美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ)Lesson 164 - boss / mob scene
Larry和李華正在中央公園等著聽音樂。那里舉行的戶外搖滾樂演唱會(huì)馬上就要開始。
今天李華會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：Boss和Mob scene。
LL: Hey, Li Hua, I can't wait for the band to start playing. The last
concert I went to by this band was totally boss.
LH: 你說上回去聽這個(gè)樂隊(duì)演出怎么啦？Boss？那不是指監(jiān)督工作的老板嗎？
LL: Right, but when I said the concert was boss, I meant it was really
great.
LH: ??？Boss在這里是形容演唱會(huì)很棒的意思，可是Boss跟很棒有什么關(guān)系呀？
LH: You know how a boss is above his employees and tells them what to
do? Something that is boss is above the others. And better than the rest.
LH: 噢，因?yàn)槔习澹簿褪莃oss比其他人更能干，指揮手下人干活，所以就是棒！
那我很喜歡星際大戰(zhàn)電影里的特效，我能不能說they were boss?
LL: The special effects in the new Star Wars movie were boss. They were
much better than in the older Star Wars movies.
LH: 對(duì)，我同意。新的星際大戰(zhàn)里面的特效比以前的星際大戰(zhàn)更棒。Larry，你看
到Rick 買的新車嗎？
LL: Yeah, it is nice, isn't it? Fire engine red with leather seats and
a sunroof. That is definitely one boss car.
LH: 我可不喜歡那大紅顏色，象救火車?？墒瞧ぷ鶋|和天窗我倒很喜歡。Larry，
要是我認(rèn)為一樣?xùn)|西不太棒，那該怎么說呀？
LL: If you don't think something is that great, you can say something is
not so boss.
LH: 要是今天的演出很棒，我就可以說：They are boss! 但是上星期的表演不怎
么樣，那就是：They weren't so boss.
LL: You are right, in fact. Last week's act wasn't so boss. I was there.
LH: 嘿！你看！樂團(tuán)出來(lái)了。哇！他們的服裝好棒噢！So boss!
LL: And wait until you hear the lead guitarist start playing. I think you'll
find he is pretty boss, too.
LH: 你說那吉他手很棒呀？那他肯定很有名，是嗎？噓！要開場(chǎng)了。別說話了！
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LL: What a mob scene! The concert is over and now there are people everywhere.
LH: 就是，演唱會(huì)一結(jié)束，大家都搶著要回家，你瞧這人群哪！哎，Larry, 什么是
mob scene?
LL: Well, a mob scene, is a big group of people, who are acting in a random
and disorderly way.
LH: 噢，mob scene就是指亂糟糟的一大群人。上星期我去看星際大戰(zhàn)電影的首映，
買票的人排著隊(duì)打鬧說笑，有票的人在門口等著開場(chǎng)。That was a real mob scene.
LL: Yes, the theaters were mobbed for the opening of Star Wars. I am going
to wait a few weeks to see it when the lines will be shorter.
LH: 早知道首映的時(shí)候會(huì)那么多人，我也該像你這樣等幾個(gè)星期再去看，就不必排
那么長(zhǎng)的隊(duì)了。Larry, 我們?cè)撏膬鹤哐?？我們得脫離這個(gè)mob scene才行，不然
我們什么時(shí)候才能到家呀！
LL: Well, the subway will probably also be mobbed. It will be just as much
of a mob scene on the train as it is here.
LH: ??？連地鐵也會(huì)象這里一樣擠滿人??？那我們別去和人擠了。我們先走一段路
吧！
LL: Okay, Li Hua, I've got an idea about how to get away from this mob.
Follow me. I know a shortcut!
LH：?jiǎn)?，你還知道小路吶。你早說呀！
今天李華學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。第一個(gè)是boss，這是很棒，很好的意思。另一個(gè)常用語(yǔ)
是mob scene，這是指人很多的場(chǎng)面。
