王强口语 第一册 long conversation 9.1

　　Long Conversations
A:
Victor: You look beautiful, love bug¹!
Helen: I do, don't I?
Victor: Why, you could pass for a movie star, or a glamorous² top fashion model!
Helen: ...Hic...Hic!...Hic!...Hic!
Victor: Baby! You've got the hiccups³!
Helen: Hic! Hic! Tell me something I...Hic!...don't know.
Victor: (Giggles) Sure!
Helen: Like how...Hic...to get rid of ...Hic...them! (Realizing Victor is giggling)
Laugh...Hic...and you're...Hic...dead meat!
Victor: Oh, never, sugar plum!

1 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

2 glamorous   

adj.富有魅力的；美丽动人的；令人向往的

参考例句：

• The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊，但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
• It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差，并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。

3 hiccups   

n.嗝( hiccup的名词复数 )；连续地打嗝；暂时性的小问题；短暂的停顿v.嗝( hiccup的第三人称单数 )；连续地打嗝；暂时性的小问题；短暂的停顿

参考例句：

• I cannot find a rhyme to "hiccups". 我不能找到和hiccups同韵的词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Can we rhyme 'hiccups'with 'pick-ups'? 我们能把‘hiccups’同‘pick－ups’放在一起押韵吗？ 来自辞典例句