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    日常會話:卡拉OK之夜
    Karaoke

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    日常會話:卡拉OK之夜

    皇嘉 注

    Karoake is popular in Canada, but it’s a little different from in China. In Canada, a regular[1] bar often has a karaoke night, where people get up and sing in front of everyone. There are usually no private boxes[2]. Of course, Asian-Canadians have Chinese-style places. This story includes many animal idioms. In English, animals often have different meanings from in Chinese. Many of them are negative[3].

    A: Hey, let’s go out to a karaoke club tonight!

    B: I can’t. My wife doesn’t like me to go out.

    A: She can come along, the more, the merrier!

    B: No, it’s not her thing[4]. So, I have to stay home, too.

    A: Why don’t you tell her you have to visit your family? She will be okay with that, right?

    B: No, you can’t pull the wool over her eyes. Plus, she’s good friends with my sister, and my sister will rat on me and tell her I wasn’t there.

    A: I see. In that case, tell her you’re going for a long walk for your health.

    B: No, I never do that. She’ll smell a rat. I went to a casino two years ago and she still remembers.

    A: She has a memory like an elephant! Can you sneak out when she’s busy?

    B: She watches me like a hawk. If I’m not there, she’ll think it’s fishy.

    A: Wait until she goes to sleep. Be as quiet as a mouse and she’ll never know.

    B: I can’t. She’s a light sleeper[5]. If I move too much, she always wakes up.

    A: In that case, it’s time to take the bull by the horns and just tell her you need a night out with the boys. You work like a dog. It’s not healthy to be cooped up at home all the time. Don’t be chicken.

    B: No, she’ll say no.

    A: Don’t be henpecked. Show her you’re the boss!

    B: I can’t. I’m not the boss. In my family, she’s above me in the pecking order. Besides, I don’t have any money. My wife is in charge of[6] that.

    A: My wife, too, but I squirreled a little money away for a rainy day[7]. And, this is a good chance. She’s visiting her family tonight. While the cat’s away, the mice will play!

    B: I see. You’re afraid of your wife, too!

    Vocabulary

    1. regular: 照例的,循常例的,這里指“照例營業的酒吧”。

    2. private box: (戲院、運動場等處的)私人包廂。

    3. negative: 負面的,消極的。

    4. thing: 〈口〉家伙,東西(帶有憐憫、愛或喜好等感情色彩)。

    5. light sleeper: 易驚醒的人,睡得不沉的人。

    6. in charge of: 管理,負責。

    7. for a rainy day: 為著有朝一日困難時,未雨綢繆。

    Exercise

    1. the more, the merrier a. seeming bad or dishonest

    2. pull the wool over one’s eyes b. guess that something wrong or dishonest is
    happening

    3. rat on c. silently

    4. smell a rat d. work hard

    5. a memory like an elephant e. keep looking closely, like police

    6. sneak out f. afraid to do. Not strong or brave

    7. watch like a hawk g. be stuck inside too long, want to go outside

    8. fishy h. When “boss” is not here, it’s time for
    fun!

    9. quiet as a mouse i. more people here, then more fun!

    10. take the bull by the horns j. Not forgetful; remembering everything

    11. work like a dog k. tell someone in authority about something
    wrong that person has done

    12. be cooped up l. quietly leave so they don’t see you

    13. chicken m. to bravely or confidently deal with a
    difficult or unpleasant problem

    14. be henpecked n. hide a little money for the future

    15. pecking order o. deceive someone by not telling the truth

    16. squirrel away p. in a particular group, each one knows his own place, who is more important or less important

    17. While the cat’s away, the mice will play q. a man who is henpecked is always
    being told what to do by his wife, and is afraid to disagree with her

    Answers: 1–i, 2–o, 3–k, 4–b, 5–j, 6–l, 7–e, 8–a, 9–c, 10–m, 11–d, 12–g, 13–f, 14–q, 15–p, 16–n, 17–h

    Usage Tips

    1. 有關動物的成語往往會用到這樣的結構:verb + like,如:watch him like a hawk;as... as,如as quiet as a mouse;或是直接用一句諺語(proverb),如:While the cat’s away, the mice will play.

    本期對話主要集中在like上,我們常會用verb + like + noun這一結構來表達“很,非常”的意思。如:to cry like a baby,意思就是to cry very strongly,這里的like相當于similar to。

    再舉幾個其他較常見的例子:

    He eats like a pig (very messy) or like a horse (a lot).

    He sleeps like a baby or like the dead (very deeply!).

    He drives like a maniac (dangerously crazy).

    She ran like crazy (very strong and fast. In a hurry!).

    2. 本期對話中出現的the more, the merrier(人越多越熱鬧)是另一個我們會大量用到的習語結構,其中帶better的表達方式較為常見,如:The sooner, the better(越快越好)等。

    (來源:英語學習雜志)

     
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