第26讲：来电用英语怎么说？
Jessica在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是Lulu要问的：来电。
JESSICA: Lulu, I heard you went on a couple blind dates. How did they go? Lulu: 没错! 我是去见了几个。给你看照片，在我手机里呢。
JESSICA: Wow, 这个真帅! 长得像王立宏! Did you guys hit it off? 你们谈得来么？ Lulu: 这个长得是不错，可是，我跟他就是不来电! We don't have electricity!
JESSICA: Haha, Lulu，You should use the word \ Lulu: Chemistry? 化学？ 也对，不都说爱情是一种化学反应嘛! 说俩人“没感觉，不来电”，就是There's no chemistry!
JESSICA: That's right. Now let's look at the next guy. (wait for a while) Hmm, this one... How old is he? I bet he's over 40!
Lulu: 哈哈，这个是挺老的，可是我觉得我们俩挺来电的。We have chemistry! JESSICA: Really? You saw sparks flying around?
Lulu: Spark? 我知道，s-p-a-r-k, spark，是火花，你说 “sparks flying around”，就是“火花乱飞，瞬间来电”，是不是？
JESSICA: Yes. For example, the first time my boyfriend and I kissed, I saw sparks! Lulu: 这么说，There are definitely sparks between us!
JESSICA: That's great! So you are seeing this, er, mature guy, aren't you? Lulu: Am I seeing him? 我看他？
JESSICA: Actually, to see someone means to date someone.
Lulu: 哦, to see someone就是和某人交往。我正在和他交往，就是I'm seeing him. JESSICA: Correct. 不过，I think this guy is a bit too old for you. Lulu: 我就喜欢成熟的! 年龄不是问题!
JESSICA: Well, if you say so. Now I see why people say \ Lulu: Love is blind? 爱情是盲目的？
JESSICA: 对啊! Anyway, I wish you good luck! Let's see what you've learned today! Lulu: 第一，来电可以用chemistry 或者sparks 第二，和某人交往是to see someone
第27讲：抠门用英语怎么说？
Donny在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是Jimmy要问的：抠门。
Donny: Nice suit, Jimmy! You clean up nicely. Jimmy: 怎么样？我收拾收拾也挺帅吧! Donny: You're going to a business dinner?
JIMMY: 对，我和一个朋友想作生意，要和投资人谈谈。可我那朋友特抠门，上次见投资人时去的麦当劳，还AA制! 对了，抠门怎么说？He's cheap?
Donny: Yes, you could say that. You could also say he's a cheapskate. c-h-e-a-p-s-k-a-t-e, cheapskate. JIMMY: Cheapskate，抠门的人。My friend was such a cheapskate!
Donny:Yeah! I can't believe that investor's still interested in working with you after your partner was being so tightfisted!
JIMMY: 哎？ 你说 tightfisted? tight是“紧”的意思，fist是拳头，所以tightfisted就是手紧，舍不得花钱喽？ Donny: Correct.
JIMMY: 还好，My tightfisted partner changed his mind. 我那吝啬的朋友想通了，今天，我们要请投资人吃顿大餐!
Donny: That's nice. But don't act like spendthrifts. Spendthrift is spelled s-p-e-n-d-t-h-r-i-f-t. It refers to people who spend money like crazy.
JIMMY: 哦! spendthrift 指花钱无度，大手大脚的人。我原来有个室友，He was totally a spendthrift! 他女朋友多得数不过来，每个都向他要特贵的礼物。
Donny: That's a textbook case of a spendthrift attracting gold diggers! JIMMY: Gold digger?
Donny: Yes. It refers to a woman whose primary interest in a relationship is material benefits. JIMMY: 哦，那就是拜金女呗!
Donny: That's right! Let's see what you've learned today!
JIMMY: 第一，抠门可以说 tightfisted, 小气鬼则是 cheapskate 第二，大手大脚花钱的人是 spendthrift 第三，拜金女是 gold digger.
第28讲：火爆脾气用英语怎么说？
Donny在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是Jimmy要问的：火爆脾气。
Donny: Jimmy, 瞧瞧你的熊猫眼!
JIMMY: 哼!这都要怪对门宿舍的一个疯子。夜里不睡觉在楼道里唱歌! 害得我一宿没法睡! Donny: Dude, that sucks!
Jimmy: Donny, 你今天可别惹我，我这一肚子火恐怕得点火就着! I'm easy to burn! Donny: Easy to burn? Jimmy, I have to say, you've got a talent for making up English phrases. JIMMY: 好，那你说，“火爆脾气”在美语里怎么说？
Donny: You say I have a short fuse. fuse is spelled f-u-s-e. To say someone has a short fuse is to say he or she has a bad temper.
JIMMY: fuse是导火线的意思，a short fuse，很短的导火线，那还真是“一点就着”， 所以have a short fuse就是形容脾气差。
Donny: That's correct. If I were you, I'd go give that guy who sings in the middle of the night a piece of my mind!
JIMMY: give him a piece of your mind?
