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2026.04.02 08:57
第九部 第七课: big shot , bent out of shape
- 李华和 Larry 正在讨论是不是要去听有关中国歷史的演讲．今天李华会学到两个常用语： big shot 和 bent out of shape.
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- Hey Li Hua! Are you going to the guest lecture this evening? Some big shot Harvard professor is going to speak tonight.
- 你说今天晚上来演讲的教授是什麼？ big shot？ 什麼是 big shot？
- I said he is a big shot. A big shot is an important or influential person.
- 哦～， Big shot 是指一个很重要、很有影响力的人．那不就是我们中文裡说的「大人物」嘛．哎，哈佛大学的教授就是大人物， big shot 呀？
- Actually, this guy is a big shot because he's an American who lived in China for thirty years after the revolution, and got to know some of the leaders of China personally.
- 哦～，他在中国住了 30 年，还认识一些中国的领导人啊．听起来倒挺像大人物的喔．疑？那他為什麼要到我们学校来呢？
- Well, the president of our university and some other big shots from the city government are good friends of his. They invited him to come here and give a lecture.
- 原来，他和我们校长还有市政府的官员都是好朋友啊．嗯，我很想去听听他的演讲喔．对了， Larry，你听说 Jack 找到一份新工作了吗？
- Oh yeah, I heard that he's working for a big shot lawyer now. I'm really happy to see him doing so well after graduation.
- 嗯，我希望那家大律师事务所能好好待他．有时候，為这些大人物工作啊，未必是件好差事儿。
- Yeah, I guess so. Still, it's better to work for a big shot lawyer than to be a waiter at a coffee house. A lot of us history majors end up doing jobs like that after graduation.
- 话是不错，给大律师工作啊总比在咖啡馆当服务员好．可是，歷史专业的毕业生也不见得都到餐馆去当服务员啊．我将来啊就要争取成為一个有名的教授， a big shot professor!
- That's good to hear. Just be sure you don't forget about me after you become a big shot!
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- 嘿！Larry，昨晚我去听演讲，怎麼没看见你啊？那位教授讲得很有意思哎！
- Well, that's good to hear. I couldn't make it because some idiot crashed his car into mine last night on the way over here. I'm still pretty bent out of shape about it.
- 什麼啊！你昨晚出车祸啦？ Bent out of shape? 你是不是受伤了？
- I'm fine! (chuckles) I said I am bent out of shape. That means I am very angry and upset about the accident last night, even though it wasn't very serious.
- 哦～，原来你是為了车子被撞而生气． Bent out of shape 就是生气、发火的意思．嗨，没受伤就好，车子坏了有保险公司，别生气囉？
- But I'm bent out of shape because the other guy was really rude. I had the right of way at a stop sign, but he drove through the intersection first and bumped into my car. Then he started yelling at me for not letting him go first!
- 喝！，他不守交通规则，抢先过马路撞上你的车，还对你大声嚷嚷？怪不得你要气坏了呢！
- That guy is an idiot! Otherwise, I wouldn't get so bent out of shape. Let's talk about something else. What about the lecture?
- 对！别谈这事儿了．昨晚啊那个演讲我觉得很有意思哎，不过，在那位教授讲完要离开会场的时候，有一群学生对他大吼大叫的，好像是不同意他的某个观点。
- Did the guy get all bent out of shape about it?
- 没有哎，那位教授没生气，他也没理会那些学生．后来大家都离开会场了。
- Well, that's good. If someone gets bent out of shape about different opinions, it usually means he's narrow-minded.
- 所以囉， Larry，儘管撞你车的人不讲道理，你也不要小心眼，為这事儿生气嘛。
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- 今天李华学到了两个常用语，第一个是： big shot，是形容「很重要、有影响力的大人物」．另一个常用语是： bent out of shape，意思是「很生气」。
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