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2025.12.07 14:49
第七部 第十叁课: clunker , Don't sweat it!
- 今天李华的电脑坏了，她正在用 Larry 的电脑写学术报告．李华会学到两个常用语： clunker 和 Don't sweat it!
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- 哎～，Larry，谢谢你喔，让我用你的电脑．我那台电脑啊最近老出毛病，真气人！
- Heheh, don't mention it. You know, you ought to get a new computer to replace that old clunker of yours.
- 啊～，你说我应该买一台新电脑来取代甚麼？ Clunker? 我是在说我的电脑哎，怎麼是 "clunker" 呢？
- No, no... when I said it is a "clunker" - I meant that it's an old, worn-out machine.
- 哦～，原来 clunker 是指「又老又旧的机器」，用这个词啊来形容我那电脑再合适不过了．那， Larry，"clunker" 这个词只能够用来形容电脑吗？
- Not at all... a clunker can be any kind of worn-out machine that doesn't work very well. "Clunk" is the sound that an old car's engine makes... like this (makes clunking noise)
- Larry，你学得倒挺像的嘛！Clunk 这个词啊，真的听上去就像一辆破车的引擎发出的声音．你知道吗？我那辆旧车啊就是这种声音．Larry，你说 clunker 可以用来指任何旧的、不中用的机器，是不是啊？
- Right! Heheh, Li Hua, no offense, but your car is a real clunker, too.
- 我才不介意呢，你啊是在说我的车，又不是说我．我那台车本来就是又老又旧。
- Well, some people in America are sensitive about their cars. People might feel a little ashamed if someone says the car they drive is a clunker.
- 是呀，不少美国人啊对他们开的车很敏感的，要是有人说他们的车太旧了，他们会觉得不好意思的．哎，不过，Larry，我的车啊只要能把我带到我想去的地方就行了．等我毕业后啊找了份好工作，我再卖掉这个 clunker，换一辆好车囉！
- Yeah, me too. I can't wait to replace my old clunker car, clunker bicycle, and this clunker computer.
- 哎哟，你可真着急哎，不仅想要换新车，连自行车、电脑你也想换新的呀！可是啊，跟我的电脑比，你的电脑算不上是 clunker - 你看，至少我还能用它写文章呢！
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- Oh no! 真对不起，Larry，我不小心把你的鼠标器掉到地上了，哎哟，可千万别摔坏了。
- Oh well. Don't sweat it, Li Hua, it was an old mouse. I needed to replace it anyway.
- 啊～，你连这个鼠标器也想换新的啊！疑？等等，你还说 Don't sweat it ，你是让我别出汗？
- I'm not talking about sweat! When I say "don't sweat (it)", that mean's "don't worry about it".
- 哦～，Don't sweat it 意思就是「别担心」．你是说即使我把你的鼠标器给摔坏了也没甚麼大不了的．Larry，哎，好像真的给摔坏了哎，那可怎麼办啊！
- Don't sweat it, Li Hua. The computer store is just a five-minute drive from here. We can go and get a new mouse.
- 哦～，谢天谢地！我还真忘了你这儿附近就有个电脑商店嘛！Larry，是我弄坏的，我要赔你，但愿啊不是太贵。
- Expensive? Nah, don't sweat it. A cheap mouse like this only costs around ten dollars. Anyway, I'll pay for it... like I said, I needed a new one anyway.
- 像这样的鼠标器大约才 10 美元一个啊，真是便宜哎．哎，不过，是我弄坏的，还是我来买吧！那我们赶紧走吧，我还得赶回来赶报告呢！
- Don't sweat it, it's only four thirty. You have plenty of time.
- 虽然才四点半，可我还是得抓紧时间吶！Larry，你等我一下喔，我把这写好的部份存在这张 disk 上．我可不想我辛辛苦苦写好的东西被你那 old clunker computer 给搞丢了。
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- 今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到了两个常用语，一个是： clunker，意思是「由於太旧而不太好用的东西」．李华学到的另一个常用语是： Don't sweat it!，意思是「别担心、别着急」。
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