¬y¦æ¬ü»y²Ä192½Ò

¡@



³o¬O¤@­Ó¬P´Á¤»¡ALarry ©M§õµØ¨Ó¨ì¾Ç®Õªþªñ¤@­ÓªÀ°Ï¡A¨ºùتº¦í¤á·í¤Ñ³£§â®aùبS¥ÎªºªF¦è®³¥X¨Ó·G»ù¾P°â¡C §õµØ·|¾Ç¨ì¨â­Ó±`¥Î»y¡Gshindig ©Ma steal¡C

LL: Li Hua, this community yard sale is huge. It is quite a shindig!

LH: °Ú¡A³o¨à¦n¼ö¾x³é¡C ³o»ò¦h¦í®aÂ\Åu¨à½æÂ³f¡AÁÙ¦³³o»ò¦hªº¤H¨Ó¶R«K©y³f¡CLarry? §A»¡³o¬O¤@­Óshindig¡A¤°»ò¬OShindig°Ú¡HShindigÅ¥°_¨Ó¦n¶H¤£¶H­^¤åµü¡C

LL: Oh, it is an English word all right.

LH: Okay, ¬O­^¤åµü¡A¨º»òshindig¨ì©³¬O¤°»ò·N«ä©O?

LL: A shindig is a big, noisy event. It can be a party or any big social occasion where there are lots of people.

LH: Oh, shindig´N¬O³W¼Ò«Ü¤j¡A«Ü¼ö¾xªº»E·|¡A©ÎªÌ¬O¬YºØªÀ·|¬¡°Ê¡C­ì¨Ó¦p¦¹¡I³o­ÓªÀ°Ï©w¦b¤µ¤Ñ¤j®a¤@°_½æÂ³f¡A§l¤Þ¤F«Ü¦h¤H¨Ó¾ß«K©y³f¡C³o´N¦¨¤F¤@­Óshindig¡C¨ºÁÙ¦³¤°»ò³õ¦X¥i¥HºÙ¬°shindig¡H

LL: Remember, last year we went to the party for Professor Jackson's retirement? That was also a big shindig.

LH: ¾¾¡A³Ç§J»¹±Ð±Â°h¥ð®É·dªº¨º¦¸»E·|½T¹ê¥i¥HºÙ§@shindig¡C ·í®É¡A¨tùتº¬ã¨s¥Í©M±Ð±Â­Ì³£¨ì³õ¤F¡A¦V¥Lªí¥Ü·q·N¡C¨º¦¸shindigªº²±ªp½T¹êÃø§Ñ¡F¤j®a¤S¦Y¡A¤S³Ü¡A¯u¬O«Üµh§Ö¡I

LL: Speaking of shindigs, when are you going to have a shindig at your place, Li Hua?

LH: §A­n¦b§Ú®aùØ·d¤@­Óshindig ? ¬Ý¨Ó¡A¨º»ò¤jªº»E·|Á`­nµ¥¨ì¦Ò¸Õ¥H«á¤~¯à¿ì°Õ¡C

LL: I can't think of a better time to have a big shindig than after exams. I can help you plan it.

LH: ´N¬O°Ú¡A¦Ò§¹¸Õ¤j®a³£¤ß±¡»´ÃP¡A¨º¬OÁ|¿ìshindig ªº³Ì¦n®É­Ô¡C§AÄ@·NÀ°§Úµ¦¹º¡A¨º¤Ó¦n¤F¡CLarry¡A­n¬O¦b§A®aÁ|¦æ¤£¬O§ó¦n¶Ü¡H§A¨ºùئa¤è¤j§r¡I

LL: Yeah, but it is also a lot dirtier. I wouldn't want to throw a fancy shindig in my messy place.

LH¡G¨º­Ë¤]¬O¡A§Aªº®a§r¡AÁöµM¤j¡A¦ý½T¹ê¬OÂø¶ÃµL³¹¡C¤£¹L¡A§Ú¥i¥HÀ°§A¥´±½°Ú¡I¦a¤è¤jshindig¤£¬O¥i¥H¦³§ó¦hªº¤H°Ñ¥[¶Ü¡H

LL: You're right! I will need your help though!

LH: ¼K¡A Á@Á@¨º¨ÇºÐ¤l¡I ³o¥¿¬O§Ú»Ý­nªº¡C

******

LL: Wow, Li Hua. Those dishes are a steal!

LH: Steal¡H¤£¡A Larry¡A§Ú·F¶Ü­n°½§r¡H¨º»ò«K©y§Ú·íµM¶R±o°_§r¡I§Y«K§Ú¶R¤£°_¡A§Ú¤]¤£·|°½§r¡I

LL: Oh, Li Hua, I know that. But when something is a very good deal we say it is a steal - STEAL.

LH: ¾¾¡A­ì¨Ó¦p¦¹¡A¹ï¤£°_¡A§Ú¥H¬°§AÅý§Ú°½§o¡I­ì¨Óa steal´N¬O«Ü¦Xºâ¡A©M«K©yªºªF¦è¡C§Ú­Ì¤¤°ê¤H·|»¡¡A³o¨ÇºÐ¤l²ª½«K©y±o¹³¥Õ¾ßªº¤@¼Ë¡A©Ò¥H´N¥i¥H»¡¬Oa steal§a¡C§Ú§â³o¤@®M¥þ¶R¤U¨Ó¤]¥u­nªá¤­¬ü¤¸¡I

LL: That is what is great about shopping at a community yard sale. You can find lots of real steals.

LH: ¨S¿ù¡A¦b³oºØªÀ°Ï½æÂ³fªº¦a¤è¯u¯à¶R¨ì«K©y³f¡CLarry¡A §A¬ÝÁÙ¦³§Oªº«K©y³f¥i¥H¾ß¶Ü¡HAny more steals?

LL: Yeah, look at this lamp. I need a lamp for my living room, and this one is only ten dollars.

LH: §A«ÈÆUùػݭn¤@·øÂi¿O¡H¤Q¶ô¬ü¤¸¡A §Ú¥i¤£´±»¡³o¤]¬O­Ósteal¡C

LL: Why not, Li Hua? It appears to work.

LH: ³o¿O¬O¥i¥H¥Îªº¡A¥i¤£¤@©w¬Osteal°Ú¡C§ÚªººÐ¤l¬O­Ósteal¡A¨º¬O¦]¬°ª«¬ü»ù·G¡A¥i¬O³o·øÂi¿O¹À...

LL: Are you saying that the lamp is ugly?

LL: ­ü¡A»¡¹ê¸Ü¡A³o¿O¬O°÷Ãø¬Ýªº¡C

LH: I am glad you are honest with me¡A Li Hua. Not everything at a yard sale is a real steal. You've just saved me ten bucks!

¤µ¤Ñ§õµØ¾Ç¨ì¤F¨â­Ó±`¥Î»y¡C¤@­Ó¬Oshindig¡A ·N«ä¬O³W¼Ò«Ü¤j¡A¤H«Ü¦h¡A«Ü¼ö¾xªº²±·|¡C§õµØ¾Ç¨ìªº¥t¤@­Ó±`¥Î»y¬Oa steal¡A ¨º¬O«ü«K©y±o¶H¥ÕÀ˪ºªF¦è¤@¼Ë¡C

| Ápµ¸§Ú­Ì | ­^»y±Ð¾Ç | ¬ü»y©@°Ø«Î | ²ßºD¥Î»y | ¬y¦æ¬ü»y | ³»ºÝ | ¥D­¶ |