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2026.04.02 10:45
第十部 第九课: bite the dust , funky
- 李华到 Larry 住的地方去送一本书，发现鱼缸裡的金鱼不见了．今天李华会学到两个常用语： bite the dust 和 funky.
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- 疑？， Larry，你的金鱼到哪儿去了？
- Oh, he bit the dust yesterday. I found him floating in the tank. I'm really bummed out about it.
- 你的金鱼怎麼啦？ Bit the dust? Bit 是 bite 的过去式．意思是「咬」；那 dust 是「尘土」的意思．咬尘土？哦～，你是说你的鱼死啦？
- That's right! That fish was a few years old, so I think he might have just died of old age.
- 那只鱼在你这儿好几年啦？怪不得你显得闷闷不乐的！ Larry，那～要不要我陪你再去买一条金鱼啊？
- I'm thinking about going to buy a new fish today, but I want to clean out the tank first. I don't want the new fish to bite the dust, too.
- 没错，买新的鱼以前最好把鱼缸打扫乾净，不然啊，新的鱼也可能会死掉的。
- It's possible. I really don't want to take any chances.
- 对，一条鱼啊价钱也不便宜呢，可别冒风险．对了， Larry，你知道吗？ John 的奶奶几天前去世了，那我是不是能说： She bit the dust the other day。
- Wait a second, Li Hua, I don't think you want to say that your friend's grandma bit the dust. It's not very polite or respectful.
- 哦～， bite the dust 这个说法用在人的身上啊是不礼貌的啊？哦！那我还真是得小心喔。
- It's okay to say my fish bit the dust or some bad guy in a movie bit the dust, but you probably don't want to say that about your friend's family member.
- 哦～，我懂了． To bite the dust 可以指鱼，也可以指电影裡面的坏蛋，可是啊千万不要在朋友的家人去世的时候用这个说法。
- You've got it! Now let's go buy a fish.
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- Larry，你為什麼不买那条鱼呢？它的鰭好大而且顏色好漂亮喔！我从来就没见过色彩这麼鲜艷的鱼呢！
- Yeah, he is kind of funky. I don't think I've ever seen another fish like that either.
- 等等，你说什麼是 funky 啊？是不是很酷的意思啊？
- Funky has several meanings, but in this case, it means cool, unique, and unusual.
- 哦～，在这裡， funky 就是指很酷、很独特的意思．没错，这条鱼啊真的很特别哎．这条鱼放在你的鱼缸裡一定很漂亮！
- Hold on, that funky little fish is pretty expensive. Why don't we get a cheap little goldfish instead?
- 小的金鱼是便宜点，可是顏色就没有这麼特别了啊！
- I happen to like goldfish. I can buy one of those goldfish with the funky bubbles behind its eyes.
- 你是说那条眼睛后面长了两个大球的金鱼啊？我还是喜欢那条很漂亮的鱼，那条 funky fish。
- Well, I appreciate your opinion, but this is going to be my fish.
- 那也是喔，别听我的．这是你的鱼，你得天天看的． Larry，你看，那边那个人穿的衣服真是与眾不同哎．我觉得好怪喔，是不是也是很 funky 啊？
- Yeah, he definitely has his own sense of style. It looks as though he's here to buy a fish, too.
- 对，每个人啊都有自己穿衣服的风格．说不定他会买那条很漂亮的鱼喔！
- That's a possibility. Now, come on, forget about that fish and help me pick out a goldfish, the funkier the better.
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- 今天李华学到两个常用语，一个是： bite the dust，就是「死掉」的意思，不过通常不用在人身上，因為那样说不太礼貌；另一个常用语是： funky，意思是「很酷、很独特」。
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