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2024.09.09 06:51
第十三部 第五課: bottom feeder , bounce
- 李華和 Larry 正在討論在報紙上看到的幾個犯罪案件。今天李華會學到兩個常用語： bottom feeder 和 bounce。
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- Larry，你有沒有看到報上說的那個被警察逮捕的毒販啊？
- Yeah, that guy is a real bottom feeder. I hope that he goes to jail for a long time.
- 嗯～，像這種壞人啊真應該被抓到牢裏關起來。Larry，你剛才還說這傢伙是個真正的 bottom feeder，bottom 是底層， feeder 這不是飼養員的意思嗎？這兩個字怎麼會合在一起啊，它們和那些壞人又有什麼關係呢？
- A bottom feeder is a really low, despicable person. That guy was selling drugs to kids, so he definitely counts as a bottom feeder.
- 哦～， bottom feeder 就是形容一個很低下、很卑鄙的人。沒錯，報上說的那個人啊，專門賣毒品給年輕的孩子，簡直是太可惡了。我啊認為所有的毒販都是 bottom feeders.
- Unfortunately, there are a lot of bottom feeders in the world.
- 就是啊，這個世界啊還是有不少這種卑鄙的壞人。對了，Larry，這個 bottom feeder 是不是只能夠用來形容犯罪份子啊？
- It can be used to describe other people, too, but it's a very negative term.
- Bottom feeder 還可以用來形容其他人啊？ Larry，那你給我舉個例子好嗎？
- Well, some people think that lawyers are bottom feeders because they benefit from other peoples' misfortunes.
- 對，好多人啊都不喜歡律師，認為律師很卑鄙。耶！我還聽到過好多恥笑律師的笑話呢！可是啊，Larry，律師不也是會保護我們的權利嗎？
- That's true, but some people are upset by the fact that many lawyers get rich defending criminals.
- 哦～，我明白了，人們之所以會討厭律師啊，是因為律師經常幫犯罪分子辯護，靠著打這種官司來賺錢。可是啊，不管怎麼說，我還是認為有的律師不能夠算是 bottom feeders。
- Some people think that tabloid journalists are bottom feeders because they invade the privacy of celebrities and they don't always verify stories before they publish them.
- 這我絕對同意，那些專門報道名人私生活的狗仔記者啊，真是夠惡劣的。他們經常捏造有關名人一些很荒謬、不確實的報道。只有卑鄙的人啊才會寫出這樣的東西來！ They are real bottom feeders!
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- Hey, Li Hua, it was fun discussing the news with you, but I've got to bounce. I have to be at the doctor's office by 2:00.
- 哦～，你兩點鐘還得去看醫生啊？哎喲，那你得趕快走了。 Larry，你說你要 bounce，是不是那個拍皮球 bounce a ball 那個 bounce 啊？
- "Bounce" can be slang for leave. I've got to bounce means that I have to leave.
- 哦～，我懂了， to bounce 就表示，得走了。你說你得要 bounce，是因為你得趕著去那個醫生診所囉。
- Hey, don't you have to bounce if you're going to make to class on time?
- 天啊，現在都快兩點了耶，哎喲，謝謝你提醒我，我差點就忘了我還得去上一堂課呢！哎喲，看來啊我得趕緊 bounce，趕快走囉！
- Well, I have a little bit of time. If we bounce right now, I can drive you to campus.
- 你肯定你有時間能送我到學校？哎喲，那就太好了，要不然啊，等我走到學校可能就要遲到了。
- Okay, are you ready to bounce now?
- 嗯，等一會兒，我只要進去把我的書和揹包拿出來。
- Okay, I'll go start the car. Just come on outside when you're ready to bounce.
- 沒問題，你先去發動車子，我拿了包就來！
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- 今天李華學到兩個常用語。一個是： bottom feeder，這是形容那種下流卑鄙的人。另一個常用語是： bounce，這是指要離開，要走的意思。
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