White elephant 华而不实的东西 (Finn and Feifei on a visit to the zoo) Feifei: Hi. Im Feifei and joining us here in the zoo to present Authentic Real English is Finn. Finn: Hello. Feifei: Whats the matter, Finn? 怎么不高兴呢?动物园这么多动物,多好看呀! Finn: Yes, I love animals too. But I dont know what Im going to do with that white elephant . Feifei: 你不知道应该如果应对 a white elephant? 你是说远处的那头白象? Finn: No. The one my uncle is giving me. Feifei: 什么?你叔叔送你一头象? Finn: He is moving to South Africa and hes giving away some of his things. Feifei: 如果我要搬到南非的话,估计我也会把带不走的东西都送人。可是你真打算养一头大象吗 Finn? Finn: Thats the problem. I am not. Well, it is beautiful Feifei: 是呀,大象长得太好看了。 Finn: and it is powerful Feifei: 非常健壮。 Finn: But it needs too much petrol! Feifei: 汽油?给大象喝? Finn: Yes. Old sports cars need a lot of petrol, you know. Feifei: 就说嘛,吓死我了。我以为你要给大象喝汽油。Finn 是说跑车很费油。 |