PETS-2每日對話練習 178

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Trev is driving way too fast to El Paso, Texas
     Trev: Woohoo! Yeah! This baby's got some balls!
     Wei: Slow down or we'll crash!
     Trev: Don't worry! I've got things under control.
     Wei: But we're doing over ninety mph. That's illegal.
     Trev: Do you see any cops around here?
     Wei: No, but maybe they're hiding.
     Trev: Pigs ain't that smart. All they care about is eatin’ donuts.
     Wei: Speakin’ of cops, what's that behind us?
     Trev: Aw, man! A police car.
     Wei: You better let me do the talking.
     (待續(xù))
    前往德州的艾爾巴索市,崔佛一路飚車
    崔佛︰喔!耶!這臺寶貝還真帶勁耶!
    小薇︰開慢一點!否則我們會出車禍!
    崔佛︰別擔心!一切都在我的掌控之下。
    小薇︰但是我們時速超過九十英里。那樣是違法的。
    崔佛︰你看到這附近有警察嗎?
    小薇︰沒有,但是也許他們躲起來了。.
    崔佛︰條子沒那么聰明。他們只關心吃甜甜圈而已。
    小薇︰說到警察,在我們后面的是?
    崔佛︰唉呀,糟糕! 是警車。
    小薇︰你讓我來跟警察解釋。
    重點解說:
     ★ Someone's got some balls. 這是很不雅的說法,balls指的是‘睪丸’,someone's / something's got some balls指的是‘某人或某物很大膽,很帶勁’
     ★ crash (v.) 撞毀
     ★ mph (n.) = miles per hour 時速……英里
     ★ cop (n.) (口)警察;pig也是‘警察’,是很不敬的說法,不要當著警察的面叫pig;美國警察在執(zhí)勤盯哨時,最常吃的食物就是咖啡跟‘甜甜圈’donuts;officer of the law是‘執(zhí)法人員’,也就是‘警察’
     ★ let someone do the talking 讓某人負責說話