美國(guó)之音之流行美語Lesson 185 - bottom feeder / bounce

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LH: 嗯，像這種壞人真應(yīng)該被抓到牢里關(guān)起來。Larry，你剛才還說這家伙是個(gè)真正的bottom feeder，bottom是底層，feeder不是飼養(yǎng)員嗎？這兩個(gè)字怎么能合在一起，它們和那些壞人有什么關(guān)系？

LL: A bottom feeder is a really low, despicable person. That guy was selling drugs to kids, so he definitely counts as a bottom feeder.

LH: 噢，bottom feeder是形容一個(gè)很低下、很卑鄙的人。沒錯(cuò)，報(bào)上說的那個(gè)人專門賣毒品給年輕孩子，簡(jiǎn)直太可惡了。我認(rèn)為所有的毒販都是bottom feeders.

LL: Unfortunately, there are a lot of bottom feeders in the world.

LH: 就是啊，這個(gè)世界還是有不少這種卑鄙的壞人。對(duì)了，Larry，這個(gè)bottom feeder是不是只能用來形容犯罪分子？

LL: It can be used to describe other people, too, but it's a very negative term.

LH: Bottom feeder還能用來形容其他人？那Larry，你給我舉個(gè)例子。

LL: Well, some people think that lawyers are bottom feeders because they benefit from other peoples' misfortunes.

LH: 對(duì)，好多人都不喜歡律師，認(rèn)為律師很卑鄙。我還聽到過好多恥笑律師的笑話呢！可是，Larry，律師不也會(huì)保護(hù)我們的權(quán)利嗎？

LL: That's true, but some people are upset by the fact that many lawyers get rich defending criminals.

LH: 噢，我明白了，人們之所以討厭律師，是因?yàn)槁蓭熃?jīng)常幫犯罪分子辯護(hù)，靠著打這種官司來賺錢。嗯，可是不管怎么說，我還是認(rèn)為有的律師不能算bottom feeders。

LL: Some people think that tabloid journalists are bottom feeders because they invade the privacy of celebrities and they don't always verify stories before they publish them.

LH: 這我絕對(duì)同意，那些專門報(bào)道名人私生活的狗仔記者，真是夠惡劣的。他們經(jīng)常捏造有關(guān)名人的一些很荒謬，不確實(shí)的報(bào)道。只有卑鄙的人才會(huì)寫出這樣的東西來！ They are real bottom feeders!

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LL: Hey, Li Hua, it was fun discussing the news with you, but I've got to bounce. I have to be at the doctor's office by 2:00.

LH: 噢，你兩點(diǎn)鐘還得去看醫(yī)生啊？那你得趕快走了。你說你要bounce，是那個(gè)拍皮球bounce a ball的bounce嗎？

LL: "Bounce" can be slang for leave. I've got to bounce means that I have to leave.

LH: 噢，我懂了，to bounce就表示，得走了。你說你得要bounce，是因?yàn)槟愕泌s著去那個(gè)醫(yī)生診所了。

LL: Hey, don't you have to bounce if you're going to make to class on time?

LH: 我的老天，現(xiàn)在都快兩點(diǎn)了，謝謝你提醒我，我差點(diǎn)兒忘了得去上一堂課呢！看來我得趕緊bounce，趕快走嘍！

LL: Well, I have a little bit of time. If we bounce right now, I can drive you to campus.

LH: 你肯定有時(shí)間把我送到學(xué)校？那就太好了，要不然，等我走到學(xué)?？赡芫鸵t到了。

LL: Okay, are you ready to bounce now?

LH: 嗯，等一會(huì)兒，我只要進(jìn)去把我的書和背包拿出來。

LL: Okay, I'll go start the car. Just come on outside when you're ready to bounce.

LH: 沒問題，你先去發(fā)動(dòng)車子，我拿了包就來！

今天李華學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語。一個(gè)是bottom feeder，這是形容那種下流卑鄙的人。另一個(gè)常用語是bounce，這是指要離開，要走的意思。