美語會話 255 他真是一個黑痞

Wen:I've never met anyone like Clyde before.

Nikki:He's such a buppie-a black yuppie. Black people come in all shapes and sizes. Just check out the party. [opens the door]

Wen:Wow! There are so many different people here. I expected mostly athletes and rappers.

Nikki:You'll find some of those here, too. But not if you don't shake it up! There's an African saying, “If you can talk, you can sing! If you can walk, you can dance!”

Wen:Then I'll just shut up and sit down!

athlete (n.)

運動員

A: What do you want to be when you grow up?

你長大后想要成為什么?

B: I want to be a star athlete.

我要當明星運動員。

shake it up

(黑人用語)跳舞

Get your booty on the floor and shake it up.

過來舞池這邊跳舞吧。

buppie (n.)

黑人雅痞。這個字是由black yuppie兩字合成而來。yuppie (n.) 雅痞

Are buppies worse than yuppies?

黑人雅痞比雅痞還糟嗎?

rapper (n.)

饒舌歌手

A: Who are your favorite rappers?

你最喜歡的饒舌歌手是誰?

B: I like Spearhead and the Beastie Boys.

我喜歡矛頭跟《野獸男孩》。

saying (n.)

諺語，格言

Do you agree with the saying, "I hope to die before I get old"?

你同意諺語「我希望在老去前死去」?

妮琪和小雯動身前往派對

小雯： 我從未認識像克萊德那樣的人。

妮琪： 他真是一個黑痞──黑人雅痞。什么樣的黑人都有。光看這個派對就知道了。(打開門)

小雯： 哇!這里有各式各樣的人。我原以為都是運動員或是饒舌歌手。

妮琪： 你在這里是會遇到一些。但如果你什么舞都不跳，就啥都碰不到了。有句非洲諺語，「你會說話，就可以唱歌!你能走路，就可以跳舞!」

小雯： 那我閉嘴坐在一旁就好