VOA流行美語 Unit 381:魅力四射&鬍子茬子

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今天Larry和李華一起去參加哈利波特的電影首映會。Li Hua非常喜歡飾演哈利波特的丹尼爾.拉德克利夫，興奮不已。Li Hua會學到兩個常用語：glam和five o'clock shadow.

LH:今天能見到丹尼爾拉德克利夫耶! 我的白馬王子!!

LL:WOW. Lihua, you must be really excited to meet Harry Potter in person.

LH:那當然，他簡直是太帥了...

(The cast of Harry Potter walk out)

LL:Oh look, it's the cast! They sure lookglam!

LH:Glam是什麼意思啊? 聽起來好像glamorous.

LL:You're absolutely correct! Glam means glamorous. It describes someone wearing fashionable clothing and make-up, especially when done excessively.

LH:所以glam就是魅力四射的意思。那你又說尤其是用在過度打扮的人身上，這麼說這個詞有負面的意思嘍?

LL:Not at all.Glam, like glamorous, is used to describe people who dress up in a way that they really stand out, but stand out in a good way. It is often used to describe celebrities.

LH:原來如此。Glam是用來形容打扮華麗的人，而不是過度打扮的人，所以形容明星最合適！那太好了，我一定要學起來，等會告訴丹尼爾。

LL:I'm sure Daniel Radcliffe will be very happy to hear it.

LH:Larry, you're such aglamtoday!

LL:Uh, thank you? Why are you saying it to me? I'm only wearing jeans and a t-shirt.

LH:我只是想練習一下！免得等會搞砸了。哎，我這麼說對嗎？

LL:Well, you said "you're such a glam today". Which means you used the word glam as a noun. However, it is an adjective, just like the original word, glamorous. So you would have to say, "you're so glam today".

LH:我明白了，glam是形容詞，所以我剛應該說"you're so glam today"，而不是"you're such a glam today."

LL:Yup, that's right.

(The actors are slowly walking towards Larry and Li Hua's direction)

LH:會看，那不是哈利嘛！哈利！哈利！

LL: down Lihua. Are you sure that's Harry? I didn't know Harry has a five o'clock shadow.

LH:你在說什麼呀！我說演哈利的丹尼爾來了，又沒問你時間...而且現在才三點，別搗亂。

LL:No, I mean he has a beard. Afive o'clock shadowis facial stubble, it sometimes describes a man's beard at the end of the day.

LH:啊？原來five o'clock shadow是指鬍子，就是男生一天下來，到下午五點就會長出來的一點點鬍子, 所以人們就用five o'clock shadow來形容男生臉上的鬍子茬子。

LL:Yes. That is correct. After a day's work, many men will have a noticeable growth of facial hair. Since most people finish work around five o'clock, it's called a five o'clock shadow.

LH:啊，Larry, you have a five o'clock shadow too! 你今天早上沒有刮鬍子吧?

LL:No I don't. Do I? (try to distract Lihua) Look! Harry's getting closer, don't you want to take pictures?

LH:唉呀！差點忘了。我的照相機...在...這！

(Li Hua zooms in to take a picture of Harry)

LH:他真有 a five o'clock shadow 耶... 不過還是好帥！

LL:Ai, Li Hua. I didn't know you were so attracted to glam celebrities.

LH:Not all theglamcelebrities. 只有哈利！

LL:But he has afive o'clock shadow. Didn't you say that you can't stand men who have a beard.

LH:你是說他今天留鬍子，所以我不應該喜歡嗎！可是，他連留鬍子都這麼好看！哈利，哈利！！啊不對，丹尼爾！我都緊張得語無倫次了。

LL:Hey, practice using what you just learned! And tell him how handsome he is.

LH:Harry! You have afive o'clock shadow!!

(People turn around to stare at Li Hua)