Modern English 洋话连篇（八十四）_情景口语
来自 | 撰写| 10月29日
今天michael和李华要开车去新泽西州看一个朋友，跟他一起过周末。新泽西州紧挨着纽约，开车只要一个小时就到了。请注意他们俩人讲话当中用的两个词：shot和damage。现在他们正准备上车。
m: hey, li hua, are you ready to go?
l:行，我准备好了，可以走了。
m: ok, let's go!
l:哟，怎么啦？
m: i think my engine is shot. this is not good.
l:什么？有人开枪把你车打坏啦？
m: no! you're right, shot does mean to have used a gun, but here shot means something is broken.
l:对啊，shot是指开枪，原来这儿的意思不同，这儿是指什么东西坏了。那我的电脑坏了，也能用shot这个字啊？
m: sure. my computer is shot. you can say almost anything is shot.
l:什么东西坏了都能这样说？
m: yes, if you hurt your knee, you can say: my knee is shot, or if you hurt your shoulder, you can say: my shoulder is shot.
l:噢，要是你的膝盖受伤了，你就可以说：my knee is shot;要是你的肩膀受了伤，那你就说：my shoulder is shot.
m: let's go rent a car. i don't want our whole day to be shot.
l:对，还是去租一辆车吧。噢，毁了一整天也能这样说呀！
m: yep. let's go!
(michael和李华租了一辆车，现在他们在开往新泽西的路上)。
l: michael,这辆车真不错，挺稳的。再开半小时就到了，太好了！
m: yeah, i'm glad too, but the damage for renting the car is pretty bad.
l:什么？这辆租的车也坏了？哟，那怎么办呐！
m: no, the rental car is not damaged! the word damage does mean that, but damage here means the amount of money needed to pay for something.
l:租的车没有坏，真把我吓一跳。原来又是我的有问题。damage这个字很普通，大家都知道是指什么东西坏了。可你指的是为什么东西付的钱。
m: yes, renting the car is expensive, so the damage is bad. we usually say the damage is bad or not bad.
l:我知道了，价钱贵就是：the damage is bad。价钱不高，那就是：the damage is not bad.再给我举个例子吧。
m: when you pay for dinner at a restaurant, you can ask: what's the damage?
l:噢，在饭店里吃完晚饭要付钱的时候可以问：“what's the damage?"所以租车很贵，the damage is bad. michael,别担心，我可以帮你付一点。
m: you don't have to, li hua. i know the damage for your new computer was pretty bad.
l:你真好心，知道我买新电脑花了不少钱，所以不要我帮你付。michael,没关系，我能付一点，你还要去修车，也很贵的。
m: thanks, li hua. but i hope the damage for fixing my car won't be too bad.
l:我也希望你修车不至于太贵。得了，别说钱了，赶快开吧。
m: ok, i'll drive fast so that the rest of our day won't be shot.
l:对了，别浪费时间了，我也不想把一天的时间全浪费了。
今天michael教了李华两个年轻人常用的词，一个是shot。shot是指什么东西坏了，或者人体的某个部位受伤了；另外一个词是damage。这里的damage不是指损坏，而是指为某样东西，或某个交易付的钱。
今天michael和李华要开车去新泽西州看一个朋友，跟他一起过周末。新泽西州紧挨着纽约，开车只要一个小时就到了。请注意他们俩人讲话当中用的两个词：shot和damage。现在他们正准备上车。
m: hey, li hua, are you ready to go?
l:行，我准备好了，可以走了。
m: ok, let's go!
l:哟，怎么啦？
m: i think my engine is shot. this is not good.
l:什么？有人开枪把你车打坏啦？
m: no! you're right, shot does mean to have used a gun, but here shot means something is broken.
l:对啊，shot是指开枪，原来这儿的意思不同，这儿是指什么东西坏了。那我的电脑坏了，也能用shot这个字啊？
m: sure. my computer is shot. you can say almost anything is shot.
l:什么东西坏了都能这样说？
m: yes, if you hurt your knee, you can say: my knee is shot, or if you hurt your shoulder, you can say: my shoulder is shot.
l:噢，要是你的膝盖受伤了，你就可以说：my knee is shot;要是你的肩膀受了伤，那你就说：my shoulder is shot.
m: let's go rent a car. i don't want our whole day to be shot.
l:对，还是去租一辆车吧。噢，毁了一整天也能这样说呀！
m: yep. let's go!
(michael和李华租了一辆车，现在他们在开往新泽西的路上)。
l: michael,这辆车真不错，挺稳的。再开半小时就到了，太好了！
m: yeah, i'm glad too, but the damage for renting the car is pretty bad.
l:什么？这辆租的车也坏了？哟，那怎么办呐！
m: no, the rental car is not damaged! the word damage does mean that, but damage here means the amount of money needed to pay for something.
l:租的车没有坏，真把我吓一跳。原来又是我的有问题。damage这个字很普通，大家都知道是指什么东西坏了。可你指的是为什么东西付的钱。
m: yes, renting the car is expensive, so the damage is bad. we usually say the damage is bad or not bad.
l:我知道了，价钱贵就是：the damage is bad。价钱不高，那就是：the damage is not bad.再给我举个例子吧。
m: when you pay for dinner at a restaurant, you can ask: what's the damage?
l:噢，在饭店里吃完晚饭要付钱的时候可以问：“what's the damage?"所以租车很贵，the damage is bad. michael,别担心，我可以帮你付一点。
m: you don't have to, li hua. i know the damage for your new computer was pretty bad.
l:你真好心，知道我买新电脑花了不少钱，所以不要我帮你付。michael,没关系，我能付一点，你还要去修车，也很贵的。
m: thanks, li hua. but i hope the damage for fixing my car won't be too bad.
l:我也希望你修车不至于太贵。得了，别说钱了，赶快开吧。
m: ok, i'll drive fast so that the rest of our day won't be shot.
l:对了，别浪费时间了，我也不想把一天的时间全浪费了。
今天michael教了李华两个年轻人常用的词，一个是shot。shot是指什么东西坏了，或者人体的某个部位受伤了；另外一个词是damage。这里的damage不是指损坏，而是指为某样东西，或某个交易付的钱。