流行美语 第 35 课

昨天晚上Michael 和一个老同学一起出去玩，两个人都喝得酩酊大醉。现在李华
来找他一起去看一个新的艺术展览。李华会学到两个常用语：wasted 和 to get a
kick out of something。

L: 嗨，Michael，快走吧，该去看展览了！
M: Give me a moment, Li Hua. Last night a friend and I went out to a bar and got
wasted, so I don't feel very good right now.
L: Got wasted? 你说你们浪费了好多钱呀？
M: No, Li Hua, when I say we got wasted I mean we got very very drunk¹.
L: 噢，你们到酒吧去了。你说的wasted 意思是喝酒喝得酩酊大醉，不是指浪费。
M: We were so wasted that we couldn't even stand up straight.
L: 你们真是要命，喝得站都站不直。干吗要喝那么多呢？这么喝对你身体不好的。
M: I know. My best friend from high school came to visit, and we usually get wasted
when we meet.
L: 中学时的好朋友来看你，一高兴就喝多了，这我可以理解。在中国，老同学见
面的时候，我们总是会开个party，往往喝好多酒，可是我们不见得会醉到象你这
种程度。
M: Ugh. It always seems like a lot of fun when I get completely² wasted, but the next
day, I regret it.
L: 是啊，喝得大醉的时候觉得很好玩，到第二天你就后悔了。得了，你得换换衣
服，吃点东西。我们得早点去，否则人会太多了。
M: Eat something? Are you kidding? I can't even open my eyes without feeling sick.
L: 哟，你睁开眼睛就想吐呀？那是不能吃东西。Michael，幸好今天是星期六，
否则你整天就不能上课，什么事也做不了。
M: Yes, I'm in graduate school, and I can't afford to miss too many classes.
L: 研究生要缺太多课可不是开玩笑的。得了，我看你还是先洗一个澡，再喝点茶，
这样可能会好些。
M: Okay, I'll try.
L: Michael，你觉得怎么样，好点吗？快，我们走吧！
M: Li Hua, don't speak so loudly. I still have a headache. I think you get a kick out of
watching me suffer.
L: 你说什么？你想踢我？
M: No, I said you get a kick out of watching me suffer. That means³, you enjoy
watching me suffer.
L: 噢，to get a kick out of something 意思就是为了什么事感到很开心。这个kick
跟踢球的kick 是同一个字吗？
M: That's right.
L: 我干吗看见你难受我就高兴呢？你是自作自受！
M: I know, I know...you're a good friend. You get a kick out of helping⁴ people, not
watching them suffer.
L: 这你说得还象样，我才不愿意看见别人难受，我很高兴帮助别人。帮助象你这
样的美国学生学中文我就很高兴。
M: I'm so useless. I only get a kick out of doing stupid things, like getting wasted or
watching old cartoons.
L: 偶然喝醉一次，看看老的卡通片也不能说自己没有用嘛。你看到你的学生英语
有进步，不也让你很高兴吗？
M: Yes, I guess I do get a kick out of watching my students learn.
L: Michael, 走吧！ 嗨，看完展览要不要再去喝个酩酊大醉呀？
M: Arrrgh! Li Hua, you really do get a kick out of tormenting⁵ me. I'll never get wasted
for the rest of my life. I promise.
L: 我只是开个玩笑而已。不过，我倒是希望你这辈子再也不要喝那么多酒了！

别看Michael 昨晚喝醉了，今天还晕乎乎的。可是他教了李华两个很有用的常用
语，一个是：wasted，那是指喝得大醉；另一个是：to get a kick out of something，
那就是为某件事感到很高兴。这次的[流行美语]就到此结束，下次节目再见。

1 drunk   

adj.醉酒的；(喻)陶醉的；n.酗酒者，醉汉

参考例句：

• People who drives when they are drunk should be heavily penalised.醉酒驾车的人应受重罚。
• She found him drunk when she came home at night.她晚上回家时，经常发现他醉醺醺的。

2 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 tormenting   

使痛苦的，使苦恼的

参考例句：

• He took too much pleasure in tormenting an ugly monster called Caliban. 他喜欢一味捉弄一个名叫凯列班的丑妖怪。
• The children were scolded for tormenting animals. 孩子们因折磨动物而受到责骂。