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2024.04.16 18:05
第九部 第七課: big shot , bent out of shape
- 李華和 Larry 正在討論是不是要去聽有關中國歷史的演講．今天李華會學到兩個常用語： big shot 和 bent out of shape.
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- Hey Li Hua! Are you going to the guest lecture this evening? Some big shot Harvard professor is going to speak tonight.
- 你說今天晚上來演講的教授是什麼？ big shot？ 什麼是 big shot？
- I said he is a big shot. A big shot is an important or influential person.
- 哦～， Big shot 是指一個很重要、很有影響力的人．那不就是我們中文裡說的「大人物」嘛．哎，哈佛大學的教授就是大人物， big shot 呀？
- Actually, this guy is a big shot because he's an American who lived in China for thirty years after the revolution, and got to know some of the leaders of China personally.
- 哦～，他在中國住了 30 年，還認識一些中國的領導人啊．聽起來倒挺像大人物的喔．疑？那他為什麼要到我們學校來呢？
- Well, the president of our university and some other big shots from the city government are good friends of his. They invited him to come here and give a lecture.
- 原來，他和我們校長還有市政府的官員都是好朋友啊．嗯，我很想去聽聽他的演講喔．對了， Larry，你聽說 Jack 找到一份新工作了嗎？
- Oh yeah, I heard that he's working for a big shot lawyer now. I'm really happy to see him doing so well after graduation.
- 嗯，我希望那家大律師事務所能好好待他．有時候，為這些大人物工作啊，未必是件好差事兒。
- Yeah, I guess so. Still, it's better to work for a big shot lawyer than to be a waiter at a coffee house. A lot of us history majors end up doing jobs like that after graduation.
- 話是不錯，給大律師工作啊總比在咖啡館當服務員好．可是，歷史專業的畢業生也不見得都到餐館去當服務員啊．我將來啊就要爭取成為一個有名的教授， a big shot professor!
- That's good to hear. Just be sure you don't forget about me after you become a big shot!
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- 嘿！Larry，昨晚我去聽演講，怎麼沒看見你啊？那位教授講得很有意思哎！
- Well, that's good to hear. I couldn't make it because some idiot crashed his car into mine last night on the way over here. I'm still pretty bent out of shape about it.
- 什麼啊！你昨晚出車禍啦？ Bent out of shape? 你是不是受傷了？
- I'm fine! (chuckles) I said I am bent out of shape. That means I am very angry and upset about the accident last night, even though it wasn't very serious.
- 哦～，原來你是為了車子被撞而生氣． Bent out of shape 就是生氣、發火的意思．嗨，沒受傷就好，車子壞了有保險公司，別生氣囉？
- But I'm bent out of shape because the other guy was really rude. I had the right of way at a stop sign, but he drove through the intersection first and bumped into my car. Then he started yelling at me for not letting him go first!
- 喝！，他不守交通規則，搶先過馬路撞上你的車，還對你大聲嚷嚷？怪不得你要氣壞了呢！
- That guy is an idiot! Otherwise, I wouldn't get so bent out of shape. Let's talk about something else. What about the lecture?
- 對！別談這事兒了．昨晚啊那個演講我覺得很有意思哎，不過，在那位教授講完要離開會場的時候，有一群學生對他大吼大叫的，好像是不同意他的某個觀點。
- Did the guy get all bent out of shape about it?
- 沒有哎，那位教授沒生氣，他也沒理會那些學生．後來大家都離開會場了。
- Well, that's good. If someone gets bent out of shape about different opinions, it usually means he's narrow-minded.
- 所以囉， Larry，儘管撞你車的人不講道理，你也不要小心眼，為這事兒生氣嘛。
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- 今天李華學到了兩個常用語，第一個是： big shot，是形容「很重要、有影響力的大人物」．另一個常用語是： bent out of shape，意思是「很生氣」。
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