流行美语 第 71 课

Michael 和李华现在在商店里买东西。李华会学到两个常用语： shades 和to get
turned down.

L: Michael, 你在看什么？
M: I really need a new pair of sunglasses. I sat on the old ones and crushed¹ them.
L: 你也真是的，怎么会坐在自己的太阳眼镜上呢！
M: (trying on a pair of sunglasses) Li Hua, what do you think? Do I look cool in these
shades?
L: 你把太阳眼镜叫做shades? 是s-h-a-d-e 这个词吗？那不是"树荫"的意思吗？
M: Shade used as plural² - shades, is just another word for sunglasses. It makes sense
because they shade your eyes from the sun.
L: 噢，shade 用作复数，就可以指"太阳眼镜"。对，太阳眼镜把阳光给挡住了。
这么说倒挺形象的。Yes, Michael, you look very "cool" in those "shades."
M: Thank you. Li Hua, You should try on this pair of shades. They would look pretty
on you.
L: 好啊，我来试试。倒是真好看，可惜太贵了。我可舍不得花这么多钱。
M: Yes, those shades are pretty expensive. Maybe they'll go on sale. I have to pay for
my shades now.
L: 对，我还是等它减价的时候再买吧。你决定买你这副了？可要小心哟，别再把
你的new shades 放在椅子上给坐坏了。
M: I will be careful. Hey, Li Hua, how about this pair of shades? They are light brown
instead of black.
L: 这副浅棕色的墨镜确实挺别致的，不过，我不太喜欢这个颜色。我想我还是等
下次挑一副黑色的shades 吧！
M: Okay, I think we need to get back to school. Don't you have a class this afternoon?
L: 就是啊，我下午有课，我们赶快回学校吧。
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L: Michael, 你看，那边走过来的不就是你喜欢的那个女生吗？你现在戴着新墨
镜，样子好酷啊。还不赶快跟她说句话？
M: No, I don't really feel like getting turned down. I'm sure she has a boyfriend
anyway.
L: 哎哟，你真是的！你怎么能肯定她已经有男朋友了呢？你说什么不想被turned
down？你是说，怕这个女孩的男朋友找你算帐，把你打翻在地呀？
M: No, no. "To get turned down" means³ to get rejected. I'm afraid of getting turned
down means I'm afraid of being rejected.
L: 原来，to get turned down 就是"遭到拒绝"的意思，也就是说，你想和她交往，
如果她不愿意，那你就是被turned down 了。你是怕遭到她的拒绝，让你下不了台
呀！
M: Exactly. Nobody likes to get turned down.
L: 我也知道，谁都不想被拒绝。可是，你怎么能肯定这个女生就一定会turn you
down 呢？你不试一试，永远也不知道她到底是不是真的会turn you down 啊！
M: You're right. My fear of getting turned down is making it difficult to find a
girlfriend. I suppose I'll survive even if she turns me down. Maybe I'll ask her out to
coffee next time I see her.
L: 就是啊，你老怕被拒绝，怎么能找到女朋友嘛！而且，即使被turned down, 也
没什么大不了的。Michael, 你要是戴着这副新买的墨镜，我肯定她不会turn you
down。
M: Are you sure she won't turn me down if I wear these shades?
L: 我肯定她不会拒绝你，可是，她要是已经有男朋友了，那我就不知道你这副新
买的shades 有多大威力了。
M: Ok, I'll make sure if she has a boyfriend before I ask her out.

今天李华学到两个常用语，一个是：shades, 相当于 sunglasses, 也就是"太阳眼镜
"、"墨镜"；另一个是：to get turned down, 意思是"遭到拒绝"。

1 crushed   

a.压碎的，倒碎的

参考例句：

• The car was completely crushed under the truck. 小轿车被卡车压得完全变形了。
• The box was crushed when the car ran over it. 汽车辗过箱子时把它给压碎了。

2 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。

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。