VOA流行美語 Unit 305:我願意&特別貴

李華打電話給Larry，問他想不想一起去看棒球比賽。今天我們要學兩個常用語：I'm down和sky-high.

LL: Hello?

LH: Hi, Larry!

LL: Hi Li Hua, how are you doing?

LH: 我挺好的，你呢？忙不忙？

LL: I'm also pretty good. I just finished up my project at work and my boss seemed really impressed.

LH: 恭喜你！我們得好好慶祝一下。一起去看棒球賽怎麼樣？

LL: I'm down.

LH: You are down? 你心情不好嗎？你不是剛完成了手裏的項目，而且老闆特別滿意嗎？Why are you down?

LL: Well you're right in that sometimes down can be used to mean sad, but in this case, "I'm down,"means I would like to go along with that plan.

LH: 那你剛纔說I am down. 意思是願意跟我一起去看棒球賽嘍？

LL: That's exactly right, Li Hua. Now which game would you like to go see?

LH: 都可以。I am down for anything. 最近哪個隊來華盛頓？

LL: Well I've got the schedule for the Washington Nationals here. It looks like on Tuesday they are playing the New York Mets, and on Thursday they are playing against Philadelphia and Saturday they are playing against the LA Dodgers.

LH: 我無所謂。I would be down for going to see any of those games. 不過，如果讓我選，我更願意週末去。

LL: I am down for the weekend game as well. You never know how late it might run, and I can sleep in on Sunday.

LH: 那就一言爲定，我們去看星期六那一場。

LL: Li Hua, would you be down for getting dinner before the game with me?

LH: 好啊！咱們先吃點兒東西，比賽可能會到很晚才結束呢。

LL: That's probably a good idea. You never know how long the game could last.

LH: 比賽幾點開始？

LL: According to this schedule, the game starts at 7:00. So maybe we can meet around 5:30 and get some food then?

LH: I'm down for that.

LH: 星期六因爲有比賽，路上特別塞車。

LL: I'm sorry Li Hua, I don't think we will be able to make it to both the restaurant and the game on time.

LH: 沒關係，Larry。說實話，我這是第一次去看棒球賽，其實特別想嚐嚐賽場裏賣的各種好吃的東西：熱狗、爆米花什麼的，real American ball-park food.

LL: Yes it is definitely a very American experience, though the prices on food in the stadium are sky-high.

LH: Sky-high? 比天還高？那是什麼意思啊？

LL: Li Hua, sky-high just means that the prices are very expensive.

LH: 哦，我明白了，就是中文裏說的天價。也是，我發現，在美國，電影院、遊樂場裏賣的食物起碼要比外面貴三倍，看來球場也是一樣。反正他們知道你餓了就一定要買吃的，所以就可以漫天要價。難怪the food prices are sky-high.

LL: That is exactly right! Do you know where we are sitting in the stadium?

LH: 大約在中間部位。我本來想買最下面的好位子，結果發現the ticket prices were sky-high.

LL: Yes, tickets can be very expensive, especially on a Saturday night.

LH: WOW, Larry，怎麼這麼多人！

LL: I'll say, I bet their ticket revenue from tonight is sky-high.

LH: 他們今天晚上一定能賺很多錢。這麼多人，也不知道咱倆能不能找到座位。

LL: I don't think it will be a problem. The location is printed right on the ticket.

LH: Larry, 你新換了工作，薪水可是sky-high, 請我吃熱狗怎麼樣？

LL: Haha, my income is not quite sky-high, but sure, I'll buy you something to eat.

LH: 謝謝。你這個項目做得這麼漂亮，老闆會不會給你發獎金？

LL: The hope for the marketing campaign looks like it will bring in sky-high profits for the company, so maybe in a few months I will be given a raise.

LH: 這兒的東西這麼貴，你不會心疼吧？

LL: Well the prices may be sky-high but I would rather pay a lot than starve in the stadium.

LH: Fair enough. Alright, here we are!

今天李華學了兩個常用語。一個是I'm down意思是我願意。另一個是sky-high，意思是特別貴。