專(zhuān)四聽(tīng)力第11課：Kick Back；One-track Mind

　　Michael和李華今天在華盛頓的國(guó)家建筑博物館參加一個(gè)建筑會(huì)議。今天，請(qǐng)大家注意他們對(duì)話里用的兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：kick back和one track mind 。

　　L：期中考試完了有這么一個(gè)周末真不錯(cuò)，盡管我們得參加這次大會(huì)，我也覺(jué)得挺不錯(cuò)。

　　M: I'm glad we made it to DC. It's a good time to just kick back and relax.

　　L：我也很高興能到華盛頓來(lái)，正好可以休息一下。不過(guò)，你剛才說(shuō)kick back是什么意思呀?肯定不是要踢什么東西吧?

　　M: No, I don't! I just mean to relax with my friend, you.

　　L：噢，跟朋友一起玩，也就是說(shuō)跟我玩。你是說(shuō)，kick back就是把腿蹺起來(lái)，痛痛快快地休息，是這個(gè)意思嗎?

　　M: Yes. Last weekend we were in New York and kicked back with your friends, remember?

　　L：對(duì)，上個(gè)周末我們是去紐約跟我的朋友一起玩了。不過(guò)，我以前也聽(tīng)人說(shuō)過(guò)kick back，但那是指貪污受賄。

　　M: Yeah, it can be used that way as well. When one person pays someone else in return for a job or a contract.

　　L：這么說(shuō)，kick back可以解釋為休息，也可以解釋為給某人一些錢(qián)，以換取一個(gè)工作職位或其他好處。這兩個(gè)意思完全不同。

　　M: When you mean corruption, kickback is one word. When it means to relax, kick back is two words.

　　L：在指賄賂的時(shí)候，kickback是一個(gè)字，在指休息，輕松的時(shí)候，kick back是兩個(gè)字，就差這么一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。對(duì)，我那天在報(bào)上看到一個(gè)公司總裁把合同給了一個(gè)給他回扣的承包商。

　　M: Yeah, that company executive got a kickback. Well, enough about kickback. Do you want to go to any of the panels this afternoon?

　　L：你問(wèn)我下午要不要去參加小組討論?去那個(gè)討論東方建筑特色的小組吧!盡管我很想到咖啡館去休息休息。

　　M: Ok, maybe once we are done with the panel we can go out and do something fun.

　　L：好主意，小組討論會(huì)結(jié)束后我們可以出去玩。

　　L：好了，Michael，會(huì)開(kāi)完了。我們得計(jì)劃一下今天上哪兒去。不過(guò)，我先得喝杯咖啡。

　　M: Ok, ok. Geez, you have such a one track mind sometimes. Do you know what a one track mind is?

　　L：我不知道，但是我知道你在取笑我。

　　M: No, I'm not making fun of you. One track mind means you are only thinking about one thing all the time. Today all you have been thinking about is coffee. You should remember this phrase, it's commonly used.

　　L：噢，one track mind還是常用的說(shuō)法，所以我得記住。你認(rèn)識(shí)我的朋友王光吧?她成天工作，從來(lái)不想別的事。你能說(shuō)她是one track mind 嗎?

　　M: Yeah, you can say that. It's amazing how much she works, never does much of anything else.

　　L：對(duì)，她就是這樣，工作狂。你們男人也都是one track mind。腦子里總是想著女孩子。

　　M: Yeah, there's one particular girl I think about.

　　L：你老想一個(gè)女孩子?誰(shuí)呀?

　　M: Here's your coffee shop, two coffees please!

　　Michael和李華今天在對(duì)話中用了kick back。當(dāng)kickback作為一個(gè)詞的時(shí)候，意思是貪污受賄;當(dāng)kick back用作kick和back兩個(gè)字的時(shí)候，意思是休息，和某人一起玩。他們?cè)趯?duì)話中還用了one track mind，意思是腦子里光想一件事。