流行美語 第204課

Larry最近去约塞美蒂国家公园度假。他正在告诉李华旅游的情况。李华会学到两个常用语：blown away和bone head。

LL: Yosemite was fantastic. You really should go sometime, Li Hua. I know you would be completely blown away by the scenery.

LH: 你是说那儿的风很大，会把我吹走呀？我本来倒是很想去，可是要是会被吹走的话，那不是太危险了嘛？

LL: No, no. By "blown away" I mean you would be astounded¹. When something blows you away, it amazes² you.

LH: 噢，blown away 在这里指的是感到惊异，吃惊。对了，我看到过约塞美蒂国家公园的照片。照片上的风景就让我惊叹不已了。

LL: But being there in person is so much more amazing. You won't believe how high some of the waterfalls are; when you go, it will blow you away!

LH: 身临其境那当然更好了。我是听说了那儿的瀑布从很高的山上流下来，非常惊人。其实你知道吗，Larry，中国也有许多有名的山脉。下回你去中国一定要去黄山玩。那里的景色也会让你惊叹不已！

LL: I am sure I will be blown away. I've heard friends who have been to Huang Shan and talk about it, and it does sound amazing.

LH: 对，很多美国人都去黄山玩过，他们都觉得很美。对了，Larry，你去约塞美蒂有没有照相哪？

LL: I sure do. Before I left, my uncle came by and gave me a new camera to take with me to Yosemite. I was blown away by his generosity³.

LH: 你叔叔那么好呀！知道你要出去玩还特地送你一个新的照相机呀！他这么慷慨，人人都会感到惊异，而且还会让人羡慕你呐。

LL: Yes, sometimes when someone does something unexpectedly⁴ nice, it really blows you away.

LH: 对，象我刚到美国的时候没有汽车，有的人开车带我去买菜，然后告诉我到什么地方该怎么走。我没有想到人们会对我这么好，真是让我感到又感动，又惊讶呢。

LL: You know, the scenery was beautiful, but I was also blown away by the number of tourists at Yosemite.

LH: 那有什么奇怪的？放暑假嘛，旅游的人当然多了！

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LL: Li Hua，I was also blown away by some of the stupid things people would do in the park!

LH: 那不奇怪，在哪儿都有人做一些不得体的事。你看见有些人做什么啦？

LL: Well, there was one guy who was feeding the deer. What a bone head!

LH: 给鹿吃东西？公园里一般都不让大家给动物吃东西。你说bone head，你是指那头鹿头上有骨头？谁头上没有骨头呀？

LL: No, I mean the guy who fed the deer was a bone head. A bone head is someone who has no brains and does something really stupid.

LH: 嗯，bone head就是没有脑筋的人，所以你是指那些给鹿吃东西的人没有脑子。对了，我听说鹿应该在他们所在的栖息地自己找东西吃。

LL: Yes, there are thousands of tourists who come to Yosemite every day. If everyone fed them, the deer would probably get fat and sick!

LH: 还有那些随地扔东西的人也很讨厌，他们也都是bone-headed。

LL: Exactly. Not picking up your trash just spoils⁵ the view for others and is bad for the environment.

LH: 就是嘛，到处扔垃圾不但会影响公园的景色，而且也有害与保护环境。也许他们是因为没有扔垃圾的口袋？

LL: That still seems like a bone-headed excuse to me. You can carry your trash until you find a park trash can or bring it with you to your car.

LH: 你说我没有脑筋才会问这样的问题？我看你才没脑筋呐！把垃圾拿在手里，等到看见垃圾筒再扔？或者把垃圾带回到你汽车里？什么馊主意呀！

LL：I wonder why don't parks give out trash bags to everyone who comes into the park, Li Hua, Do you think that would prevent littering?

LH: Larry，这才是个好主意呐！ 公园应该给每个来公园玩的人发一个垃圾袋，这样人们就不会随地扔东西了。

LL：In fact, there are some parks in the U.S. that do that.

LH: 有的公园已经这样做了，那别的公园也应该这样做。

LL：So, I had a good idea! I guess that means you don't think I'm a bone head!

LH：对，这个主意很好，所以你不是一个bone head.

今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是blown away，意思是惊叹，惊奇。另一个常用语是bone head，意思是没有脑筋的人。
 

1 astounded   

v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词)；愕然；愕；惊讶

参考例句：

• His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
• How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话？我感到大为震惊。

2 amazes   

使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Your knowledge amazes me. 你丰富的知识令我吃惊。
• The power that amazes, We look, but never will see? 为什么这种令人惊异的力量我们看到了却永不会明白？

3 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

4 unexpectedly   

adv.未料到地，意外地；竟；居然；骤然

参考例句：

• The volcano unexpectedly blew up early in the morning. 火山一早突然爆发了。
• I had just put the dinner on when Jim walked in unexpectedly. 我刚把晚饭摆上桌，吉姆突然走进来。

5 spoils   

n.战利品，赃物v.变质( spoil的第三人称单数 )；损坏；毁掉；破坏

参考例句：

• There are some spoils of war in his hands. 在他的手里有些战利品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The thief escaped with his spoils. 这个小偷带着赃物逃走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》