Eztalk美语【223】I'm pulling your leg我跟你开玩笑的(在线收听

Saturday morning, driving near Calgary

Paul:Hey, guys! Did you see that sign?
Wei:No. What did it say?
Paul:There's a garage sale around the corner.
Wei:A garage sale...that's where people check out cars, right?
Paul:[Laughing] What? Cars? Are you serious?
Wei:I'm pulling your leg, Paul. I'm a shopping queen, remember? So of course I know what a garage sale is all about!

around the corner
在附近
A: Where's the nearest gas station?
这近的加油站在哪里?
B: Just around the corner.
就在附近。

Calgary (n.)
卡加利,加拿大西部「亚伯达省」Alberta的一个城市
Expect beautiful scenery when you visit Calgary.
期待来卡加利旅行看到美丽的风景。

garage sale
车库拍卖。在美国及加拿大,许多家庭常在自家车库或门前出清旧货,是一种很盛行的交易方式
A: Where'd you get this beautiful couch?
这张漂亮的躺椅你去哪买的?
B: At my neighbors' garage sale.
我邻居的车库拍卖。

check out
瞧一瞧
Let's go check out the sale at the shopping mall.
我们去购物中心看看大拍卖吧。

pull someone's leg
跟某人开玩笑
A: Did you hear that Mother Theresa had many secret love affairs?
你有说泰瑞莎修女有很多秘密外遇吗?
B: Stop pulling my leg.
别再开我玩笑了。

shopping queen
血拼皇后,指很爱购物的女人
She prides herself in being a shopping queen.
她以身为血拼皇后为荣。

all about
…是怎么一回事
What is this movie all about?
这部电影在演些什么?

星期六早上,开车到卡加利附近

保罗:嘿,各位!你们有看到那个标志吗?
小薇:没有。上面写什么?
保罗:附近有个车库拍卖。
小薇:车库拍卖……那是人们看车的地方,对吗?
保罗:(笑)啥?车子?你是当真吗?
小薇:我跟你开玩笑的,保罗。我是购物女王,记得吗﹖我当然知道车库拍卖是什么玩意

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