纯正地道美语(外教讲解)159：电脑游戏迷

　　A: Mark. Where have you been? I’ve been calling you all morning.
B: I’ve been playing computer games.
A: What?  So you blew me off yesterday and today over a stupid video game? What game is so important that you have no time for me anymore?  What are you playing?
B: It’s called Counter Strike. It’s a first person shooter  game.  It’s awesome¹.  It’s a multi player game where you can go online and compete against players from all over the world.
A: You’ve been wasting your time on this?  I can’t believe it! It doesn’t even look fun or challenging!
B: My laptop is on my bed. If you think it’s so easy then get on line and try to beat me.
A: Fine!
B:Damm it! How are you killing² me with a single shot? It’s not fair! I don’t want to play anymore! Let’s go  get something to eat.
A: Can you bring me something? I am totally hooked³ on this game!
blow someone off 不理某人或不去见某人
waste vt. 浪费；糟蹋
Don't waste the flour; there isn't much.
不要浪费面粉，没有多少了。
challenging  adj. 有挑战性的
Because the job was not challenging enough.
因为那份工作挑战性不够
beat vt. 打赢某人; 胜过某人
Our team was easily beaten. 我队被对方轻易打败了.
hooked  a. 着迷的
I am much hooked on Elvis Presley's song.
我对猫王的歌曲非常着迷。

　　A:马克，你去哪儿了？一个上午我都在找你。
B:我一直在玩电脑游戏。
A:什么？你昨天不搭理我，今天去玩什么愚蠢的游戏？什么游戏对你如此重要以至于你都没有时间来见我？你玩什么呢？
B:叫《反恐》，是第一角度射击游戏。它真是太棒了。它是互动游戏，通过联网你可以和全世界的玩家对战。
A:你一直将时间浪费在这游戏上面？我都不敢相信，那个游戏看起来并没有意思或具有挑战性。
B:我的笔记本就在床上。如果你认为这个游戏很容易，那就和我连线打败我。
A:好吧。
B:见鬼。你怎么一枪都把我打死了？太不公平了。我不想再玩了。我们去买点吃的吧。
A:你能给我带点东西吗？我对这个游戏着迷了。
 

1 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 hooked   

adj.钩状的，弯曲的

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve. 12 岁时我开始迷上了带水肺潜水。
• He hooked his arm round her neck and pulled her head down. 他一只胳膊钩在她的脖子上，把她的头拉低。