英语PK台 第222期:暗恋吃醋怎么破?(2)

 Dialogue 2

Xiao Gao: Hey, get this,I heard Bob is getting expelled from school. I'm so happy!

小高：嘿，好消息，我听说鲍勃要被学校开除了，我太高兴了。

Jingjing: What did he do to get the boot?

京晶：他做了什么要让学校开除了？

Xiao Gao: I heard he pulled a prank¹ on the school principal, he was really ticked!

小高：我听说他给校长搞了一个恶作剧，校长很生气，后果很严重。

Jingjing: Now's your window of opportunity, go talk to Jennifer before another jock gets a hold of her.

京晶：那现在就是你的机会来了，快去找珍妮弗表白吧，赶在她没被另一个校队运动员抢走之前。

Xiao Gao: What if she thinks I'm ugly?

小高：那她要是觉得我长得丑怎么办？

Jingjing: Oh, Xiao Gao, I'm sure she'll love your swagger.

京晶：哦，小高，我肯定她会喜欢你的范儿的。

Xiao Gao: I hope so, wish me luck!

小高：我希望是吧，祝我好运！

Jingjing: Good luck!

京晶：祝你好运！

习语短语

1. get this = 快听听这个消息，我有个难以置信的好消息要告诉你

2. expel = 开除

3. the boot =（名词）开除，除名（用于工作或学校）

4. pull a prank = 搞了一个恶作剧

5. ticked = 生气

6. window of opportunity = 希望之窗，指某人做某件事的一个短暂的时机

7. jock = 学校校队的运动员，他们在美国高中和高校里是非常受欢迎的热门人物

8. swagger = 范儿

1 prank   

n.开玩笑，恶作剧；v.装饰；打扮；炫耀自己

参考例句：

• It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧。
• The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.系主任正在惩罚那些恶作剧的男学生。