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Larry 和李華要開(kāi)車(chē)去一個(gè)國(guó)家公園,他們先到加油站給汽車(chē)加油。李華今
天會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ),gas guzzler 和tree hugger.
LL: I can't believe the price of gas these days! I am going to have
to get rid of this gas guzzler.
LH:我知道,我到美國(guó)來(lái)以后就從來(lái)沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)這么高的的汽油價(jià)錢(qián)�?墒牵�
Larry ,你要扔掉什么?Gas guzzler 是什么呀?
LL: To guzzle something is to drink it really fast. A gas guzzler
refers to a car that gets very poor gas mileage and constantly needs to
be filled up.
LH:我明白了。Guzzle就是口渴的時(shí)候大口大口地喝水。你是說(shuō)你的車(chē)耗油
太多,大口大口地喝油。A gas guzzler 就是耗油量很大的汽車(chē)。
LL: That's right. And looking at the price on the gas pump , I am
not too happy to be driving a gas guzzler right now.
LH:好多人都有你這樣的想法。油價(jià)這么高,還開(kāi)耗油的車(chē),花錢(qián)多了,當(dāng)
然不高興啦。對(duì)了,你這個(gè)gas guzzler 每加侖汽油能跑多少里路�。�
LL: Well , about 25 miles to the gallon on the highway, but only
18 miles per gallon driving around town. It isn't the worst gas guzzler
out there , but I could be driving something more fuel efficient.
LH:在高速公路上開(kāi)每加侖25英里,在城市里只能開(kāi)18英里!比我的車(chē)要費(fèi)
油多了。你是該換一輛省油的車(chē)了。
LL: Well , I know there are cars on the market that get as much
as 40 miles to the gallon , but they tend to be smaller cars. Bigger
cars tend to be gas guzzlers, and I wanted a bigger car.
LH:當(dāng)然啦,省油的車(chē)一般都是小型的車(chē),大車(chē)都是耗油的。你喜歡開(kāi)大車(chē),
那就得多花錢(qián)。Larry ,現(xiàn)在耗油量大的汽車(chē)一定賣(mài)不動(dòng)了吧?
LL: I think there will always be people who have the money to afford
the gas and want to have a big gas guzzler to drive around.
LH:沒(méi)錯(cuò),就像你這樣愛(ài)開(kāi)大車(chē)的人總是有的。Larry ,這就叫愿者上鉤。
不過(guò),有的人有錢(qián),你是窮學(xué)生。我還是喜歡開(kāi)小車(chē),省油省錢(qián),還有利于保護(hù)
環(huán)境。
LL: There! The tank of this gas guzzler is finally full. After I
pay the gas attendant , we can get on the road.
LH:油加滿啦?快去付錢(qián),完了我們就可以上路了。太棒了,我早就想去國(guó)
家公園痛痛快快地玩一天。
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LL: So , Li Hua , you drive a small car because you think it's
good for the environment. Are you a tree hugger or what ?
LH:是呀,我剛才說(shuō)了,我喜歡開(kāi)小車(chē),原因之一是為了保護(hù)環(huán)境。你問(wèn)我
是不是個(gè)tree hugger ?抱樹(shù)的人?我是很喜歡樹(shù),可是沒(méi)有到要擁抱樹(shù)的程度。
LL: A tree hugger is someone who really likes trees and the environment
and is willing to do pretty much anything to protect them.
LH:我猜想a tree hugger 也就是特別喜歡樹(shù)木,關(guān)心環(huán)保的人。Larry ,
tree hugger 這個(gè)名詞是有贊揚(yáng)的意思,還是含有貶義?
LL: It isn't a bad thing - depending on who you talk to. Some people
see tree huggers as standing in the way of progress.
LH:沒(méi)有壞的意思,但是又要看你跟誰(shuí)說(shuō)話。為什么有的人認(rèn)為tree huggers
會(huì)妨礙進(jìn)步呢?這我不明白。
LL: Do you remember a few years ago some tree huggers in the northwestern
United States wanted to protect the forest home of the Spotted Owl?
LH:對(duì),幾年前,美國(guó)西北部一些環(huán)保人士為了保護(hù)貓頭鷹的棲息地,阻止
木材公司伐木而用鐵鏈子把自己捆在樹(shù)上。
LL: Yeah , and the price of lumber in the northwest went up , and
people blamed the tree huggers for lost jobs in the lumber industry.
LH:原來(lái)是這樣。因?yàn)榭车臉?shù)少了,價(jià)格就上升了,伐木業(yè)的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)也少
了;他們都怪環(huán)保人士呀!在這些人眼里,tree huggers顯然不是贊美的稱呼了。
LL: No , it is a term used to put down or disparage people who protect
nature at the expense of human comfort and industry.
LH:對(duì)這些人來(lái)說(shuō),tree huggers就是犧牲人類(lèi)的舒適和工業(yè)來(lái)保護(hù)自然。
野生動(dòng)物應(yīng)該保護(hù)嘛,這總要有人站出來(lái)說(shuō)話啊。
LL: I guess so. Driving through the forest reminds me of the good
things tree huggers can do.
LH:在森林里開(kāi)車(chē)是會(huì)讓我們想起tree huggers. 他們努力保護(hù)森林,好讓
我們和子孫后代都能享用,這都是很有意義的事。
LL: I think you've answered my question, Li Hua. You ARE a tree
hugger.
LH:不錯(cuò),我就是個(gè)tree hugger ─我也為此而感到自豪。
今天李華學(xué)到了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。第一個(gè)是 gas guzzler,意思是很費(fèi)油的汽車(chē)。
第二個(gè)是tree huggers,意思是喜愛(ài)自然的人或是致力與環(huán)境保護(hù)的人士。
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