美語訓(xùn)練班057

How to say it in American English

JESSICA 在北京學(xué)漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是楊林要問的：花美男。

YL: JESSICA，你發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有，現(xiàn)在有一種男人，皮膚比女人還好，比女人還愛打扮，穿得特時髦，都跟從偶像劇里走出來似的。我們叫他們“花美男”，flower-pretty-man! 呵呵，我瞎翻的，美語中不會也有類似的稱呼吧?

JESSICA: Actually, there IS an English equivalence. It's "metrosexual" m-e-t-r-o-s-e-x-u-a-l, metrosexual.

YL: metro-- "大城市"，加上 sexual-- "性別的"。那 metrosexual 跟中文里說的“花美男”指的是一種人嗎?

Jessica: Well, Metrosexual men live in big cities, know all the trendy places in town and pay great attention to their appearances.

YL: 沒錯! 花美男就是住在大城市里的時尚達人，特別注重外表和打扮!要這么說，花美男就是 metrosexual man!

JESSICA: I guess being a metrosexual man means you're doing your homework on the latest trends. You need to be up-to-date on the hottest fashion!

YL: up-to-date on the hottest fashion? fashion是時尚的意思，up-to- date 是跟上潮流，所以，up-to-date on the hottest fashion 就是“緊跟最新時尚”吧?

JESSICA: That's right! But Yanglin, I would say the real fashionable people are not those who follow the trends, but the trend setters!

YL: trend setters? t-r-e-n-d, trend 是趨勢的意思，setter, s-e-t-t-e-r 是設(shè)定者，所以 trend setter 就是開創(chuàng)時尚的真正潮人!

JESSICA: 沒錯! Now let's see what you've learned today!

YL: 第一，注重打扮的“花美男”是 metrosexual men;

第二，緊跟流行時尚是 be up-to-date on the hottest fashion;

第三，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)時尚的潮人叫 trend setter!

B: You might joke, but you know what? I like metro guys! They are always clean and don't let themselves get smelly like other guys!

A: 但是我覺得男的太娘了也不好吧! 像我有個朋友，大男人天天要保持身材，從來不吃快餐，每天沙拉水果....

B: It's good to be healthy, but everyone needs to indulge themselves once in a blue moon!

A: 對啊! 有時候我就特別想吃不健康的! 薯條，漢堡，奶昔! 好吃又肥胖，哈!

B: 好啦好啦楊琳，等會咱們就可以一起去吃個冰激淋! Even better, in America, we have an extremely convenient way of buying fast food- the drive through! Let's listen to today's Go English and learn more!

GoEnglish: Food (Beginner)

今天我們?yōu)槟コ?ldquo;美語三級跳”節(jié)目“食物”單元的初級課程。

Doug and Liz 正開車去超市買菜，可Doug忽然覺得餓了，想順道先去快餐店買個漢堡吃。

Professor: Winnie, do you ever get hungry when you go shopping?

當然有啊，所以每次去超市前，我都先要吃得飽飽的，要不然，到了超市里，我就會看見什么買什么!

Doug: Hey Liz, I'm really hungry. Let's stop and eat something.

Liz: Alright, where do you want to eat?

Doug: There is a McDonalds nearby.

Liz: Fast food is so unhealthy. But if you are really hungry, we can go through the drive-through.

Doug: No, let's go inside. I don't want to spill my drink in the car.

Professor: So Winnie, did you hear where Doug wants to eat?

他想去McDonalds，就是麥當勞。不過，他說drive-through，就是中文里說的“得來速”，也就是不用下車的點餐服務(wù)窗口吧?

Professor: Exactly! Why doesn't Doug want to use the drive-through?

因為他不想在車上吃東西，怕飲料會灑在車上。我也覺得，邊吃東西邊開車是很危險的。

Professor: That's true. I guess there are two ways eating fast food can kill you.

MC: 說得對! 吃太多快餐垃圾食品會把身體搞垮，如果邊開車邊吃還可能讓你出車禍!

Cashier: Welcome to McDonalds! May I take your order?

Doug: Yes, I'd like two hamburgers, a large Coke and a large fries.

Cashier: Do you want anything, mam?

Liz: No thanks, I'm on a diet.

Cashier: For here or to go?

Doug: For here.

Cashier: Alright, that will be 11 dollars and 50 cents.

Liz 說，she is on a diet, 正在節(jié)食，所以不吃這些高熱量的快餐。Doug 真應(yīng)該向 Liz 學(xué)學(xué)。

Professor: Yes, fast food has a lot of fat in it. But Winnie, does Doug want the food "for here" or "to go"?

MC: Doug 說for here, 也就是在餐廳里吃。如果說 "to go"，就是打包帶走的意思。

Professor: Yes. When you take food home from a restaurant, you can also say the food is for "take out." Now Doug and Liz are eating their food. Let's listen.

Doug: Do you want to eat my tomato? I don't like them. The only topping I like is ketchup.

Liz: Sure, I love tomatoes. They're a healthy food.

Doug: That's true. Are you sure you don't want anything?

Liz: Well I know the French fries are very unhealthy, but they look so good.

Doug: Come on Liz, try one. It won't kill you.

Liz: Well alright, I'll have just one.

Doug: Great! I'm going to get a refill of soda.

看來， Liz 的決心動搖了。雖然她一直在說快餐多沒營養(yǎng)，可是一看到Doug的薯條，也忍不住要吃上一根。

Professor: That's right. And did you hear what topping Doug likes, and which one he doesn't like?

MC: Doug 說, 在漢堡的所有佐料中，他只喜歡ketchup--番茄醬, 還說他不愛吃番茄。真奇怪，番茄醬不就是番茄做的嘛?

Professor: That's right. What does Doug say he is going to do at the end?

他說他要去refill他的飲料. Professor, refill, r-e-f-i-l-l, refill 就是續(xù)杯的意思吧?

Professor: Correct. When you go to a restaurant, you can ask the waiter, "Do you have free refills?"

嗯…這些碳酸飲料中的熱量已經(jīng)很高了，還要續(xù)杯?我看還是算了吧!

Professor: Now let's see what Doug says when he returns to the table.

Doug: Liz, where are all my fries? Did you eat them all?

Liz: I'm sorry, Doug. They were just so good! Once I started eating them, I couldn't stop.

Doug: Don't worry Liz. If I'm going to get really fat, you should get really fat too! We will look really cute together.

Liz: Wow, that is a really scary thought. I need to exercise right now!

啊? Liz 趁Doug不在，居然把他的薯條都吃了!不過，她顯然不想和Doug一起變成胖子，所以說要馬上去健身。不過首先，希望他們在超市能買些健康食品!

Professor: Well listen next time to find out!

A: 我就是這樣! Once I start eating french fries, I can never stop! 我一定會把一包都吃完!

B: Haha, well it's okay as long as you remember that eating fast food too often is not good for you either, girl....

A: 我可沒天天吃，不過有時候心情不好的時候，塞個漢堡，馬上覺得全身都溫暖有力了耶!

B: Hahah, totally! We all want comfort food on bad days! 下面的例子里，倒霉的Harry接著講他倒霉的一天，咱們一起去聽聽看!