Donny: Yes! You can also tell him off, 都是“骂他一顿”的意思。
JIMMY: Actually, I was about to rush out of the door and tell him off, but my dorm mates stopped me. Donny: Why?
JIMMY: 我室友们说，这人平时挺好的，最近失恋了，靠夜里唱歌来疗伤，让我别往心里去。 Donny: Your dorm mates are so nice not to take it personally. JIMMY: take it personally? 就是往心里去，计较，对么？
Donny: Exactly. For example, your boss has a short fuse and often yells at people when they make minor mistakes......
JIMMY: 哎，我来猜猜! 你说，老板脾气火爆，人家犯个小错他就大嚷大叫。那...If he gives me a piece of his mind for something minor, 同事们就会说\对不对？ Donny: Bingo! Let's see what you've learned today!
JIMMY: 第一，火爆脾气是have a short fuse; 第二，口头教训别人是 give someone a piece of my mind, 或者tell someone off ; 第三，别往心里去是Don't take it personally.
第29讲：拗口用英语怎么说？
DONNY 在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是吴琼要问的：拗口。 DONNY: 吴琼，What's up?
WQ: 我表姐要生宝宝了，发动全家给孩子起名儿呢，这不，我翻翻字典，找点灵感。 DONNY: Interesting! 我也来出主意! WQ: 孩子姓唐，你说叫什么好？ DONNY: 唐？嗯...唐 - 老 - 鸭。 WQ: 啊？!
DONNY: Haha! I'm sorry, Wu Qiong. I know this is a terrible name, but when you mentioned the word \唐”， the name rolled right off my tongue.
WQ: Rolled right off your tongue? 从舌头上滚下来？我明白了，就是顺口，脱口而出。你一听到“唐”字，顺口就说出了唐老鸭。 那...如果不顺口，也就是拗口，该怎么说呢？
DONNY: You can say it's a tongue twister. Tongue is spelled t-o-n-g-u-e, and twister, t-w-i-s-t-e-r. WQ: 哦，tongue twister， 就是说起来拗口的东西! This name is a tongue twister 这个名字真难念。 DONNY: 没错! Wu Qiong, you know the luxury car brand \ WQ: Mercedes-Benz? 就是奔驰嘛!
DONNY: Right. The Chinese translation 奔驰 rolls right off the tongue. However, if we call the brand 梅赛德斯•本兹， to me , that's a tongue twister! It's like I'm tripping over my own tongue when I try to say it.
WQ: Trip over your own tongue? 我知道 t-r-i-p, trip 是摔倒的意思，所以 trip over one's own tongue 就是打磕巴，吃螺丝吧？ DONNY: Absolutely!
WQ: DONNY, We need to find a good name for this baby. We don't want people to trip over their own tongues when they say the baby's name!
DONNY: Of course, but first let's see what you've learned today! WQ: 第一，顺口叫 to roll right off the tongue 第二，拗口的东西则是 a tongue twister
第三，打磕巴，吃螺丝，叫 to trip over one's own tongue。
第30讲：宰人用英语怎么说？
Jessica在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是方方要问的：宰人。
JESSICA: 方方，Your new cell phone is so cool!
FF: 那是，这可是最新型的智能手机! JESSICA: 这手机很贵吧？ FF: 商店里卖5000块呢! JESSICA:啊？ That price gives me sticker shock.
FF: sticker shock? sticker, s-t-i-c-k-e-r, sticker, 是商品的价签，shock表示吃惊，sticker shock就是说看到价签上的价格，被吓到了，对不对？ JESSICA: That's correct.
FF: 说起来，那天我去商场里买手机，When I saw the price, I got major sticker shock. 那价格让我大跌眼睛。这么贵，纯属宰人! 对了，“宰人”在美语里怎么说呢？
JESSICA: We use the word \rip-off\
FF: This is a rip-off, 这是宰人价! JESSICA: You can also say rip someone off.
FF: Rip someone off？我明白，就是“冲某人要高价，宰人一刀”。那我要是说“我被人宰了”，就是 I was ripped off，对不对？
JESSICA: Exactly! Fangfang, Don't you think you were kinda ripped off ? This phone is really pricey! FF: There's no way I got ripped off! 这手机是网上买的，才1000块! Jessica: Wow! That's a really good deal!
FF: 那是! 哎？怎么回事？手机怎么不动了？Jessica 你看看，what's wrong with my phone? Jessica: Let me see ....The phone is dead. It's broken. FF: 啊？坏了？我，我昨天才买的!
Jessica: It seems like you bought a shoddy phone. Shoddy is spelled s-h-o-d-d-y. If something is of poor quality, you say it's shoddy.
FF: Shoddy 就是形容质量低劣。嘿! 气死我了! 买了个劣质品。 Jessica: You know what they say, Fang Fang, you got what you paid for. FF: You got what you paid for? 便宜没好货! Jessica, 你损我是吧？ Jessica: 哈哈，别生气了。Let's see what you've learned today!
FF: 第一，宰人是rip-off, 当动词是rip someone off; 第二，形容价格高可以说 something gives me sticker shock, 第三，形容质量低劣可以用shoddy.