中級美語對話 (第102講)

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102.Old Wives' Tales p.198
    Connie and Willy are talking about the previous lesson.
    C: Do you believe what they say about chili peppers?
    W: Frankly speaking, I don't. The last time I got hurt playing soccer, my mom told me not to eat anything spicy. She said it will irritate the wound. C: My mom is the same. For example, according to her, eating fish eyes is good for the eyes.
    W: If you think that's weird, listen to this. My mom says eating pigs' brains makes you smart.
    C: Are you kidding? Frankly speaking, I don't believe in any of these of wives' tales.
    W: I wish you would tell that to my mom. I'm sick of eating pigs' brains.
    C: Poor guy!
    W: Don't tell anyone, OK? Or I'll never hear the end of it .
    C: Ok. It doesn't work anyway.
    W: What do you mean?
    C: I'm only kidding. You're at least as smart as a pig.
    old wives' tales 無稽之談 groundless 無根據(jù)的 fairy
    Connie 是 Constance 縮寫
    chapter 章節(jié)
    People say that in the future we will be living on the Mars. 據(jù)說 = They say that ……
    Frankly (speaking), = To be frank (with you), = To tell (you) the truth, = Truthfully,
    beerbelly 啤酒肚
    spicy = hot
    irritate sb = make sb angry annoy
    odd = strange
    believe in 相信事 believe 相信話
    I am fed up smoking. = be sick of = be tired of
    bright = smart 聰明