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2025.04.24 01:30
第十四部 第十五課: grub , hustle
- Larry 和李華一起出去買東西，Larry 說他肚子餓了。李華會學到兩個常用語：grub 和 hustle。
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- Li Hua, I am so hungry. We need to find some grub quick.
- 你怎麼又餓了啊？你想吃什麼？grub？什麼是 grub？
- Grub is food, and right now I need to get some grub; otherwise, I am going to start eating the shoes I bought.
- 原來 Grub 就是食物。耶！你也太過分了，你再餓也不至於要吃你剛買的鞋子嘛。你啊要是真的啃鞋子，我就要給精神病醫院打電話了。
- Oh, I see a place up ahead, it's called Ranchero. They've got pretty good grub there.
- 我也看見了耶，那家叫 Ranchero 的餐館。你說他們的飯菜很好，是真的嗎？那這家飯館是什麼風味的啊？
- It is a Mexican restaurant. Mexican food is some of my favorite grub.
- 你喜歡吃墨西哥飯？我怎麼不知道。對不起耶，我可不喜歡吃墨西哥飯。我們能不能去別的餐館呢？
- Well, I am pretty hungry. But I suppose we can spend a little more time looking for a place with grub we both like.
- 對啊，找個我們倆都喜歡吃的地方。這附近有個叫漢宮的中餐館，他們的菜很好吃耶。我們去漢宮，怎麼樣？
- Actually, a friend told me that the grub at China Garden is not so good. It isn't very authentic...
- 漢宮的中國飯不地道？你聽誰說的啊？我覺得還是不錯的啊，當然不能算是第一流的嘛。
- But another friend said that the grub at China Garden was much better than he thought.
- 每個人的口味不一樣。有的人覺得不正宗，這個朋友又覺得比他想像的更好。我看，你呀，這麼餓就別挑剔了。有什麼就吃什麼吧！
- You're right. I guess at this point I am so hungry I can't be too picky.
- 說實話，Larry，哪兒的菜啊都比不上我媽媽做的。
- Of course, the grub you get at any restaurant is never as good as home cooking. Come on, Li Hua, let's go to China Garden.
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- We better hustle, Li Hua!
- Hustle？那不是一種跳舞的步伐嗎？你又想去跳舞啊？
- The hustle WAS a dance popular in the U.S. in the 1970s. But I'm not talking about old dance moves. I mean we better hurry.
- 我明白了，你的意思是我們要趕快，hustle 跟 70 年代流行的那個舞步啊毫無關係。可是我們也得付了賬才可以走啊。這個服務生動作怎麼這麼慢吶。
- You are right， he isn't very fast, is he? We need to let him know we need to hustle.
- 好，那你去告訴他我們需要趕緊走。我呢，去用一下洗手間。
- But you have to hustle right back, Li Hua; otherwise, we won't make the bus.
- 你放心，我馬上就回來。我知道我們要趕六點的汽車呢，晚了就趕不上了。
- No, Li Hua, I think we need to hustle out of here right now. Otherwise we won't be able to make it.
- 有那麼緊張嗎？現在不走就趕不上車啦？
- Yes, I'll just leave the money on the table. Let's go!
- Larry, 好主意，把錢放在桌上，可別忘了給小費喔。
- Yes, I have included the tip。
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- Oh, no, Li Hua! There is the bus. We aren't going to make it!
- 跑得我都氣喘不上來了，結果還是沒有趕上啊。真倒霉。Larry，你要是真有急事的話，我那們就去坐出租車回去吧。
- That's a good idea, Li Hua.
- 對了，Larry，你那麼急著回家，到底有什麼事啊？
- The season finale of my favorite TV show is on at eight P.M.. I really can't miss it.
- 原來你要在八點前趕回去看你愛看的電視劇喔！我的天啊，我還以為你有什麼急事呢。
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- 今天李華學到了兩個常用語。一個是 grub，意思是食物。還有一個是 hustle，意思是趕快。
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