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第五部 第十一课: shades , to get turned down
- Michael 和李华现在在商店裡买东西．李华会学到两个常用语： shades 和 to get turned down.
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- 哎，Michael, 你在看什麼啊？
- Hmm, I really need a new pair of sunglasses. I sat on the old ones and crushed them.
- 唉！你也真是的，怎麼会坐在自己的太阳眼镜上呢！
- (trying on a pair of sunglasses) Li Hua, what do you think? Do I look cool in these shades?
- 疑？你把太阳眼镜叫做 shades？是 s-h-a-d-e 这个词吗？那不是 「树荫」 的意思吗？
- Shade used as plural - shades, is just another word for sunglasses. It makes sense because they shade your eyes from the sun.
- 哦～，shade 用作复数，就可以指 「太阳眼镜」．对喔，太阳眼镜把阳光给挡住了．这麼说啊倒挺形象的． Yes, Michael, you look very "cool" in those "shades."
- Thank you. Li Hua, You should try on this pair of shades. They would look pretty on you.
- 好啊，我来试试．嗯，倒是真好看，喔，可惜太贵了，我可捨不得花这麼多钱。
- Yes, those shades are pretty expensive. Maybe they'll go on sale. I have to pay for my shades now.
- 对，我还是等它减价的时候再买吧．哎，那你决定买你这副了啊？可要小心哦，别再把你的 new shades 放在椅子上给坐坏了。
- I will be careful. Hey, Li Hua, how about this pair of shades? They are light brown instead of black.
- 哼嗯，这副浅棕色的墨镜确实挺别緻的喔．不过，我不太喜欢这个顏色哎，我想我还是等下次挑一副黑色的 shades 吧！
- Okay, I think we need to get back to school. Don't you have a class this afternoon?
- 哎，就是喔，我下午有课，我们赶快回学校吧。
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- 哎，Michael, 你看，那边走过来的不就是你喜欢的那个女孩儿吗？你啊现在戴着新墨镜，样子好酷啊，还不赶快啊跟她说句话？
- No, I don't really feel like getting turned down. I'm sure she has a boyfriend anyway.
- 哎哟，你真是的！你怎麼能肯定她已经有男朋友了呢？你说什麼不想被 turned down？你是说，怕这个女孩的男朋友找你算帐，把你打翻在地呀？
- No, no. "To get turned down" means to get rejected. I'm afraid of getting turned down means I'm afraid of being rejected.
- 哦～，原来， to get turned down 就是 「遭到拒绝」 的意思，也就是说，你想和她交往，如果她不愿意，那你就是被 turned down 了．你是怕遭到她的拒绝，让你下不了台呀！
- Exactly. Nobody likes to get turned down.
- 我也知道，谁都不想被拒绝啊．可是，你怎麼能肯定这个女生就一定会 turn you down 呢？你不试一试，永远也不知道她到底是不是真的会 turn you down 啊！
- Hmm, You're right. My fear of getting turned down is making it difficult to find a girlfriend. I suppose I'll survive even if she turns me down. Maybe I'll ask her out to coffee next time I see her.
- 就是啊，你老怕被拒绝，怎麼能找到女朋友嘛！而且，即使被 turned down 了，也没什麼大不了的啊． Michael, 你啊要是戴着这副新买的墨镜，我肯定她不会 turn you down。
- Are you sure she won't turn me down if I wear these shades?
- 我肯定啊，她不会拒绝你的．可是，她要是已经有男朋友了，那我就不知道你这副新买的 shades 有多大威力了。
- Ok, I'll make sure to find out if she has a boyfriend before I ask her out.
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- 今天李华学到两个常用语，一个是： shades，相当於 sunglasses，也就是「太阳眼镜、墨镜」；另一个是： to get turned down，意思是「遭到拒绝」。
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