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第五部 第十一課: shades , to get turned down
- Michael 和李華現在在商店裡買東西．李華會學到兩個常用語： shades 和 to get turned down.
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- 哎，Michael, 你在看什麼啊？
- Hmm, I really need a new pair of sunglasses. I sat on the old ones and crushed them.
- 唉！你也真是的，怎麼會坐在自己的太陽眼鏡上呢！
- (trying on a pair of sunglasses) Li Hua, what do you think? Do I look cool in these shades?
- 疑？你把太陽眼鏡叫做 shades？是 s-h-a-d-e 這個詞嗎？那不是 「樹蔭」 的意思嗎？
- Shade used as plural - shades, is just another word for sunglasses. It makes sense because they shade your eyes from the sun.
- 哦～，shade 用作複數，就可以指 「太陽眼鏡」．對喔，太陽眼鏡把陽光給擋住了．這麼說啊倒挺形象的． Yes, Michael, you look very "cool" in those "shades."
- Thank you. Li Hua, You should try on this pair of shades. They would look pretty on you.
- 好啊，我來試試．嗯，倒是真好看，喔，可惜太貴了，我可捨不得花這麼多錢。
- Yes, those shades are pretty expensive. Maybe they'll go on sale. I have to pay for my shades now.
- 對，我還是等它減價的時候再買吧．哎，那你決定買你這副了啊？可要小心哦，別再把你的 new shades 放在椅子上給坐壞了。
- I will be careful. Hey, Li Hua, how about this pair of shades? They are light brown instead of black.
- 哼嗯，這副淺棕色的墨鏡確實挺別緻的喔．不過，我不太喜歡這個顏色哎，我想我還是等下次挑一副黑色的 shades 吧！
- Okay, I think we need to get back to school. Don't you have a class this afternoon?
- 哎，就是喔，我下午有課，我們趕快回學校吧。
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- 哎，Michael, 你看，那邊走過來的不就是你喜歡的那個女孩兒嗎？你啊現在戴著新墨鏡，樣子好酷啊，還不趕快啊跟她說句話？
- No, I don't really feel like getting turned down. I'm sure she has a boyfriend anyway.
- 哎喲，你真是的！你怎麼能肯定她已經有男朋友了呢？你說什麼不想被 turned down？你是說，怕這個女孩的男朋友找你算帳，把你打翻在地呀？
- No, no. "To get turned down" means to get rejected. I'm afraid of getting turned down means I'm afraid of being rejected.
- 哦～，原來， to get turned down 就是 「遭到拒絕」 的意思，也就是說，你想和她交往，如果她不願意，那你就是被 turned down 了．你是怕遭到她的拒絕，讓你下不了台呀！
- Exactly. Nobody likes to get turned down.
- 我也知道，誰都不想被拒絕啊．可是，你怎麼能肯定這個女生就一定會 turn you down 呢？你不試一試，永遠也不知道她到底是不是真的會 turn you down 啊！
- Hmm, You're right. My fear of getting turned down is making it difficult to find a girlfriend. I suppose I'll survive even if she turns me down. Maybe I'll ask her out to coffee next time I see her.
- 就是啊，你老怕被拒絕，怎麼能找到女朋友嘛！而且，即使被 turned down 了，也沒什麼大不了的啊． Michael, 你啊要是戴著這副新買的墨鏡，我肯定她不會 turn you down。
- Are you sure she won't turn me down if I wear these shades?
- 我肯定啊，她不會拒絕你的．可是，她要是已經有男朋友了，那我就不知道你這副新買的 shades 有多大威力了。
- Ok, I'll make sure to find out if she has a boyfriend before I ask her out.
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- 今天李華學到兩個常用語，一個是： shades，相當於 sunglasses，也就是「太陽眼鏡、墨鏡」；另一個是： to get turned down，意思是「遭到拒絕」。
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