流行美语 (Popular American) 245

Larry和李华周末在国家公园野营。李华今天要学两个常用语，rough it和creep someone out。

LL: I just love camping, Li Hua. Isn't it great to be roughing it?

LH: "Roughing it"那是什么意思呀？ 听起来好像挺恐怖的。

LL: To rough it means to do without the comforts of civilization.

LH: 噢，rough it就是在艰苦条件下生活的意思。

LL: Right. Here we are camping out in the woods instead of staying in a hotel.

LH：我们没去住旅馆，而是在野外宿营，所以你说这是在rough it. 可是我们有帐篷、有灯笼、还有睡袋，应该挺舒服的。

LL: You know, Li Hua, I really enjoy roughing it. I love to breathe in the fresh outdoor smells and enjoying looking at nature instead of watching TV.

LH: 就是啊，这里空气真新鲜，天好像都比城里蓝。

LL: But there are some people who don't enjoy roughing it. My dad loves camping, but my mother really doesn't.

LH: 你妈妈为什么不喜欢野营？

LL: She really enjoys her comforts. She doesn't like to be too hot or too cold.

LH: 外出野营确实没有在家里舒适。我小时候在中国根本从来没有野营过。我父母都不喜欢rough it.

LL: While some people don't like to rough it, there are times when you have to. Do you remember the big hurricane we had last year?

LH: 当然记得。那场大风刮断了电线，害得我们停电一星期，只好因陋就简，用蜡烛照明，用煤气炉烧饭。

LL: Even though we were in our houses, we had to rough it a little until the power came back on.

LH: Larry, 这儿的洗手间在哪？

LL: Well, you know, Li Hua, we ARE roughing it.

LH: 不会连洗手间都没有吧！那你刚才...

LL: Ha ha, just kidding, Li Hua. There is a restroom down the path over there. I may like to rough it, but there is no way I am going to a campground without a bathroom!

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(Owl¹ sounds, other night sounds)

LL: What is that sound, Li Hua?! It is really creeping me out, and I can't sleep.

LH: Larry, 不过是只猫头鹰而已。别担心，猫头鹰是不会爬到你身上来的。

LL: Even though "creep" does mean to crawl slowly along the ground like a worm or a caterpillar², that isn't what I meant by "creep out."

LH: 那你说creep out里面的creep不是爬的意思？那是什么意思啊？

LL: When I said it crept me out, I meant the sound of the owl was bothering me or disturbing me so I couldn't sleep. Actually, it was making me a little scared.

LH: 没想到你这样的大男人也会害怕一只猫头鹰。

LL: Come on, Li Hua. You've got to admit it is a little scary being out in the woods all by ourselves. Aren't you a little crept out, too?

LH: 说实话，我也有点儿怕。对不起, Larry我不该笑话你。

LL: What is creeping you out, Li Hua?

LH: 我倒是不害怕猫头鹰的叫声，可是一想到可能会有蜘蛛和虫子在我睡袋里爬来爬去，我就浑身上下不自在。

LL: Well, we are in the woods, and there are lots of spiders and bugs³ in the woods. Now that you mention it, spiders creep me out, too. We'll never get to sleep.

LH: 那要不咱俩儿说点儿别的，没准注意力一转移，就不会去想那些吓人的事了。

LL: When I was young and went camping with my friends, we always told ghost stories to each other. We had a lot of fun creeping each other out.

LH: 什么，讲鬼故事？Larry! 不许吓唬我！我们现在是要设法不去想那些吓人的事，不是creep each other out!

LL: I guess you are right, Li Hua...

(Snoring sounds)

LL：Hey, did you hear that? I heard another strange noise that is really creeping me out.

LH: 别闹了。那是我在打呼噜呢！我不行了，快睡吧！

今天李华学到了两个常用语.一个是rough it, 意思是在艰苦的条件下生活。另一个是creep someone out, 意思是让人毛骨耸然。
 

1 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

2 caterpillar   

n.毛虫，蝴蝶的幼虫

参考例句：

• A butterfly is produced by metamorphosis from a caterpillar.蝴蝶是由毛虫脱胎变成的。
• A caterpillar must pass through the cocoon stage to become a butterfly.毛毛虫必须经过茧的阶段才能变成蝴蝶。

3 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》