英語搶先學(一百四十一)

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A:Jason, this could be a dump question.But that's what I wanna talk today.
    Jason,我的問題可能很傻,可那是我今天想聊的話題。
    B:Don't beat around the bush. What's your question?
    別拐彎抹角的。什么問題?
    A:Well you know, when a boy dates a girl, do they have sex on their first date?
    你知道當男孩約女孩時,他們是不是第一次見面就會發(fā)生關(guān)系。
    B:[Chuckles]No,Jack. It's not always about sex.
    [笑]不Jack.并不是那么回事兒。
    A:But many movies……
    可很多電影上面
    B:Those movies are not real life. Remember this. We don't always jump into bed and have sex. A lot of people still like the courtship.
    那些電影不是真實生活。記住這點。我們并非總是跳上床就發(fā)生關(guān)系。許多人仍然喜歡戀愛過程。
    A:The what?
    什么過程?
    B:The courtship. That's the whole dating period. Some people do not want to settle down. They like to play the field. But if the right person comes along,there's a possibility of a lasting relationship forming.
    戀愛過程,那是只整個的約會過程。有些人不想定下來,他們只想玩玩而已,不過要是有合適的人的話,他們也會談持久的戀愛。
    A:I was watching American Pie last night. I was told the movie was about real American life.
    我昨晚看了美國派。別人告訴我說這片子講的是美國的真實生活。
    B:That movie is not bad. It's exaggerated.
    那部片子到不賴,它有點夸張。
    A:Oh,Drew. One more question.
    Drew.還有一個問題。
    B:What is it?
    說吧
    A:What do you call those people who have 2 girlfriends at the same time?
    那種同時有兩個女朋友的人你們叫他們什么?
    B:Playboys?
    花花公子?
    A:Not this word. I was looking for another word. You know a man promises to 2 or more girls. He ……
    不是那個詞。是另外一個詞,你知道一個人同時向兩個或好幾個人許愿。他…
    B:A 2-timer. That must be the one you're looking for.
    用情不專。你肯定是在找這個詞。
    A:How do you spell that?
    怎么寫的?
    B:T W O T I M E R
    T W O T I M E R
    A:Got it. Thanks, buddy.
    知道了,謝了,哥們兒。
    B:You bet.
    沒什么。
    Attention Please…特別提醒
    [你可以請外教反復幫你模仿/訓練下面句子/詞組的正宗美式發(fā)音]
    [1] Don't beat around the bush.別拐彎抹角的。老外們似乎不太會拐彎抹角,他們通常比較直接{straight},有時呢就顯得有點冒失了{out-spoken}.
    [2]They like to play the field.他們不喜歡做出承諾。Field的一個意思是陣地。Hold the field就是"守住陣地"那play the field就是"不對…。做出承諾".那種不喜歡承諾的人叫field-player.
    Related Words…相關(guān)詞匯
    以下這些詞并未給出漢語意思,你可以試著用我們學到的英語問問外教它們的意思
    [ ie:What does "***"mean?"***"是什么意思?]
    sugar daddy sugar mommy womanizer modelizer gold digger