars for these beers!

今天李华学到两个常用语，一个是：to fork it over, 意思是给什么东西，或付钱。
另一个是：to get over it, 意思是忘掉不愉快的事情。

1 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。

2 puppy   

n.小狗，幼犬

参考例句：

• You must school your puppy to obey you.你要训练你的小狗服从你。
• Their lively puppy frisks all over the house.他们的小狗在屋里到处欢快地蹦跳。