美语生活俚语

 　　俚语对话：

　　Chris: I wonder what's keeping Steve?

　　Lisa: Oh, I forgot to tell you. He's not gonna show up. He called just before we took off.

　　Chris: what kind of line did he hand you this time?

　　Lisa: something about his car dying again.

　　Chris: what a bunch of noise. He doesn't even have a car. He gets around everywhere by bike. I don't know what he's trying to pull. The guy's a total flake¹.

　　Lisa: you said it. That's the last straw. The guy lies like a rug. I dunno why we've put up with him for this long. I'm telling you, if I run into him tomorrow, I'm reading him the riot act. This time, he blew it big time. Man, I'm gonna have a field day with him.

　　Chris: try not to lose your cool too much. One thing's for sure. It'll be a cold day in hell before we invite him to the movies again. By the way, do you even know what this movie's about?

　　Lisa: all I know is that the critics panned it. They all said the star kept blowing his lines. But you can always count on one thing' if a critic thinks a movie's a bomb, it'll be a smash hit.

　　标准英语：

　　Chris: I wonder what's detaining Steve?

　　Lisa: Oh, I forgot to tell you. He's not going to arrive. He called just before we left

　　Chris: what kind of excuse did he give you this time?

　　Lisa: something about his car becoming inoperable again.

　　Chris: what a lot of nonsense. He doesn't even have a car. He commutes² everywhere by bike. I don't know what he's trying to succeed at doing. The man is totally unreliable

　　Lisa: I agree. That's the all I can tolerate. The man always lies. I don't know why we've tolerated him for this long. I'm telling you, if I inadvertently encounter him tomorrow, I'm reprimanding him. This time, he made a big mistake. Man, I'm going have a great time yelling at him.

　　Chris: try not to lose your temper too much. One thing is certain. We'll never invite him to the movies again. Incidentally, do you even know what this movie's about?

　　Lisa: all I know is that the critics criticized it harshly. They all said the star kept making mistakes saying his lines. But you can always depend on one thing' if a critic thinks a movie's a bad production, it'll be a huge success.

　　【译文】

　　克里斯：是什么事耽搁了史蒂夫?

　　莉莎：哎呀，我忘了告诉你了，他不来了。我们刚要动身的时候他来过电话。

　　克里斯：这次他跟你说的是什么理由啊?

　　莉莎：他说他的汽车出毛病了。

　　克里斯：全是胡扯。他根本没有汽车。他去哪儿都是骑自行车的。不知道他又想耍什么花招。这家伙根本靠不住。

　　莉莎：是呀。这可是我最后一次信他了。这家伙总爱说瞎话。我不知道我们干嘛要忍受他这么长时间。我告诉你，明天我要是碰见他，非把他臭骂一顿不可。这次，他可是算计错了。哼，我要好好教训教训他。

　　克里斯：别太生气了。不过有一点可以肯定，我们再也不请他看电影了，除非太阳从西边出来。顺便问一句，你知不知道这部影片讲什么?

　　莉莎：我只知道那些影评家把它批评得一无是处。他们都说那个明星总是念错台词。不过，有一点你尽管相信……要是影评家说哪部电影很差劲，那它一定很好看。

1 flake   

v.使成薄片；雪片般落下；n.薄片

参考例句：

• Drain the salmon,discard the skin,crush the bones and flake the salmon with a fork.将鲑鱼沥干，去表皮，粉碎鱼骨并用餐叉子将鱼肉切成小薄片状。
• The paint's beginning to flake.油漆开始剥落了。

2 commutes   

上下班路程( commute的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She commutes from Oxford to London every day. 她每天上下班往返于牛津与伦敦之间。
• Barbara lives in Oxford and commutes. 芭芭拉住在牛津，通勤往来。