网络课堂之美语思维第8课(Vamp主讲)

笔记：part 1

Dialogue

A从B（Karen）黝黑的皮肤上猜测她一定去晒太阳了。而A却在图书馆里渡过了周末。

A: Hey, Karen. Look like ⑴you got some sun this weekend.

B: (2)Yeah? I guess so. I spent the weekend at beach.

A: That's great. Where did you stay?

B: Some friends of my parents live out there, and they invited me there.

A: ⑶So, what did you do ⑷out there? I mean besides ⑸bask in the sun, obviously.

B: I ⑹jogged ⑺up and down the beach and played volleyball. You know I never realized how hard it is to run on sand. I couldn’t ⑻get through a whole game before I had to sit down.

A: Not to mention cooler. Did you go swimming?

B: I wanted to, but the water is too cold, and I just wetted in up to my knees.

A: It all sounds so relaxing. I wish I could get away to the beach like that.

B: It looks like you could use it. ⑼Don't tell me you spent the weekend in the library again.

⑴You got some sun：美国习语，意思是“你被太阳晒黑了”，美语的这种表达方式有点象汉语中的“老头晒太阳”。

⑵Yeah? ：声调往上挑，表示怀疑，相当于说“真的？”。

⑶So：重读，音调向下，表示后面还有话。

⑷out there：意思是“那儿”。这和语法是不一致的，但它却增加了口语中的明确范围感。在口语中，there前面还可以加in, around, up和down。

⑸bask in the sun：美国习语，意思是“晒太阳”，注意：介词是in，而不是under。因为宇宙中没有“下”，而“in”表达在阳光里的感觉。

⑹jog：意思是“慢跑”，与run的区别在

后者更加职业化，前者是随意性的。多

数美国人都是jogger。

⑺up and down the beach：这个词组不要翻成“在海滩上上下下地…”，而是“来来往往”的意思。

⑻get through：意思是“完成”。Through在口语中用的很多，本意是“从头到未来一遍”，在不同的场合可以翻成不同的意思，如：go through life翻成“经历生活”。

⑼Don't tell me：美语惯用法，意思相当于“I can't believe it”。

思维解析:

Don't tell me you spent the weekend in the library again.

这句话体现出中美在生活理念上的差异性。一个人整天把时间都花在读书上时，美国人会认为“you are sick”。美国人的价值观是“work hard and play hard”。

Dialogue

Kathleen在网上结识了一个朋友，她在和Joe谈论这个网友的情况，Joe其实就是那个网友，但他假装不知…

Kathleen: ⑴What?

Joe: What happened with that ⑵guy at the ⑶café?

Kathleen: Nothing.

Joe: ⑷But you're crazy about him?

Kathleen: ⑸Yes, I am.

Joe: Why don't you ⑹run off with him? What are you waiting for?

Kathleen: I don't actually know him.

Joe: Really?

Kathleen: I only know him through the... you are not gonna believe this.

Joe: Oh, let me guess. Through the ⑺internet?

Kathleen: Yes.

Joe: Hmm. “ You've got mail.”

⑴What? ：这里表示没听清楚，声音向里收，发[з]的音

⑵guy：意思相当于“person”、“man”等，男女都可以用，有些同学担心该词有贬义，其实没有贬义，是个中性词。

⑶café：意思是“咖啡馆”。该词是西班牙语，由于美国的西班牙人和拉丁人很多，美语中出现了许多西班牙的外来语，如：amigo（朋友）、 macho（猛男）、 bingo（一种赌博游戏）等。

⑷But you’re crazy about him? ：口语中的问句不一定要提前助动词，但一定要用升调，即：But you’re crazy about him? ↗

⑸Yes, I AM：I AM的重读表示十分肯定的语气。

⑹run off：意思是“不停的干某事”。

⑺Internet：意思是“互联网”，有一个类似的词 “intranet” 是“局域网”的意思。

思维解析:

从整段来看，Joe虽然没有直接告诉Kathleen他就是她的internet partner，但我们还是可以从“what happened with that guy at the café?”、“but you're crazy about him?”和“why don't you run off with him? What are you waiting for?”这些问话中感受到他问话的直接性，因为这些都是Kathleen的隐私。通常问别人的隐私是不礼貌的，但Joe对Kathleen十分在意，所以就频繁地询问她对internet partner的看法，这表明一个人对另一个人有意思了。

part 2：

第二部分 Dialogue Practice
Directions: Try to put yourself in a real situation and figure out the best choice to keep the conversation going appropriately. Then work with your partner to put more taste into the conversation. Be as real as possible.

语汇和句型的模版都掌握了，现在需要你大显身手，和你的partner独立完成四个精彩的日常交流，逐渐达到美语的自如运用。Note：场景不同，分寸迥异。
1. You and your partner just meet each other in this party, introduced by another friend. You try to greet each other and begin chatting.
2. You two haven't seen each other for a long time. On Saturday afternoon, you are on the street and come upon each other. You are both very surprised and begin from here.
3. You are coming to an office building for a job interview. You are a bit nervous. When you see your interviewer coming into the lift. When the door closes, you try to make a good impression on him by greeting him.
4. Your partner just wins a horse race and is walking out of the game excited. You see him and go ahead to talk to him.