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2025.12.07 14:49
第七部 第十四课: out of whack , goofy
- 今天李华和 Larry 在图书馆看书．Larry 注意到李华和平时有点儿不一样．李华会学到两个常用语：out of whack 和 goofy。
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- Hey, Li Hua, what's wrong? You're acting a little out of whack.
- 啊～，我甚麼事也没有啊！你说我怎麼啦？ acting a little out of whack? 那是甚麼意思啊？
- Out of Whack - means to be different from usual or abnormal. You're acting different from usual, so you seem a little out of whack.
- 哦～，原来 out of whack 意思就是「和平时不太一样」．你觉得我有点儿反常啊？你还真说对了，我啊明天晚上有个约会，是我第一次要和这个人见面呢．心裡啊有点紧张，我连穿甚麼衣服都还没想好呢！
- You have a date and you didn't tell me? That's out of whack! But, at least now I understand why you're acting out of whack. First dates make everyone nervous.
- 就是啊，第一次约会啊总是让人紧张的．哎，就是，我平常的活动你都知道，这一次约会我没告诉你，确实是不寻常啊，难怪你会说 out of whack．这麼说，Larry， out of whack，可以指人，也可以指事情，对不对？
- That's right. For instance, I think it's really out of whack that my best friend has a date tomorrow and she didn't tell me about it.
- 对不起嘛，Larry，我其实本来想告诉你的啊，大概就是因為我太紧张了，心裡没準，所以我就给忘了嘛。
- Okay, well, I suppose that I can forgive you. Hey, you know what makes me feel all out of whack?
- 啊～，有甚麼东西会让你反常啊？我不知道，赶快赶快，告诉我啊！
- The fact that I haven't slept more than three hours every night this week. I've been so busy.
- 甚麼啊？你这个星期每天睡眠还不到叁个小时啊？再忙也不至於这样吧！
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- Li Hua, how was your date last night? Did it go well or was the guy really goofy?
- 哎呀，别提了！昨晚的约会简直糟透了．那傢伙啊也不知怎麼搞的，第一次见面就忘了带钱包，结果还是我付的帐呢．疑，Larry，你刚才说 was the guy really goofy - "goofy" 是甚麼意思啊？
- Goofy means several things. It can mean silly, funny, crazy or stupid. Or a little bit of all of those things combined. It sounds like your date was goofy.
- 哦～，要是你说 goofy 是指「愚蠢、可笑、怪怪的、傻傻的」，或者是这些因素都有一点儿的话，嘿，我那个 date 啊还真是 goofy．他真是傻得让人觉得可笑了呢，要不是那顿晚餐啊花了我那麼多钱，我真的说不定会笑出来呢！
- Yeah, he sounds pretty goofy to me. Was he goofy-looking, too?
- Goofy-looking? 你是说他长的样子是不是也怪怪的、傻傻的啊？
- Yep, goofy-looking means silly looking, like a clown.
- 哦～，他呢长得倒不错啦，看上去一点也不傻，更不像个小丑．哎，Larry，你也不想想，我哪能找个样子傻傻的人去约会呢？唉，得了得了，先别说我那个 goofy date 了． Goofy 这个词我还可以怎麼用呢？
- When kids act silly for attention, you can say that they are acting goofy.
- 哎～，对哎，小孩子啊為了让别人注意他，有的时候啊会干些傻事．这麼说， goofy 这个词也不见得都是指不好的事情嘛。
- Generally, it's not very negative. You can call a person "goofy," too. For instance, I would call you goofy if you went on another date with that guy.
- 哦～，原来 goofy 这个词并不一定都是贬意，幸亏你告诉我．
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