VOA流行美语第一百八课 宽容节制是美德实用英语考试
文章作者 100test 发表时间 2009:04:30 06:06:46
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今天李华忙着批改中文班学生的作业。李华会从Larry那儿学到两个常用语:go easy on和go cold turkey。
LH: 哎!这些学生!看看他们的考卷儿,简直糟透了!也不知道他们是不是真想学中文。
LL: Hey, go easy on your students, Li Hua. They ve only been studying Chinese for a few weeks. It s a difficult language!
LH: 你说什么?你要我把中文课改得再容易一点儿?
LL: That s not what I said, Li Hua. I said you should go easy on them. That means you should show some restraint - don t be too angry with them.
LH: Hmmpph! Go easy on them,就是别这么厉害,别那么恼火。可是Larry, 他们每天才学五个单词,要是你问我啊,I am going easy on them.连这点最基本的中文都考不好,那还有什么希望呐!
LL: I just mean you shouldn t yell or get angry at them. Why are you always in such a bad mood these days?
LH: 我这几天是情绪不好,没耐心,也不知道是什么原因,可能是因为咖啡喝得太多,晚上睡不好觉的缘故吧。
LL: A lot of coffee - huh? No wonder you can t sleep well. I think you should go easy on the coffee.
LH: Go easy on the coffee? 等等,Larry, 刚才你让我对学生要客气点儿 - go easy on my students,现在又说我应该go easy on the coffee,这又怎么解释呢?