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2023.06.01 16:49
第六部 第十三課: snap , spaced out
- 今天 Larry 和李華一起打保齡球，李華會學到兩個常用語： snap 和 spaced out.
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- Hey, Li Hua, you look nervous. Have you ever bowled before?
- No, 我啊從來沒打過保齡球，所以當然緊張啦！
- Don't worry, Li Hua, bowling is a snap. You'll figure it out in no time.
- 你說 bowling 是什麼 - a snap？疑？ To snap 不是要對別人嚷嚷、說話態度很凶的意思嗎？
- That's right. "To snap at someone" is to speak rudely, but snap can also be used as a noun. If we say something is a "snap" that means it's very easy and can be learned quickly.
- 哦～，我懂了， snap 用做動詞的時候呢，意思就是對人很凶，不過你剛才說的 snap 是用做名詞．要是我們說 something is a snap，那意思啊就是很容易就能學會的事．疑？那不就是我們中文裡所說的 「小菜一碟」 嗎？
- Yes. So, now you'll understand what I meant by saying "bowling is a snap!"
- 嗯！你是說 「保齡球容易學」，可是，我怎麼覺得挺難的呢？
- Well, if you think bowling is hard, then what do you think is a snap?
- 嗯～，讓我想想…，哎，騎自行車挺容易的，我啊，一個下午就學會了。
- So you think riding a bike is a snap -- I agree, once you learn how to ride a bike, it's a snap. Hey, Li Hua, you know what else is a snap?
- No, what else?
- Beating you at bowling is a snap. Look, I'm 50 points ahead of you.
- 這太不公平了！我以前啊，從來就沒有打過保齡球，你可能已經打過幾百次了！我能打到那麼多的 pins 就算不錯了。
- You're right, Li Hua. It's not fair. Here, I'll teach you. Then you'll see what a snap it is.
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- Li Hua, did you enjoy bowling?
- Yes, 保齡球啊挺好玩的，可是啊也挺累人的。
- Yeah, I agree. I feel kind of spaced out.
- 啊？你說你覺得怎麼樣了啊？ spaced out？ Larry, 你是身體不舒服嗎？
- No, no. Feeling spaced out means feeling kind of detached and unfocused. I sometimes feel spaced out when I'm tired.
- 喲，我懂了， feeling spaced out 意思就是呢 「覺得昏昏沉沉的、注意力難以集中」．就是啊，一個人啊太累的時候，是會感到昏昏沉沉，周圍發生什麼事啊都不知道。
- Yeah, but sometimes it might be for no reason. For instance, I might feel spaced out at class - I would be thinking about baseball, instead of listening to the teacher.
- 你上課的時候還會想起棒球賽呀！哎喲，那你走神兒也走得太厲害了吧！
- All right, Li Hua. Now don't tell me you've never felt spaced out yourself.
- 我啊當然也有迷糊的時候啦，比如上星期，我心不在焉地去上課，結果走錯了教室。
- Last week, I was really stressed over the exams. I was so spaced out that I forgot my father's birthday. I felt terrible.
- 什麼啊？因為要考試，你緊張得連你爸爸的生日也忘記啦？那你爸爸肯定很生氣囉？
- No, he knows me very well, bowling is a snap for me; but exams always make me very nervous.
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- 今天李華從 Larry 那兒學到兩個常用語： snap 用作名詞，意思是「輕而易舉的事」． spaced out 就是「昏昏沉沉、注意力不集中」。
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