美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ)uptight / to get it

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李華到美國(guó)來(lái)念書(shū)還不到一年，紐約有好多地方她還沒(méi)有去過(guò)。今天Michael 帶李華到一個(gè)夜總會(huì)去玩。李華有點(diǎn)緊張，但是她會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：uptight和to get it 。

M：Hey Li Hua, why are you sitting over here next to the bar? Why don't you go out and dance?

L：我為什么坐在這里，不去跳舞？我。。。有點(diǎn)累。

M：Oh come on! Don't be so uptight! Everyone is having a good time except for you.

L：你說(shuō)除了我，每個(gè)人都很高興？你叫我不要什么？什么是uptight?

M：I said, don't be uptight. Uptight means tense, irritable, or unable to relax.

L：Uptight 就是緊張，顯得煩躁，不能放松。Uptight 這個(gè)詞是怎么拼的？

M：Uptight, u-p-t-i-g-h-t. You really are uptight! We're at a dance club, and you're still trying to learn English!

L：在夜總會(huì)問(wèn)你一個(gè)英文字就說(shuō)明我情緒緊張呀？我聽(tīng)不懂問(wèn)你還不行嗎？

M：Hmph. You're never this uptight when you are with your Chinese friends. You're never afraid to sing karaoke, even it sounds so bad!

L：跟中國(guó)朋友在一起我當(dāng)然不緊張咯，我跟他們都很熟嘛。我知道我唱卡拉OK 唱得很難聽(tīng)，但是我也不怕。

M：Hmm. Sometimes if I feel a bit uptight, I have a few beers. That helps me relax.

L：Michael， 你得小心，不要在感到緊張的時(shí)候?yàn)榱朔潘啥染?。這樣你會(huì)越喝越多的。

M：I don't always drink when I feel uptight. Just sometimes.

L：要不是經(jīng)常的話，那還可以。不過(guò)，我現(xiàn)在。。。不想喝酒。

M：Stop being so uptight, have a drink. Come on, I'll buy you something.

L：行，行。讓我想想。。。我要一個(gè)Jack and Coke.

M：Be right back!

M：I don't get it, Li Hua. I thought You liked to dance.

L：你沒(méi)有什么？Don't get 什么？

M：I said "I don't get it". Don't - get- it. That means I don't understand.

L：噢，don't get it 就是不懂。那要是我想學(xué)什么，可是又弄不清楚，弄不懂，我就可以說(shuō)：“I don't get it." 對(duì)嗎？

M：That's right! Like my dog, Ralph. I tried to teach him to sit whenever I tell him to. But he still doesn't understand me. He doesn't get it.

L：等等，你要訓(xùn)練你的狗，叫它坐哪里就坐哪里，它弄不懂你的要求，這也能說(shuō)：He doesn't get it.

M：Yes. If I tell you a joke, and you understand it, you can say: "I get it."

L：要是我懂你說(shuō)的笑話，我可以說(shuō)：“I get it." 可是，Michael, 你說(shuō)的笑話，我大多數(shù)都聽(tīng)不懂。

M：There you go again...you are always so uptight.

L：聽(tīng)不懂你的笑話也怪我緊張呀？ Michael, you don't get it, 我根本就不緊張。

M：Wait, I get it! You're being uptight because Zhao Lifeng is dancing over there. Everyone says you like him!

L：什么！說(shuō)我喜歡趙立封！他在那兒跟別人跳舞，所以我就很緊張。 Michael, you really don't get it at all. 趙立封是我好朋友的男朋友，我要跟他跳舞，我的好朋友就會(huì)生氣。何況我也不喜歡他。

M：Whatever you say, Li Hua. But you still don't have to be so uptight. You can dance with me.

L：好吧，我跟你跳舞，這樣你就不會(huì)再說(shuō)我uptight 了。 (dance music)

今天李華學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：to get it, or don't get it 意思是懂某件事，或弄不懂某件事；另一個(gè)是：uptight，也就是一個(gè)人顯得很緊張。