学美语口语之七:lame? 请看对话: L: 这两个座位还挺好的。 M: Yea, pretty good. Li Hua, do you know why I didn't want to come to the show? Because I think musicals are lame. L: Lame? Lame 是什么意思呀? M: When you say something is lame you mean that it is silly or it is uninteresting. L: 噢,说什么东西 lame 就是说没有意思,无聊。还有什么事情你 觉得是无聊的? M: Saturday morning classes are lame! L: 你是说星期六早上上课是个馊主意? M: Yes, having class on a weekend is lame because it's a silly idea. L: 对,我也同意,周末上课太没劲了!谁出的这个主意,是够傻的。 对了,Michael, 上回你交不出家庭作业也找了个很牵强的借口, 你当时是怎么对教授说的? M: I told our professor that my dog ate my homework. Yes, I agree, that was a lame excuse. L: 对了,你对教授说你的狗把你的家庭作业给吃了。谁都不会相信 你这种话。那你刚才不想来看歌舞剧,借口说没钱,那也是 lame excuse? M: Yes, it was an inadequate excuse because I do have money. L: 我知道你有钱,只是为了不想看歌舞剧而找个借口才说没钱的。 M: You can also say... L: 行了,行了,我懂了。别说话了,演出开始了。 M: Ok, but don't give me any lame excuses next time I want to do something! L: 下回不管你要干什么,我绝对不会用这种牵强的借口。 M: Seriously, after buying these tickets I really am broke! L: 买了这两张票,你真的没钱啦? 得, 下回我请客。 lame, 意思是无聊,没有 意思,或者是不合适的。 选自VOA,Special English. 查看更多0个回答 . 4人已关注