美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ)twenty-four seven / duh

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Michael和李華正在盡情享受這星期才開(kāi)始的假期。今天他們?nèi)⒓恿艘粋€(gè)音樂(lè)會(huì)。Michael教會(huì)李華兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：24-7和duh。

L: Michael，這音樂(lè)會(huì)真不錯(cuò)，就是太長(zhǎng)了。我啊快要餓死了！快去找個(gè)地方吃東西吧！

M: Alright. There's a cafe on the corner over there, I think it's open 24-7.

L: 對(duì)，前面就有家咖啡館。你說(shuō)那個(gè)cafe 24-7, 24-7是什么意思呀？

M: I said it's open 24-7. You know the number 24, and seven, right? 24-7 means it is open all the time.

L: 我知道了！就是說(shuō)一天二十四小時(shí)，一個(gè)星期七天它都開(kāi)門(mén)。對(duì)不對(duì)？

M: You've got it! In the U.S. a lot of small diners, convenience stores and gas stations are open 24-7.

L: 對(duì)，我看到一些小飯館，還有一些雜貨店還有加油站，他們都是二十四小時(shí)營(yíng)業(yè)的。Michael, 那24-7是不是只能用在商店哪？

M: Not at all! It can be used for anything. For instance, Li Hua, if you ever have an emergency, you can call me any time, 24-7.

L: 噢，24-7可以用在任何場(chǎng)合。你說(shuō)要是我遇到緊急情況，可以在任何時(shí)候打電話給你。Michael, 你真是太好了。不過(guò)，我想我可能會(huì)先打911。

M: Yeah, that's probably a better idea. 911 operates 24-7. Li Hua, can you use this phrase now?

L: 讓我想想。有了。期終考試前，我肯定很多人為了準(zhǔn)備考試，交報(bào)告晚上開(kāi)夜車(chē)，所以可以說(shuō)：Many students worked 24-7 before the finals. 對(duì)不對(duì)？

M: You're right. I was also up 24-7 studying and writing before the finals.

L: 那最后一個(gè)禮拜真夠嗆。現(xiàn)在總算輕松了。

M: That's right! Woo Hoo! Hey, after we eat, let's go dancing somewhere.

L: Michael，你還沒(méi)有玩夠呀！

M: Now that we are on vacation, I'm ready to party 24-7!

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L: Michael，這飯館開(kāi)門(mén)嗎？

M: Well, duh, Li Hua! The lights are on and there are people inside. What do you think?

L: 你說(shuō)什么？ Duh? 那是罵人的意思嗎？

M: No, I didn't say anything bad! All I said was "duh". When someone says something that you think is very obvious, or asks you a stupid question, you can say "duh".

L: Duh！ 也就是說(shuō)我剛才問(wèn)這個(gè)飯館有沒(méi)有開(kāi)門(mén)是個(gè)傻問(wèn)題，所以你就說(shuō)：duh！就像是我們中文里說(shuō)的“廢話”！Michael, 他們這里有咖啡嗎？

M: Duh, Li Hua. Of course they have coffee here. Practically every restaurant in the States has coffee.

L: Michael, 我只不過(guò)隨便問(wèn)一句，你就又來(lái)duh, duh, duh...真討厭！

M: Oooh! Sounds like you are getting a little grumpy, Li Hua. I guess you are pretty tired, huh?

L: Duh, Michael! 現(xiàn)在都已經(jīng)半夜一點(diǎn)半了，你還問(wèn)我累不累？我才該對(duì)你說(shuō)“duh"!

M: Ok, Ok, calm down. I'll just get a coffee to go, and give you a ride home. It sounds like you need some sleep.

L: Duh! 我當(dāng)然想睡覺(jué)了！不過(guò)，買(mǎi)了咖啡在路上喝，然后你開(kāi)車(chē)送我回家。這倒是個(gè)好主意。

M: I see you are not the kind of person who like to party 24-7!

L: Duh! 我悃成這樣，你看我是個(gè)喜歡整天整夜party的人嗎？

李華今天學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)，一個(gè)是：24-7，意思是一天二十四小時(shí)，一周七天都工作，或者是成天成夜地干什么事。另一個(gè)是：duh, 意思是：廢話，當(dāng)然咯。