世博英语脱口秀【21】我能喝5瓶啤酒

会话原文
英文解释
中文解释

Normally I can hold about 5 beers or so.(一般我能喝5瓶啤酒的样子)

Tina宿醉不醒,却只喝了3瓶啤酒,不知是什么原因,没法工作,只好打车回家了。

Tony: Hey, Tina, you’d better shape up if you want to get the job done.
Tina: Perhaps I should go home and get some rest.
Tony: You know, you passed out after three beers. I am just surprised you are still hung over from last night.
Tina: I am confused too. Normally I can hold about 5 beers or so. Maybe there’s something wrong with the beer?
Tony: No idea. Well, go home, but don’t drive.
Tina: Ok, I’ll take a taxi. See ya.

中文翻译

托尼:嗨,蒂娜, 如果你想做完这些工作的话就得利索点。
蒂娜:我或许应该回家好好休息一下。
托尼:你知道你昨晚喝了三杯啤酒就倒下了,到现在你居然还没缓过劲来。
蒂娜:我也觉得奇怪。通常我能喝5杯左右的,会不会问题出在这啤酒上?
托尼:不知道呀,得,回家吧,别开车哟。
蒂娜:好吧。我叫辆车。回见。

必备字词

必备字词

shape up 振作起来,好好表现
Shape up or ship out.
要么好好干,要么彻底放弃。

pass out 醉倒
He was too excited to control himself. He passed out within 10 minutes.
他太激动了,无法控制自己。10分钟就醉倒了。

hang over宿醉不醒
Almost everyone in this dorm is hung over Saturday morning.
星期六上午这个宿舍几乎所有人都宿醉未醒。

hold v. 能喝而不醉
I never did hold my liquor very well.
我白酒从来不能多喝。

每日一句

每日一句

You’d better shape up if you want to get the job done.
要想做工作,你就得振作起来。

A: Tell him to shape up. I don’t have all day.
B: Sure. Just give him a few more minutes.

A: 告诉他抓紧了,我可没时间等他。
B: 好的,就再多给他几分钟时间吧。

世博英语原创课程

Lesson 21: Can You Come to the Party?

Speaking

Pronunciation

Conversation

Anna: Hi there! Washington, D.C. has some great coffee shops. My favorite is this one — Busboys & Poets.
Anna: Actually it’s more than a coffee shop. It’s also a bookstore, a restaurant and a theater!
Anna: Marsha and I love coming here.
Marsha: Hey, Anna, my friend is having a party on Saturday. Can you come with me?
Anna: Sorry, I can’t come with you. I have to get my driver’s license.
Marsha: Will you be busy all day?
Anna: I don’t know. First, I have to take a test on the computer. Then I have to take a test in the car.
Marsha: But you have to take the test during the day, don’t you?
Anna: Yes.
Marsha: The party is at night.
Anna: Oh. Then I can come with you to the party on Saturday night.
Marsha: Great! I have to help my friend with the party. Can you help me?
Anna: Sure. That sounds like fun.
Marsha: Everyone has to bring something or do something. You can bring food, or you can perform.
Anna: Really, I can perform?
Marsha: You can! Can you?
Anna: Yes! I can recite poetry. (Anna is in a club reciting a poem)

  • A poem –
    Light dark
    Light dark
    Darkness
    Dark
    Marsha: In this country, nobody recites poetry at parties. Um … can you do anything else?
    Anna: Hmm, yes. I can do a card trick. (Anna is doing a card trick)
    Your card is the 10 of diamonds! No?
    Pick a card. Any card.
    Here, just pick this one.
    Great!
    Marsha: Anna, maybe you can just bring food.
    Anna: No, I can’t cook. And I really want to perform. You know, there is one thing I can do. (Anna plays a song on the ukulele and sings)
    Trouble in mind. I’m blue…
    But I won’t be blue always
    The sun’s gonna shine in my back door some day.*
    Marsha: That’s it! You can sing at the party. Now, I have to go shopping for food.
    Anna: Can I help? I’m not busy right now.
    Marsha: Sure, let’s go!
    Anna: We have to go. I have to help Marsha shop. And I have to practice my song! Trouble in mind. I’m blue…
    Anna: Until next time!
    *The song Trouble in Mind was written by jazz pianist Richard M. Jones.

Lesson 20: What Can You Do?

Speaking

Pronunciation

Conversation

Anna: Hi, there! Washington, D.C. is a great place to work. Many people here work in government and politics. But there are many other jobs. You can work at a hospital; a university. You can work in a coffee shop. Wait a minute, I think I see a friend of mine. Pete? Is that you?
Pete: Hi, Anna.
Anna: You look different. Your beard … is really big.
Pete: You don’t like it, do you?
Anna: No, no. You just look … different.
(To server) Thank you. So, what’s wrong? You look sad.
Pete: I don’t have a job.
Anna: Sorry, I can’t hear you.
Pete: I do not have a job!
Anna: Oh. I’m sorry to hear that, Pete.
Pete: I don’t have a skill.
Anna: Everyone has a skill. You need to find yours.
Pete: I don’t know, Anna.
Anna: Pete, I am good at asking questions. Let me ask you some.
Pete: Really, Anna? Can you help me?
Anna: Yes, I can. Let me help.
Pete: Sure, Anna. Maybe you can help.
Anna: Can you write code?
Pete: Sure, c-o-l-d. How is this going to help?
Anna: No, not “cold.” Code; you know, for making phone apps, or websites. You can make tons of money writing code.
Pete: Tons of money? But I can’t code.
Anna: Next question. Can you drive?
Pete: Do you mean drive a race car? It’s really hard to be a race car driver. First, you need a race car …
Anna: No, I mean drive a taxi or drive a bus.
Pete: No, I always fall asleep when I drive.
Anna: Oh, that’s not good. Next question. Can you teach? You can be a teacher in a school.
Pete: No, I cannot teach.
Anna: Can you cook? You can be a chef in a restaurant.
Pete: No, I can’t code! I can’t teach! I can’t cook! Anna, I can’t do anything. This is sad. I’m gonna write about my feelings in my blog.
Anna: You write a blog?
Pete: Yeah, I write a blog.
Anna: How many followers do you have?
Pete: I don’t know … 59,538.
Anna: Pete, that’s a lot of followers! You can make money writing!
Pete: Writing is easy. Everyone can write.
Anna: Not everyone can write well. You can be a writer!
Pete: I can be a writer. I can be a writer! I can be a writer! Thanks, Anna.
Marsha: Hi, Pete. Hi, Anna.
Pete: Hi, Marsha. Excuse me, I have to go.
Marsha: Where are you going?
Pete: I’m going to be a writer!
Marsha: Good luck, Pete!
(To Anna) He does know that it’s not easy to be a writer, doesn’t he?
Anna: There are many different jobs you can have in Washington, D.C. Pete wants to be a writer. I wish him luck. Lots of luck. Until next time!