VOA流行美語 Unit 210:grub和hustle

Larry和李華一起出去買東西， Larry說他肚子餓了。李華會學到兩個常用語：grub和hustle。

LL: Li Hua, I am so hungry. We need to find some grub quick.

LH: 你怎麼又餓了？你想吃什麼？Grub？ Grub是什麼？

LL: Grub is food, and right now I need to get some grub; otherwise, I am going to start eating the shoes I bought.

LH: 原來Grub就是食物。你也太過分了， 你再餓也不至於吃你剛買的鞋子啊。 你要是真的啃鞋子， 我就要給精神病醫院打電話了。

LL: Oh, I see a place up ahead called Ranchero. They've got pretty good grub there.

LH: 我也看見了那家叫Ranchero的餐館。你說他們的飯菜很好， 真的嗎？這家飯館是什麼風味的呀？

LL: It is a Mexican restaurant. Mexican food is some of my favorite grub.

LH: 你喜歡吃墨西哥飯？ 我怎麼不知道。 對不起，我可不喜歡吃墨西哥飯。我們能不能去別的餐館呢？

LL: Well, I am pretty hungry. But I suppose we can spend a little more time looking for a place with grub we both like.

LH: 對，找個我們倆都喜歡吃的地方。這附近有個叫漢宮的中餐館，他們的菜很好吃。我們去漢宮，怎麼樣？

LL: Actually, a friend told me that the grub at China Garden is not so good. It isn't very authentic...

LH: 漢宮的中國飯不地道？你聽誰說的呀？我覺得還是不錯的，當然不能算是第一流的。

LL: But another friend said that the grub at China Garden was much better than he thought.

LH: 每個人的口味不一樣嘛。有的人覺得不正宗，這個朋友又覺得比他想象的更好。我看，你呀， 這麼餓就別挑剔了。有什麼就吃什麼吧！

LL：You're right. I guess at this point I am so hungry I can't be too picky.

LH：說實話，Larry，哪兒的菜都比不上我媽媽做的。

LL：Of course, the grub you get at any restaurant is never as good as home cooking. Come on, Li Hua, let's go to China Garden.

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LL: We better hustle, Li Hua!

LH: Hustle ？那不是一種跳舞的步伐嗎？你想去跳舞？

LL: The hustle *was* a dance popular in the U.S. in the 1970s. But I'm not talking about old dance moves. I mean we better hurry.

LH: 我明白了， 你的意思是我們要趕快，hustle跟70年代流行的舞步毫無關係。可是我們要付了賬纔可以走啊。這位服務生的動作怎麼這麼慢呢。

LL: You are right， he isn't very fast, is he? We need to let him know we need to hustle.

LH: 好， 你去告訴他我們需要趕緊走。我呢，去用一下洗手間。

LL: But you have to hustle right back, Li Hua; otherwise, we won't make the bus.

LH: 你放心，我馬上就回來。我知道我們要趕六點的汽車呢，晚了就趕不上了。

LL：No, Li Hua, I think we need to hustle out of here right now. Otherwise we won't be able to make it.

LH: 有那麼緊張嗎？ 現在不走就趕不上車啦？

LL：Yes, I'll just leave the money on the table. Let's go!

LH: Larry, 好主意，把錢放在桌子上， 可別忘了給小費。

LL: Yes, I have included the tip。

(sound of opening the door and running)

LL: Oh, no, Li Hua! There is the bus. We aren't going to make it!

LH: 跑得我都氣喘不上來了，結果還是沒有趕上。真倒黴。Larry，你要是真有急事的話，我們就去坐出租車吧。

LL: That's a good idea, Li Hua.

LH: 對了，Larry，你這麼急着回家，到底有什麼事呀？

LL: The season finale of my favorite TV show is on at eight P.M.. I really can't miss it.

LH: 原來你要在八點前趕回去看你愛看的電視劇！我的天啊， 我還以爲你有什麼急事呢。

今天李華學到了兩個常用語。一個是grub，意思是食物。還有一個是hustle，意思是趕快。