美语怎么说

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VOA美语怎么说第01课：山寨

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essia 在北京学中文，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是于苗要问的：山寨

YM: Jessica, 你看我这块儿手表怎么样？

Jessica：LV 的! Nice! Did you win the lottery?

YM:中彩票？我哪有那么好的运气！这表是山寨的！

Jessica: Ah? What do you mean?

YM: 山寨，就是，啊„„not a real LV，a fake one„„

Jessica: Oh, I see! The watch is a knockoff! k-n-o-c-k-o-f-f, knockoff.

YM: 哦~~~原来山寨版的假名牌儿就是 knockoff.

Jessica: Right. 朋友都告诉我 Xiushui Market is the place to go for designer knockoffs.

YM: 没错，好多人都特爱去秀水买假名牌！对了，我带上这假LV，觉得自己特有明星范儿，别人也说我是山寨版的章子怡，那我就是 knockoff Zhang Ziyi 喽?

Jessica: (Hahaha...) No, in that case, you say you’re a Zhang Ziyi lookalike!

YM: lookalike, look后面跟alike，就是山寨明星脸! 哦，Jessica, 我早就想告诉你， You’re a

Lady GaGa lookalike.

Jessica:Thanks! I’m flattered!

YM: 对了，待会儿我要去看话剧，叫作《阿凡提.达》。

Jessica: 阿凡达? Avatar, the movie?

YM: 不是，这个话剧要模仿Avatar，搞笑的，是山寨版的阿凡达。

Jessica: Oh! You mean a spoof. That means you will imitate the movie’s style, but in a humorous

or sarcastic way.

YM: 原来这种有点恶搞的山寨版艺术作品叫 spoof.

Jessica: That’s right! s-p-o-o-f, spoof.

YM: 我来总结一下啊，山寨版的假名牌是knockoff; 山寨明星脸是lookalike; 山寨的艺术作品是spoof。

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VOA美语怎么说第02课：爆冷门

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Jessica 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是Jimmy要问的：爆冷门

Jimmy: Jessica, 昨天看学校的足球比赛了吗？爆了个大冷门儿，法学院居然输给了商学院，哎，这大冷门怎么说啊？

Jessica：冷门？

Jimmy：哦，对啊，就是铁定会输的队，最后居然打赢了。

Jessica: Oh, in English we call that an upset.

Jimmy: Upset? 那不是不高兴的意思吗？

Jessica: That’s true. 做形容词的时候，重音在后面，是 upset (emphasis on the second syllable),

指不高兴，但是做名词，重音在前面，upset (emphasis on the first syllable), it means an

unexpected win.

Jimmy: 哦，我明白了，中文里的爆冷门，在英文里就是 upset. 那原来大家都以为法学院会赢，这种赛前被看好的球队美语里叫什么？

Jessica: Easy. That team’s called the favorite.

Jimmy: 这么说，The law school team was the favorite to win the game. 法学院足球队本来是被看好的热门球队。

Jessica: That’s right. You can also refer to the team that was expected to lose as the underdog.

Jimmy: Underdog. under后面加上dog, underdog 就是在比赛里实力比较差的一方。这么说，我们中文系的排球队，不论跟谁比赛，都是 underdog.

Jessica: Jimmy！Isn’t your girlfriend Rachel the team captain?

Jimmy: 唉，别提了...That’s why I always cheer for the underdog...

Jessica: hehe.....言归正传，What did you learn today？

Jimmy: 第一，爆冷门叫 upset,重音在前面; 第二，赛前被看好的一方叫 favorite，第三，赛前不被看好的一方叫 underdog.

Jessica: 不错，我也学了个词儿--upset 叫作“冷门”。

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VOA美语怎么说第03课：啤酒肚

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Donny 在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是Jimmy要问的：啤酒肚。

Donny: Jimmy, 天真热! Let’s go drink some cold beer!

Jimmy: 啊？冰啤酒啊，我女朋友不让。

Donny: Why?

Jimmy: 她说我有啤酒肚。But look at my belly, is it really that bad?

Donny: 呃......I have to say she has a point. You’ve got a beer belly for sure.

Jimmy: Beer belly？ beer 啤酒，加上 belly, 肚子，beer belly 啤酒肚。这个词真好记。

Donny: Yeah. It’s easy to remember.

Jimmy: 那不说 beer belly, 还有其它说法吗？

Donny: Let’s see....you can call it a "keg." k-e-g, keg. A keg is a barrel to store beer.

Jimmy: keg 是啤酒桶？你是说我这肚子活生生就是一啤酒桶？

Donny: Don’t worry. You can go from keg to six-pack abs if you exercise and eat healthy.

Jimmy: six-pack abs? 我知道 a-b-s, abs 指腹肌， six-pack 不是半打啤酒么？

Donny: Six-pack abs are the muscles at your midsection. 一边三块，一共六块。

Jimmy: 哦，我明白了，six-pack abs 就是“六块腹肌”。天啊!从啤酒肚变成六块肌，得做多少仰卧起坐啊!

Donny: I know it’s hard, but a lot of people say sit-ups really help them lose their beer bellies. You

want your girl to be happy, right?

Jimmy: 好，为女朋友高兴，我这就回家做 sit-ups，仰卧起坐！

Donny: Enjoy your workout! But first tell me what you’ve learned today.

Jimmy: 第一“啤酒肚”叫 beer belly, 或者 keg；第二，六块腹肌，叫 six-pack abs；第三，仰卧起坐叫 sit-up，s-i-t, sit; u-p, up. sit-up!

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VOA美语怎么说第04课：分手

JESSICA 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是Lulu 要问的：分手。

JESSICA: Lulu! Too bad you have to fly to Shanghai for your friend’s wedding next month. 我本来想约你一起去听演唱会呢！

LL: 嗨，别提了，要结婚的那俩个人，分手啦! Say Bye-Bye啦!

JESSICA: What? Did they break up?

LL: 分手就是 break up？ b-r-e-a-k, break. u-p up. 没错，分手啦! 这俩人特神，婚期定了，喜贴发了。结果，上礼拜那个女生给我来电话说，她和那男生分手了! 是不是该说 She broke

up with her boyfriend？

JESSICA: Yes. Break up with someone 就是跟某人分手。不过，Lulu, What happened? Why did

they break up?

LL: 听说是那个男生劈腿!

JESSICA: What’s 劈腿？

LL: 就是...他还跟别的女生好。He has another girlfriend.

JESSICA: Really? He cheated on the girl he was gonna marry?

LL: 等会儿，我知道 cheat 是“欺骗”，你说的 cheat on her，就是背着她和别人好，“劈腿”的意思，对不对？

JESSICA: That’s right!

LL: 所以啊，你说，都快结婚了，却发现 Her boyfriend cheated on her, 这女生能不跟他一刀两断吗？！

JESSICA: There you go! Cut their ties! If I were her, I would not give that guy another chance

either!

LL: Cut their ties？ T-i-e-s, ties 就是联系。Cut their ties 就是彻底断绝关系，一刀两断喽？

JESSICA: 没错! Now let’s see what you’ve learned today!

LL: 第一，情侣分手是 break up；

第二，劈腿，对伴侣不忠，是 cheat on someone；

第三，说俩人一刀两断叫 cut their ties!