流行美语 第 69 课

Michael 和李华刚吃完晚饭，两人正在讨论晚上去干什么。李华会学到两个常用语：
to catch a flick¹ 和to have no business doing something。

M: Dinner was okay. Did you like it?
L: 晚饭是不错，可是我吃得太饱了。
M: Me, too. It's still really early. Do you want to catch a flick or something? We can
still make it to the 7:00 pm show.
L: Catch a flick? 那是一种游戏吗？
M: No. Flick is just another word for movie, and to catch a flick means to go to a
movie.
L: 噢，原来flick 也可以指电影，catch a flick 就是去看场电影。哎，怪不得那天
我听不懂。那天，生物课的一个同学下了课对我说：Would you like to catch a flick?
我当时还不知道他说什么，所以我就说：No. 其实我很爱看电影。Okay, let's catch
a flick.
M: You learned that quickly. I hear that Arnold Schwarzenegger's new flick is pretty
good. We could go see that. It's probably pretty violent though.
L: 你想去看阿诺的新电影。好呀！ 对，他的电影都有很多打斗的场面，不过，
他的电影本来就是动作片嘛。Michael, 我是不是可以把阿诺的动作片叫做action
flicks²?
M: Yes, that's right, Li Hua. There are also romance flicks, adventure flicks, and
comedy flicks.
L: 我知道了，romance flicks 就是爱情片, 那，adventure flicks 就是惊险片, comedy
flicks 呢，就是喜剧片，对不对？
M: That's right! What kind of movie do you like best?
L: 我最喜欢看喜剧片，因为comedy flicks 会让人发笑，看了以后会很高兴，很轻
松。
M: I like action flicks. They are exciting.
L: 好，那我们就去看阿诺的action flick - 动作片好了！
M: Okay, let's catch a flick.
* *****
M: That movie was awful! I've never been so bored in my entire life!
L: 啊，你不喜欢这个电影？我倒觉得阿诺演得很象个侦探啊！
M: Are you kidding? That man has no business acting³. He is the worst actor ever. I
hope he is a better governor.
L: 阿诺has no business acting? 你是说阿诺的工作不是演员? 他明明就是个演员
啊！
M: No, I said he has no business acting. When you say someone has no business doing
something, it means that they should not do it because they cannot or because they are
really bad at it.
L: 噢，说什么人has no business doing something, 就是说这个人不该干这件事或是
这一行，因为他的水平太差了。Michael, 你再给我举个例子，好不好？
M: For instance, I have no business teaching Chinese because I don't speak it very well.
Now you give me an example.
L: 你说你中文太差，所以不能教中文。还要我举个例子。那太容易了。你呀，没
有资格批评阿诺的演技，因为你不是影评家！You have no business criticizing Arnold
because you are not a movie critic.
M: Hey, I can still have my opinion. You have no business telling me what I can or
can't say.
L: 好，那你就坚持己见吧，我不理你就是了。
M: You have no business being so upset. I'm just making examples.
L: 我也不是真和你生气啦，Michael, 大概是太晚了，我们都犯困了吧！真该回家
睡觉了！
M: Okay, good night.
L: 再见！

李华今天学到了两个常用语：to catch a flick 表示看电影。To have no business doing
something 表示某人水平很差，不适合干某件事或者某一行。

1 flick   

n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动

参考例句：

• He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
• By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。

2 flicks   

（尤指用手指或手快速地）轻击( flick的第三人称单数 )； （用…）轻挥； （快速地）按开关； 向…笑了一下（或瞥了一眼等）

参考例句：

• 'I shall see it on the flicks, I suppose.' “电影上总归看得见。” 来自英汉文学
• Last night to the flicks. 昨晚看了场电影。 来自英汉文学

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。