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2023.09.29 08:04
第十六部 第十一課: dullsville , coolsville
- 李華和 Larry 看了一場電影剛回到 Larry 的公寓。李華今天會學會兩個常用語 dullsville 和 coolsville。
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- Wow, Li Hua, that movie was totally dullsville. I can't believe we stayed and watched the whole thing.
- Dullsville? 這個電影的確沒意思，It WAS really boring, 可是你為什麼不說boring而是說Dullsville?
- Well, you know, Li Hua， many small towns in America end in "ville."
- 是啊，美國的許多小城鎮都叫什麼什麼"ville" ，比如Coopersville and Andersonville.
- So, when I said the movie was "dullsville," I was suggesting the movie was so boring, it was like living in the town of dull.
- 我知道了， "dullsville"的意思是說，電影很沒意思，就像是住在一個很枯燥的地方。
- Right. And that movie was totally dullsville, especially for a comedy. I don't think I even laughed once.
- 真的啊？你看這部喜劇片的時候一次都沒有笑？不會吧。這部電影不是很好，可也沒那麼差。Larry，我們學校的一些教授，他們講課才是真正的dullsville.
- Yeah, I remember back in college being in some really dullsville classes. Sometimes they were so boring I'd fall asleep.
- 不光是你，不少學生都會因為教授講課乏味而打瞌睡。Larry，你上班的時候打瞌睡嗎？Is your work dullsville?
- No, actually we've been very busy with several important projects. There are times I wish it WAS dullsville at work.
- 要完成好幾個重要的項目，哪當然有功夫打瞌睡了。我教中文倒是蠻有意思，可是週末就很無聊。My weekends are dullsville.
- I know what you mean. My weekends have been dullsville, too. I usually clean my apartment, go grocery shopping, and maybe wash my car. Not too exciting.
- 我也是，週末就是打掃房間，買吃的、洗車、真單調。Larry，我們得想點什麼有趣的事，改善一下週末的生活。
- Hmmm。Let me think of how we can get out of dullsville.
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- I've got it, Li Hua! We'll go to an amusement park next weekend. There is one not too far away that is totally coolsville!
- 我們下個週末去遊樂園？好啊。那這次你就不用解釋了，我知道Coolsville的意思就是說那個地方一切都很棒，很有意思。對不對？
- That's right. And this amusement park really is coolsville. We won't be bored there.
- 那這個遊樂園裡有什麼特別好玩的呢？
- The park has three huge roller coasters. One of them goes upside down! Now that ride is coolsville.
- 遊樂園裡有三個過山車， 還有一個是頭朝下的。可我不喜歡坐過山車，the ride doesn't sound so coolsville to me.
- You don't like roller coasters? Well, what do you think is coolsville, Li Hua?
- 我覺得自然博物館很有意思。
- Really? Why do you think the natural history museum is coolsville? I guess I think it is more like dullsville.
- 自然博物館怎麼會令人厭倦呢？ 你看過那裡的恐龍化石嗎？多有意思啊。
- Well, now that you mention it, my little seven-year old cousin Amy thinks dinosaurs are coolsville, too.
- 你七歲的表妹Amy也喜歡恐龍化石？那下個週末，你去遊樂園，我帶Amy去自然博物館，怎麼樣？
- That would be coolsville! What a great idea.
- 你去享受過山車，我們去觀賞恐龍化石。兩全齊美，Everything will be coolsville.
- Except for one thing.
- 除了一件事以外？什麼事？
- Wouldn't it be more coolsville if we could do something together?
- 你說的對，兩個人一起才有意思。那我跟你去遊樂園，以後我們再去自然博物館。
- Coolsville.
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- 今天李華學到了兩個常用語。一個是 dullsville，意思是枯燥乏味，令人厭倦。還有一個是 coolsville，意思是很好，很有意思。
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