Youve Got Mail《电子情书》 ■ 乔和网上相恋的女子相约在餐厅见面。乔有些紧张,招来朋友凯文为他壮胆。多嘴的凯文一路上给他出谋划策,真是说起来轻松,做起来难。不过凯文满嘴的美式黑人俚语倒值得读者关注。 单词通缉令 1. dog n.丑陋的人(俗语) 2. squeaky a.吱吱响的 3. compelled a.被强迫的; 被迫使的 4. work out 有效果a 5. yup ad.是;是的,Yes的俚语表达。 6. turn out to be...结果是...? 7. check sb. out 找出某人 Kevin Jackson: So I suppose shes carrying a copy of a book with a flower in it? Not really. Ah, she can be a real 1)dog, man. Joe Fox: Im only staying ten minutes. Im gonna say hello, Im gonna have a cup of coffee and then Im gonna split, thats what Im gonna do. I hope she doesnt have one of those high 2)squeaky voices like the mice in Cinderella. I hate that. Why am I even doing this? Why am I 3)compelled to even meet her? Why? Kevin: Joe, relax. Youre just taking it to the next level. I always do that. I always take the relationship to the next level. If that 4)works out, I take it to the next level after that till I finally reach that level where it becomes absolutely necessary for me to leave. |