中級美語對話 (第100講)

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100. Stop Bullshitting! p.183
    Candy is asking her friend, Rudy, why guys swear so much.
    C: Why do guys swear so much?
    R: It adds color and emphasis to language.
    C: Bullshit! People who swear don't have class.
    R: See? You just said “bullshit.”
    C: “Bullshit” isn't swearing. It's even in the dictionary.
    R: Sure it's swearing.
    C: It simply mean, “male cow manure.”
    R: Then why don't you just say “shit”? It's in the dictionary as well.
    C: We're just going round in circles. Tell you what. If you stop saying “shit,” I'll stop saying “bull-shit.”
    R: Considering they both aren't very nice things to say anyway, that's a deal.
    bullshit 臟話
    brag about = boast of/about 吹牛
    Candy 是 Candice 的親昵稱呼 candy寓意candid a piece of candy candies 各類糖果
    Rudy 是 Rudulph 簡稱 Rudy/rude, Rudulph寓意wolf
    The color of this collar is red.
    Our school lays great emphasis on safety. stress 亦可
    add charm to that girl
    have class 沒有格調(diào) (class不可數(shù)) It is hard to believe that Peter has a classy wife. classy=elegant
    ill-bred well-bred 有無教養(yǎng)的
    simply = just
    foul language 臟話 manure 動物糞便
    company 不可數(shù)是“陪伴,同伴(總稱)”,可數(shù)是“公司”
    bull 公牛 cow 母牛 ox 閹牛 oxen pl. buffalo 水牛(one buffalo,two buffalo) bison 野牛 yak 西藏的牦牛
    go round in circles 兜圈子
    Tell you what. 告訴你好了(口語)
    Considering (the fact that) they both…… the fact that 可省略 considering 相當(dāng)于 since 由于
    That's a deal. 一言為定