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美國之音之流行美語redneck / in the sticks

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今天李華從 Michael那兒學到了兩個新詞 redneck in the sticks。

M: Come in!

L: Hi Michael! 真抱歉,我沒先告訴你就來了。你的電話一直占線, 所以我沒法打電話給你。

M: That's no big deal. I was on the phone with my friend Bob who lives in Georgia. He is such a redneck!

L: 原來這樣。對了,你把你朋友叫什么來著?你說他是什么?。?/span>

M: I said he's a redneck, R-E-D-N-E-C-K.

L: 一個紅的脖子? 這是什么意思啊?

M: A redneck is someone from the countryside who lives a country lifestyle.

L: 所以你叫一個人 redneck就是說他是鄉(xiāng)下人或很土氣。哎,這樣說別人很不禮貌吧。

M: Well, maybe. If you call someone a redneck, it means you think that they are not very cultured or sophisticated.

L: 你就因為你朋友住在鄉(xiāng)下,你就開他玩笑說他是redneck ,未免 不太好吧。

M: I'm not really making fun of him. Some people are proud to be rednecks. Bob likes to call himself that.

L: 你說叫他redneck,Bob他還很得意呀。那我就不懂了。在中國, 大多數(shù)住在鄉(xiāng)下的人都巴不得往城里跑呢。

M: Well, the U.S. is different. Being a redneck doesn't mean being poor or uneducated. It is a way of living, I guess.

L: 那么rednecks到底像什么呢?你來說說。

M: Let me see, how can I describe them? When we say someone is a redneck we mean they are from the south, and speak with a southern accent。

L: 現(xiàn)在我懂了, redneck 呢一般是指美國南方人,或者說話有南方口音的人。不過說真的,那些南方口音我真的聽不太懂。

M: Also, rednecks like life in the countryside. They enjoy sports such as hunting or fishing. They like living in areas with lots of open space.

L: Hmm, rednecks他們不住在 城市,他們更享受鄉(xiāng)下的生活。

M: Exactly. Also, most rednecks have blue-collar jobs, or work on a farm. By the way, Li Hua, be careful how you use this word. Some people might get angry if you call them a redneck.

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L: 哎,對了,Michael,你那個紅脖子朋友Bob為什么事打電話給你 ???

M: Well, he asked me if I wanted to visit him this summer. I'm not sure if I really want to go though.

L: 真的嗎? 為什么你不想去呢?

M: He lives out in the sticks. There's nothing for me to do out there.

L: 他生活在那兒?The sticks 是什么地方啊?

M: Oh, when I say in the sticks, that just means in a rural area, far from a big city.

L: 噢,原來是指鄉(xiāng)下啊。哎喲,只不過離開城市幾天,這樣你也受 不了???

M: Well, I am used to city life. I don't know how to fish or hunt, and I really don't like farm work. I don't think I would like living in the sticks.

L: 你覺得你不適合鄉(xiāng)下的生活啊,不過偶爾去呼吸一下新鮮空氣不 是挺好的嗎?

M: I guess. Maybe I should visit him.

L: 要是有人自稱是 redneck 的話,他也許覺得生活在鄉(xiāng)下 in the sticks 也是很值得自豪的了?

M: Actually, the phrase in the sticks is not very polite. You shouldn't tell someone that they live in the sticks unless you are just joking with them.

L: 奧,說別人 live in the sticks 并不是很好,除非你是在開玩笑???

M: You are right. Usually when you say something is in the sticks you mean it is far from anything civilized.

L: 其實美國人并不懂得什么是真正的鄉(xiāng)下。就算他們住在鄉(xiāng)下好了, 只要一開車就到城里了嘛。

M: That's true. Still, some places out in the sticks are pretty far from a big city, even if you drive a car.

今天李華學到了兩個新詞:redneck in the sticks Redneck 是指鄉(xiāng)下人。 In the sticks 則是指遠離城市的農(nóng)村地區(qū)。

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