M:Hey, Li Hua, are you ready to go?
% h8 f7 L7 Z: `' K* W L:行,我准备好了,可以走了。
$ T1 J" N& P1 f5 r7 ? M:Ok, let's go!, g3 C2 K5 P* C" K/ Y7 Q Q" ^2 G
L:哟,怎么啦?
/ ~; |( Y. K) e9 O3 C M:I think my engine is shot. This is not good.6 L; l. Y( e( A, Q2 \( m! f* p0 b5 H
L:什么?有人开枪把你车打坏啦?5 R7 N. q5 d% u. k
M:No! You're right, shot does mean to have used a gun, but here shot means something is broken.6 s# G9 }5 I! u1 O |8 d
L:对啊,shot是指开枪,原来这儿的意思不同,这儿是指什么东西坏了。那我的电脑坏了,也能用shot这个字啊?' ?4 s7 G, D+ @4 f( v3 R3 r% |/ S( \
M:Sure. My computer is shot. You can say almost anything is shot.4 d$ v: h9 Z( |" D% k/ P
L:什么东西坏了都能这样说?! G8 M/ o; M! r
M:Yes, if you hurt your knee, you can say:My knee is shot, or if you hurt your shoulder, you can say:My shoulder is shot.% P5 y& W1 V3 L: X6 w
L:噢,要是你的膝盖受伤了,你就可以说:My knee is shot;要是你的肩膀受了伤,那你就说:My shoulder is shot.
- A; D/ T# C6 N6 b4 _: j, G$ T; Q1 q M:Let's go rent a car. I don't want our whole day to be shot.
4 f. L9 P4 ^6 T8 t0 \* S2 _ L:对,还是去租一辆车吧。噢,毁了一整天也能这样说呀!7 t- L' b/ `0 R- v
M:Yep. Let's go!9 y) d; p3 k$ X+ ^ ~1 \ q/ k1 p
(Michael和李华租了一辆车,现在他们在开往新泽西的路上)
- O8 v% p4 J1 ~, n. K L:Michael,这辆车真不错,挺稳的。再开半小时就到了,太好了!
- N+ y/ o4 y) f* a+ {* i: r M:Yeah, I'm glad too, but the damage for renting the car is pretty bad.3 x7 e3 D3 n% \, d
L:什么?这辆租的车也坏了?哟,那怎么办呐!
2 f9 `4 o3 e7 o# J M:No, the rental car is not damaged! The word damage does mean that, but damage here means the amount of money needed to pay for something.! M% F6 C" I6 K. s0 `
L:租的车没有坏,真把我吓一跳。原来又是我的英文有问题。Damage 这个字很普通,大家都知道是指什么东西坏了。可你指的是为什么东西付的钱。
- {+ ?, }/ [, F9 b M:Yes, renting the car is expensive, so the damage is bad. We usually say the damage is bad or not bad.
( ?, [; T, I9 [1 x4 }4 C L:我知道了,价钱贵就是:the damage is bad。价钱不高,那就是:the damage is not bad. 再给我举个例子吧。
# D! z6 n. e$ a3 Y5 w! D8 n M:When you pay for dinner at a restaurant, you can ask:What's the damage?
' o/ u$ l* {" S) i L:噢,在饭店里吃完晚饭要付钱的时候可以问:“What's the damage?”所以租车很贵,the damage is bad. Michael,别担心,我可以帮你付一点。1 E7 m# s$ }- d+ H
M:You don't have to, Li Hua. I know the damage for your new computer was pretty bad.' }& x# j' B+ `; W3 R6 k
L:你真好心,知道我买新电脑花了不少钱,所以不要我帮你付。Michael,没关系,我能付一点,你还要去修车,也很贵的。
) o3 S. U( Z: b' _. F2 T: H M:Thanks, Li Hua. But I hope the damage for fixing my car won't be too bad.0 W/ b; x, q2 ~
L:我也希望你修车不至于太贵。得了,别说钱了,赶快开吧。, @& |$ t( D0 P! o
M:OK, I'll drive fast so that the rest of our day won't be shot.+ ^( B3 u2 G5 D% H
L:对了,别浪费时间了,我也不想把一天的时间全浪费了。 |