流行美语 第 68 课

Michael 和李华正在教室里等着上课。今天李华会学到两个常用语：gee¹ 和oh well...

L: Michael, 你听说了没有，Professor Johnson 的车坏了，这节课取消了。
M: His car broke down? (sarcastically) Gee... that's too bad! I was really looking
forward to Professor Johnson's class!
L: 你不是最讨厌上Professor Johnson 的课吗？你说geeeee, 这是什么意思啊？
M: (sighs) Come on, Li Hua! Don't you know what sarcasm² is? Of course I don't like
that class!
L: 噢，你是在说反话！哎哟，你们美国学生老是说那些讽刺挖苦的话，有时候我
都听不懂。哎，gee 到底是什么意思吗？
M: Well, "Gee..." is an interjection that shows surprise, wonder, or uncertainty³.
Sometimes when people say "Gee..." (in a long, drawn⁴ out fashion) they are just
pretending that they are surprised.
L: 你是说gee 放在句子里，可以表示惊奇或是怀疑。可要是拖长了调，说geeeeee，
这说话的人啊就是假装他感到惊奇。等等，那要是我问你，纽约今年的冬天会冷
吗？这个问题当然是很傻啦，因为纽约的冬天总是冷的，那，你会怎么样带着讽
刺的口气来回答呢？
M: I would say, "Gee..., I don't know... Winter here has been cold every year for the last
ten thousand years, but maybe this year will be different."
L: 几千年来纽约的冬天都是冷的，今年可能会不同，哎，Michael, 你也真是能说
反话哎！
M: Now, Li Hua, why don't you give me an example using "Gee" without sarcasm to
show that you are surprised.
L: 举个不带讽刺意思的例子啊... 哎，要是你告诉我你得到一大笔让你到中国去学
习的奖学金，我就会说：Gee, that's great!。哎，Michael, 教室都空了，你走不走
啊？
M: (Sarcastically, in English) "Gee, I don't know. Sometimes I just like to sit in an
empty classroom and do nothing..."
L: 得，你愿意坐在空教室里，那我走了！
M: Hey, wait!
* *****
M: Did you hear, the football team won't make the playoffs this year. Oh well, that's too
bad.
L: 对，足球队今年不能参加决赛。你说是Owell 不好，谁是Owell?
M: I said, "Oh well". Oh, o-h, well, w-e-l-l. "Oh well" is use to show mild regret. We
also use it to tease people or pretend that you are upset.
L: 噢，原来这是两个字，oh 和well。oh well 就是表示有点遗憾。Michael, 你等
等，我要到那个售货机去买包土豆片。(sound of vending⁵ machine). 嗨，这个机器
坏了，我给了一包的钱，它给我两包。
M: It's broken? Oh well, I guess you have to give me a bag. We don't want to waste
food, right?
L: Oh well, 你说这啊是想逗我。我为什么要给你一包土豆片哪！还美其名说什么
不要浪费食品。你不就是想白吃我的土豆片吗？
M: You're not going to give me any chips? (teasing) Oh well, I guess I won't be able to
give you a ride home.
L: 你为了一包土豆片就不让我搭你的车，要我走回家啊？行啊，那我以后就不帮
你做中文课作业了！
M: (teasing) Oh well. I guess I won't be able to help you learn English then. Hm, too
bad!
L: 你呀，别装模作样，不帮我学英语就算了，以后啊不跟你说话了。
M: Um, calm down Li Hua. I was just joking, you know.
L: (in English, sarcastic) Gee, really? (Chinese) 我还真以为你为了一包土豆片就不
要我这个朋友了呢。
M: Oh well, we've been kidding too much. Let's go home.

李华今天学到了两个常用语，一个是：gee, 这是一个语气词，可以使你说的话带
有遗憾、惊奇的色彩。另一个是：oh well, 在中文里就是："行啊，得啦！"

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 sarcasm   

n.讥讽，讽刺，嘲弄，反话 （adj.sarcastic）

参考例句：

• His sarcasm hurt her feelings.他的讽刺伤害了她的感情。
• She was given to using bitter sarcasm.她惯于用尖酸刻薄语言挖苦人。

3 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

4 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

5 vending   

v.出售（尤指土地等财产）( vend的现在分词 )；（尤指在公共场所）贩卖；发表（意见，言论）；声明

参考例句：

• Why Are You Banging on the Vending Machine? 你为什么敲打这台自动售货机？ 来自朗文快捷英语教程 2
• Coca-Cola had to adapt almost 300,000 vending machines to accept the new coins. 可口可乐公司必须使将近三十万台自动贩卖机接受新货币。 来自超越目标英语 第5册