VOA流行美語 Unit 83: SHOOT / SHOT

VOA流行美語 Unit 83: SHOOT / SHOT

Michael和李華剛在外面吃完晚飯。李華會學到兩個常用語：shoot和shot。

L: 嗨，這頓飯吃得真不錯。Michael, 快付帳，我們走吧。這次該你付了吧？

M: Yeah yeah, I know. I'll just charge it to my credit card.... oh shoot! I forgot my wallet!

L: 你忘了帶錢包？沒有信用卡你就要shoot. Shoot不是開槍嗎？

M: I said "Oh shoot!". If you say "shoot" loudly and suddenly, it's a way to express alarm or disappointment. If you say it slowly, and with a low tone of voice, it shows disgust or indifference.

L: 噢，shoot在這裏不是開槍的意思呀？你說，突然大聲地說shoot，就表示驚嚇或者是失望。如果是低聲地說，那就表示討厭或者是不在乎。Michael, 你先給我舉個大聲說的例子吧。

M: Well, if I close my car door and realize that I just locked my keys inside, I might yell "Aw, shoot!"

L: 關了車門才發現車鑰匙給鎖在車裏了，那是很煩人的，在中文裏我們就會說：啊呀，真糟糕！那Michael, 可不可以再給我舉一個低聲說的例子呢？

M: If someone tells me a story about a scar on their little finger, I might say "Shoot, that's nothing. Look at this big scar on my back."

L: 你的意思是，如果小手指上一個疤跟你背上的大疤比算不了什麼。在中文裏我們是說：嗨，那算什麼！ 對了，Michael, 這個shoot是不是罵人的話？

M: (slowly) Li Hua, the word "shoot" isn't vulgar! Actually, it's a word people use when they want to avoid cursing. A little kid could say it, and no one would care.

L: 噢，shoot是心裏很火，可是又不想罵人的時候說的。所以不是什麼難聽的話。得了，你忘了錢包，那看來只能我來付錢了！Oh shoot! I don't believe it. 我也沒帶信用卡。那我們怎麼辦哪？

M: (slowly) Shoot, it's nothing to worry about， Li Hua. My house is close by. I can walk home and get my wallet.

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L: Michael, 你怎麼那麼快就回來了？

M: (panting) I ran as fast as I could. (pants some more) Boy, am I shot!

L: 你從家裏跑來的！ 你那麼緊張幹什麼呀！ 對了，你剛纔說：I am shot! 在路上有人對你開槍，所以你才跑那麼快啊？

M: What? No, of course not! "To be shot" means to have no energy, to feel weak and tired. I really tired myself out running so fast: I'm really shot now!

L: 噢，to be shot是累了，覺得沒勁的意思。哎喲，你跑那麼快當然會累咯。對不起，本來我也可以走回家去拿信用卡的，可是我昨晚只睡了五個小時，所以我今天也感到很累 - so I'm shot too.

M: I used to stay up late studying too, and sometimes I'd be so shot that I'd fall asleep in class.

L: 我也跟你一樣，老是開夜車唸書，結果上課的時候悃得打瞌睡。以前在國內唸書的時候好象都沒有這麼緊張呢！

M: (slowly) Shoot, Li Hua. If you feel that way, you might as well stay in China.

L: 哼，要是我這麼想，我就最好呆在中國！你說這話是什麼意思呀！那你老覺得累，你乾脆呆在家裏算了。

M: Shoot! Don't be mad! I was just kidding.

L: Shoot, 我也是跟你開玩笑嘛。

李華學到了兩個常用語，一個是shoot，這是一個驚歎詞，表示討厭，失望或者是煩惱，也就是有的時候心裏不高興，但是又不想用髒話罵人的時候用的詞。李華還學到了to be shot，這是很累的意思。