流行美語第71課
Michael和李華現在在商店裏買東西。李華會學到兩個常用語： shades和to get turned down.
L: Michael, 你在看什麼？
M: I really need a new pair of sunglasses. I sat on the old ones and crushed them.
L: 你也真是的，怎麼會坐在自己的太陽眼鏡上呢！
M: (trying on a pair of sunglasses) Li Hua, what do you think? Do I look cool in these shades?
L: 你把太陽眼鏡叫做shades? 是s-h-a-d-e這個詞嗎？那不是“樹蔭”的意思嗎？
M: Shade used as plural - shades, is just another word for sunglasses. It makes sense because they shade your eyes from the sun.
L: 噢，shade用作複數，就可以指“太陽眼鏡”。對，太陽眼鏡把陽光給擋住了。這麼說倒挺形象的。 Yes, Michael, you look very "cool" in those "shades."
M: Thank you. Li Hua, You should try on this pair of shades. They would look pretty on you.
L: 好啊，我來試試。倒是真好看，可惜太貴了。我可捨不得花這麼多錢。
M: Yes, those shades are pretty expensive. Maybe they'll go on sale. I have to pay for my shades now.
L: 對，我還是等它減價的時候再買吧。你決定買你這副了？可要小心喲，別再把你的new shades放在椅子上給坐壞了。
M: I will be careful. Hey, Li Hua, how about this pair of shades? They are light brown instead of black.
L: 這副淺棕色的墨鏡確實挺別致的，不過，我不太喜歡這個顏色。我想我還是等下次挑一副黑色的shades吧！
M: Okay, I think we need to get back to school. Don't you have a class this afternoon?
L: 就是啊，我下午有課，我們趕快回學校吧。
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L: Michael, 你看，那邊走過來的不就是你喜歡的那個女生嗎？你現在戴著新墨鏡，樣子好酷啊。還不趕快跟她說句話？
M: No, I don't really feel like getting turned down. I'm sure she has a boyfriend anyway.
L: 哎喲，你真是的！你怎麼能肯定她已經有男朋友了呢？你說什麼不想被turned down？你是說，怕這個女孩的男朋友找你算帳，把你打翻在地呀？
M: No, no. "To get turned down" means to get rejected. I'm afraid of getting turned down means I'm afraid of being rejected.
L: 原來，to get turned down就是“遭到拒絕”的意思，也就是說，你想和她交往，如果她不願意，那你就是被turned down了。你是怕遭到她的拒絕，讓你下不了臺呀！
M: Exactly. Nobody likes to get turned down.
L: 我也知道，誰都不想被拒絕。可是，你怎麼能肯定這個女生就一定會turn you down呢？你不試一試，永遠也不知道她到底是不是真的會turn you down啊！
M: You're right. My fear of getting turned down is making it difficult to find a girlfriend. I suppose I'll survive even if she turns me down. Maybe I'll ask her out to coffee next time I see her.
L: 就是啊，你老怕被拒絕，怎麼能找到女朋友嘛！而且，即使被turned down, 也沒什麼大不了的。Michael, 你要是戴著這副新買的墨鏡，我肯定她不會turn you down。
M: Are you sure she won't turn me down if I wear these shades?
L: 我肯定她不會拒絕你，可是，她要是已經有男朋友了，那我就不知道你這副新買的shades有多大威力了。
M: Ok, I'll make sure if she has a boyfriend before I ask her out.
今天李華學到兩個常用語，一個是：shades, 相當於 sunglasses, 也就是“太陽眼鏡”、“墨鏡”；另一個是：to get turned down, 意思是“遭到拒絕”。