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1、流行美語(yǔ)第194課:一竅不通-(韋博分享)流行美語(yǔ)第194課:一竅不通-(韋博分享)Larry剛剛給自己的公寓貼了新的墻紙,可是他覺(jué)得效果很不理想。李華今天會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ):diddlysquat和rubitin。LL:Today,LiHua,IdiscoveredthatIdon'tknowdiddlysquataboutputtingupwallpaper.LH:什么?diddlysquat?聽(tīng)你的意思,你好象是說(shuō)你對(duì)貼墻紙什么也不懂,是嗎?LL:That'sright.Idon'tknowdiddlysquatmeans
2、Idon'tknowanything.LH:噢,Don'tknowdiddlysquat就是什么也不懂,一竅不通。LL:Right.WhenIwaswallpaperingmyapartment,Ididn'tgetthepiecesperfectlystraightbeforeIputthemon,andnowthepatterndoesn'tlineup.LH:我也對(duì)貼墻紙一竅不通。不過(guò),貼之前好象總得把墻紙弄直了。否則,墻紙的花樣怎么對(duì)得起來(lái)呢!LL:Yeah,butitishardertodothanyoumightt
3、hink.Ireallyneededtoreadinstructionsinahow-tobookbeforeIstarted,butIdidn'tdodiddlysquattoprepare.LH:原來(lái)你什么準(zhǔn)備都沒(méi)有做就開(kāi)始貼墻紙呀!美國(guó)有很多關(guān)于如何裝修房屋的書(shū),你什么沒(méi)看就動(dòng)手啦?你膽子也夠大的。得了,你來(lái)幫我點(diǎn)忙,分散一下注意力,心情就會(huì)好一些。好嗎?LL:Sure,howcanIhelp?LH:我昨天買(mǎi)了一個(gè)新的電腦硬盤(pán),可我在這方面什么也不懂,Idon'tknowdiddlysquataboutcomputer。
4、你來(lái)幫我裝一下,好嗎?LL:Youarejustlikemymom,LiHua.Shedoesn'tknowdiddlysquataboutcomputerseither─butIamhappytohelpout.WhenshouldIcomeby?LH:Larry,你能幫我裝上,那太好了。午飯以后可以過(guò)來(lái)嗎?LL:OK,I'lldothat.ButmaybeyoucancomehelpmeremovethewallpaperIputup.LH:幫你撕墻紙,Idon'tknowdiddlysquataboutthat!讓我看看
5、再說(shuō)吧。******LH:Oh,Larry,這墻紙還真是沒(méi)對(duì)齊。LL:Yeah,Iknow.Pleasedon'trubitin.LH:不要抹進(jìn)去?我們不是要把墻紙撕下來(lái)嗎?LL:No,no.By"rubitin",Ididn'tmeanrubthewallpaperintothewall.ImeantthatIalreadyknowthewallpaperdoesn'tlineup,soyoudon'tneedtotellmeagainandmakemefeelworse.LH:我明白了,rubitin的意思是在傷口上抹鹽,
6、令人更難堪。墻紙沒(méi)貼好,你已經(jīng)很難過(guò)了,我又提起這件事,就是rubitin-讓你更難受,對(duì)嗎?LL:Yeah,especiallywhenitissomethingyouarenothappyabout."Rubbingitin"justmakesapersonfeelworse.LH:Rubitin,只會(huì)讓人更難過(guò),所以我們的朋友Rick撞車之后,你并沒(méi)有對(duì)他說(shuō),"你怎么這么不小心",因?yàn)槟悴幌胱屗y堪。LL:Right,Ididn'twantRicktofeelevenworseabouthiscar.LH:上個(gè)星期考試
7、,我考得好,你考得不好,我說(shuō),"你本來(lái)就該好好復(fù)習(xí)嘛"。這又是rubbingitin,往傷口上抹鹽,對(duì)不對(duì)?LL:Exactly.LH:可是我只是想對(duì)朋友提出忠告,并沒(méi)有抹鹽的意思。LL:Iknowyoudidn'tmeantorubitin,LiHua.Well,let'sgoseewhatwecandoaboutyourharddrive.LH:Great.好吧,去看看我的電腦吧。LL:Youarereallyluckythatwearefriends!Imean,youdon'tknowdiddlysquataboutc
8、omputers.You'dneverbeabletoinstalltheharddrivewithoutme.LH:我知道我對(duì)電腦一竅不通,你就別往傷口上抹鹽了。Youdon'thavetorubitin!今天李華學(xué)到了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是don'tknowdiddlysqu