全网最酷美语怎么说:第38期 改日再约

 　　Nick: Hi everybody, this is Nick. Welcome to teaching¹ series² "how do you say this in American English."

　　Nick: 大家好，我是Nick.

　　Brad:大家好，我是Brad

　　Nick:今天我和朋友聚会，不巧啊，朋友临时被公司叫去，有急事，这场聚会只能作罢。她不是放我飞机啊，因为她是没办法，公司有事毕竟。那只能改日再约，那改日再约，改日再见，用美语怎么说呢？

　　Nick: I'm so upset, buddy³. Olivia can't make it to the restaurant today.

　　Brad: What? Why? I remember you told me she promised you to go. You guys haven't seen each other forever.

　　Nick: Yeah she did say that. Right? But she's not to blame on this. She was on her way to the place but suddenly, she got a call from her boss, requesting her to back to the company. She's real busy.

　　Brad: I'm sorry dude, she took a rain check I guess.

　　Nick: Wait, what? Rain check? But today is not a rainy day!

　　Brad: I realize that but rain check is a very common slang⁴, meaning to a schedule. It's not being stood up, although you sort of did, in a way I guess. But the cause of it was genuine⁵ in that she had an unfortunate event.

　　Nick: Yeah she didn't mean to. I guess I'll just take a rain check.

　　Nick:我们刚刚就说，rain check就是改日再约，改日再见。这个词的来源是一个baseball的一个术语，后来就慢慢的流传下来了。就是说改日再约，就可以用I'll take a rain check.我们下次再见，下次再约。So this is pretty much it for this time. I'll see you guys next time, bye.

　　Brad: See ya.

1 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

2 series   

n.连续；系列

参考例句：

• The students have put forward a series of questions.学生们提出了一系列问题。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

4 slang   

n.俚语，行话；vt.使用俚语，辱骂；vi.辱骂

参考例句：

• The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
• Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。

5 genuine   

adj.真的，非人造的；真诚的，真心的

参考例句：

• On further examination it was found that the signature was not genuine.经过进一步的调查发现签名不是真的。
• As time went on,a genuine friendship grew up between us.随着时间的推移，我们之间产生了一种真挚的友情。