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2025.11.05 05:11
第十部 第十课: back to square one , killer
- Larry 在帮李华写一篇报告，因為李华的电脑出了问题，她写的整个报告都丢了．今天李华会学到两个常用语： back to square one 和 killer.
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- 电脑出了问题，我写的东西全没了！真糟糕，现在啊我得从头开始写了！
- I'm sorry, Li Hua. It's a real bummer, but I guess we're back to square one.
- Larry，我急都快急死了，你还在做什麼游戏，什麼方块一，方块二的．方块和我写报告有什麼关係啊？
- Oh, when you're back to square one it means that you are back where you started and you have to start all over again.
- 哦～，原来 back to square one 就是回到开头的地方，一切都得从头来起．唉，看来啊我也只能这麼做了。
- You must remember some of what you wrote. You can start by writing that down before you forget it.
- 嗯～，我脑子裡啊是记得一些我写的东西．先把我记得的部份写下来．这倒是个好主意，这样啊总比一切要从头开始好一些。
- Don't feel so bad, Li Hua. It could be worse. My uncle spent years working on a novel. But a computer virus destroyed his computer and the backup disk. He was back to square one.
- 我的天啊！你叔叔比我更惨，写了那麼多年的小说就这样没啦．要是我的话，我可能就会放弃了。
- But my uncle said he's going to rewrite the novel despite the fact he had to start from square one.
- 你叔叔真有毅力哎！嗯， Larry，你有没有闻到一股烧焦味啊？
- Oh no! I forgot about the pizza in the oven. It's burning! Li Hua, I'm so sorry. I'm afraid that we're back to square one with dinner, too.
- 不得了，比撒饼在烤箱裡都给忘了．哎哟，你看，都烤焦了．看来啊我们得重新打电话订比萨饼了。
- That's a good idea because this one is completely burned.
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- Let's watch TV while we're eating. The Simpsons are on. I love watching The Simpsons; it's such a killer show.
- 哎哟， Larry，你有没有搞错啊？「辛普森家族」是个卡通节目，很好玩的哎．哪是什麼杀人行兇的节目啊？
- No, I don't mean "killer" as in deadly. I mean killer as in awesome or really cool.
- 哦～，原来这裡的 killer 不是杀人，而是指某样东西很棒，很酷．我也觉得哎「辛普森家族」啊是个很棒、很好笑的节目。
- This is killer pizza, too. I'll have to remember to order pizza from the same restaurant next time.
- 对，这个比萨饼真好吃．没错，下回啊我们再到这个饭馆去订． Larry，我已经看过这一集「辛普森家族」了，这一集啊真的很好笑哦。
- Yeah, you're right, this is a killer episode. I can watch it over and over again and never get tired of it.
- 这一集啊我也看了好几遍了，可是啊还没有看厌． Larry，我觉得另外一个电视连续剧也可以算得上是个 killer show。
- What show?
- 就是那个描写 6 个年轻男女在纽约市的「六人行」节目啊．那是我最喜欢的电视节目之一，每一次啊播那个节目，我绝对不会错过的！
- There are probably several million people who agree with you. That is a killer show, and one of the most popular TV shows in history.
- 许多人都会同意我的观点！那是美国电视节目有史以来最红的节目之一了．这麼说，你也同意我的判断囉？
- I think the show could be better, but Jennifer Aniston has killer legs.
- 啊！原来你的注意力全在女主角那一双漂亮的腿上啊？
- It's not the only reason, but she does have killer legs.
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- 今天李华学到两个常用语，一个是： back to square one，是指「一切从头来过」；另一个常用语是： killer，这是形容「某样东西或某件事很棒、很酷」。
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