中級美語對話 (第92講)

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92. Only the Good Die Young p.128
    Diana bumps into her friend, Steve.
    D: Hi, Steve! It's awful hot today, isn't it?
    S: You can say that again!
    D: Let's go kayaking later.
    S: Are you kidding? I can't even swim.
    D: So what? You'll be safe with a life jacket and a helmet on.
    S: What if the kayak capsizes?
    D: I'll teach you to “Eskimo roll.”
    S: What's that?
    D: Well, it's a special technique we use to get the kayak upright when it overturns.
    S: I don't know… it sounds pretty dangerous.
    D: Come on. Don't worry. Only the good die young.
    S: What do you mean by that?
    D: Just kidding. Let's go. OK?
    S: Ok. Anyway, if only the good die young, we'll both probably live to be a hundred.
    The hero died young. 英年早逝
    encounter 正式詞 come across = run into = bump into
    U.S. is short for …… be short of 短缺
    awful = lousy 糟糕的,差勁的 awful hot (口語用法) awful adj.作 adv.用 What a awful/lousy movie!
    go V-ing分詞 go fishing/swimming/skating go bowling 打保齡球 不說:play bowling ball
    注意: He came with nothing on. 不同于 He came with nothing.
    capsize = overturn
    He swims like a rock. 旱鴨子
    What's your big deal. 你有什么了不起
    life expectancy 壽命 或:life span
    sb live to be+數(shù)字 活到多少歲