英语PK台 第32期:微信红包抢翻天(2)

 Dialogue:

XiaoGao: Hey! JingJing! This vacation sure seemed long, I haven’tseen you in forever! How did the Spring Festival go?

小高：嘿！京晶！这个假期真够长的，好久不见了，春节过得好吗？

JingJing:Really well.I ate lots of good food and had a great time getting together with my family. Itwas so relaxing. I haven’t had enough yet!

京晶：非常不错，吃吃喝喝，和家人团圆，太舒服了，我还没过够呢！

XiaoGao:Haha!You look so happy, I bet you racked upa lot of New Year’s money.

小高：哈哈！看你这么开心，一定也收了不少压岁钱吧？

JingJing: New Year’smoney? Don’t bring that up! Eversince I started working, I haven’t gotten any. Not only that, every Spring Festival I have to give to other peoplelike my nieces and nephews, grandmaand grandpa, old and young, it doesn’t matter, I have to give to all of them!

京晶：压岁钱？别提了！自从我工作以后，就再也收不到了，不仅如此，每年春节都得往外给。什么侄子，侄女，爷爷，奶奶，老老小小都得给！

XiaoGao:Oh?You have to give away that much? So how much money did you give?

小高：啊？你要给这么多？那你给出了多少钱？

JingJing: About 10,000or so! You tell me, you think I canstill feel happy about all of this? My heart’s broken!

京晶：差不多有1万元左右吧！你看我还高兴得起来吗？我那个心疼哟！

XiaoGao: Isn’t giving ared envelope all about bringing good luck? This year I sent some red envelopesthrough wechat online. My friends, classmates, and teachers all got a redenvelope and I only spent 100 RMB altogether.Everyone was so happy!

小高：给红包不就是个求平安吉祥的意义吗？我今年在网上发微信红包，朋友，同学，老师都拿到了我的红包，一共才花了100元，大家都玩得特别开心！

JingJing: Haha, Ialso got one of your red envelopes worth 13.2 RMB. These red envelopes fromwechat are great, even the handsome rich guys and gorgeous¹ girls are in full swing trying to get a few bucks².

京晶：哈哈，我也抢到你的红包了，人民币13块2，这个微信红包太好玩儿了，就连高富帅白富美都为了那几块钱抢得热火朝天！

XiaoGao: Hahaha, ohyeah! My wechat group had an owner of a company who woke up every night at twoin the morning so he could grab³ a red envelope. He got 28.5 RMB in three days,I almost laughed myself to death!

小高：哈哈哈，可不是嘛！我那个微信群里有个非常有钱的大老板每天晚上2点起床等着抢红包，三天一共抢了28.5元，我都快笑死了！

JingJing: In order forme to get and send red envelopes, even my cellphone account was opened, I wouldwait every day to get my cash! Haha! Howabout this, since I got the 13.2 RMB, I’ll treat you to some gaifan!

京晶：为了抢红包发红包，我连手机账户都开通了，每天等着提现金呢！哈哈！这样吧，我赚了你13.2,今天我请你吃盖饭啦！

XiaoGao:Well,I can’t argue with that! Let’s go!

小高：那我就不客气了哟！走着！

New words for dialogue :

Haven’t [done something] in forever =haven’t [done something] in a verylong time

Rack up = to accumulate (slang)

Don’t bring that up=别提了！

Not only that = 不仅如此

Niece = 侄女

Nephew = 侄子

…or so = 左右, used in estimation

Altogether = 一共

infull swing=来劲地~做某事

A few bucks = 几块钱

How about this = 这样吧

I can’t argue with that! =那我就不客气了

1 gorgeous   

adj.华丽的，灿烂的，美丽的，宜人的，棒的

参考例句：

• The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。
• What a gorgeous day it is today!今天天气多好啊！

2 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。