英语PK台 第217期:手机控的科技瘾:必追新款

 Dialogue 1

Xiao Gao: Hey, Jingjing, what have you been up to lately?

小高：嗨，京晶，最近忙什么呢？

Jingjing: Nothing much,just surfing the net and writing my blog.

京晶：没忙什么，就是上上网写写博客。

Xiao Gao: How do you find the time to do that? I thought you were as busy as a beaver¹.

小高：你哪有那么多时间做那些事？我还以为你忙得不可开交呢！

Jingjing: I am busy! My new phone lets me go online and even write my blog.

京晶：我是很忙。我忙着用我的新手机上网还有写博客。

Xiao Gao: Really? That's tight! I bet your new phone gave you a run for your money.

小高：你的新手机功能不错啊。我猜花了你不少钱吧？

Jingjing: I'll admit, it wasn't cheap, but I'm a sucker for gadgets². I LOVE my new phone, it's a step up from my old phone. You should really consider buying one.

京晶：我承认确实不便宜，但是我是高科技设备的忠实粉丝。我太爱我的新手机了，它比我的老手机好太多了。你真的应该考虑买一部。

Xiao Gao: I don't know…I'm not sure I want to fork up that kind of money.

小高：我不知道，我不确定我想花那么多钱买手机。

Jingjing: Oh, come on! You really need to jump on the band wagon³! Everyone I know has one.

京晶：别犹豫了，你真的应该赶上潮流，我认识的每个人都在用新一代手机。

Xiao Gao: Hey, are you giving me peer pressure?

小高：嘿，你是在给我施加同辈压力吗？

Jingjing: No, I'm just messing with you. Anyways, I have to go now, I'll catch you later.

京晶：没有，我只是在逗你玩儿呢。无论如何我现在得走了，回头见。

Xiao Gao: Later.

小高：回头见。

习语短语

1. surf the net = 浏览网络；上网

2. Blog = 博客

3. As busy as a beaver. = 非常忙碌(像海狸一样忙碌) 。

4. tight = cool 太好了

5. give someone a run for theirmoney = 花了某人不少钱

6. I'll admit. = 我承认。

7. a sucker for （something） = 禁不住……的诱惑；是……的粉丝

8. gadgets = 高科技设备

9. a step up = 是……升级版；比……好

10. fork up （something） = 交出；放弃

11. jump on the band wagon =赶潮流,赶浪头

12. peer pressure =同辈压力

13. I'm just messing with you.= 我只是开玩笑。

14. I'll catch you later. = 回头见。

15. later = 再见

1 beaver   

n.海狸，河狸

参考例句：

• The hat is made of beaver.这顶帽子是海狸毛皮制的。
• A beaver is an animals with big front teeth.海狸是一种长着大门牙的动物。

2 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

3 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

• We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
• The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。