美语训练班056

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A: 欢迎大家来到这期的美语训练班! 我是杨琳!

B: 我是Kat! 杨琳，快给大家介绍一下今天咱们要学什么?

A: 好! 今天，咱们要去看看一次糟糕的约会，听听Harry今天有多倒霉，学学怎么表达计划泡汤，还要告诉大家怎么用美语说"赘肉"和"宅男宅女"!

B: 我可不喜欢宅男宅女，they are SO boring!! Life should be full of adventures!

A: 哈哈，I know you are a daredevil! 不过现在，咱们先赶快来进入第一个单元，Learn a Word!

Learn A Word # 1510 stepping-stone

今天我们要学的词是stepping stone. Stepping is spelled s-t-e-p-p-i-n-g, stepping; and stone, s-t-o-n-e, stone; stepping-stone. Stepping-stone是为了达到目的而准备垫脚石，敲门砖。阿尔及利亚最近举行议会选举，Algeria's authorities say a parliamentary election is a stepping stone towards a more democratic state, but many people do not believe such promises. 阿尔及利亚当局说，议会选举是为建立更民主的国家作铺垫，不过很多人并不相信这些承诺。

Many people use education as a stepping stone to a better life. 许多人通过受教育来争取过上更好的生活。Internships are a stepping stone into the corporate world and, for many, are the best way to learn. 实习是进入企业界的敲门砖，对许多人来说，也是最好的学习机会。

好的， 今天我们学习的词是stepping-stone,stepping-stone, stepping-stone.

B: OMG，杨琳，I'm so excited for my trip to Colorado next week!

A:Wow, that sounds cool! What are you going to do while you're there?

B: Well, I'm going to go see my friend Dave, visit a couple of cities, and most importantly, I'm going to go hiking in the

dessert! Great Dunes National Park here I come!!

A: 啊? 在沙漠里徒步旅行? 我的天啊，Kat, 你可别走丢了....

B: 当然不会! 不过我得赶快去定票! 要是定不到想要的日子，then all my plans will be ruined!

A: Oh gosh, you waited way too long to buy your ticket, girl! 提到这个，在下面的Words and Idioms里，我们就来教你怎么说计划泡汤!

Words and Idioms 965

现在播送美国习惯用语第 965讲。我是杨琳。

我是Steve Baragona.

我刚开编辑会回来。老板通知我们，这个星期的节目要另嘉宾，因为别的制片人把我们原来请的嘉宾挖走了。我同事听到这个消息，气急败坏。这也

让我想到了一句习惯用语，那就是：

Cook someone's goose. Cook is spelled c-o-o-k; and goose; g-o-o-s-e. Cook-someone's-goose.

Cook 意思是煮，goose是鹅。连起来，to cook someone's goose, 可并不是煮鹅的意思，而是指打碎某人的计划，或者毁了一个人的名誉。在上面的例子中，别人挖走了我们的嘉宾，我同事气急败坏，She is probably going to cook the guy's goose who stole our guest. 她八成要狠狠地整一下那个挖走我们嘉宾的家伙。在下面的例子中，我们要听听一个叫Brad的人在得知他女友的所作所为之后做了什么:

M: "Brad's girlfriend should have told him that she was out with another guy last weekend. When he found out, he was more than jealous. He was furious. Not only did he break up with her, but he also sent an e-mail to all of their friends about what she's done. That COOKED HER GOOSE. Her reputation was ruined."

这段话的意思是说：[布拉德的女朋友本应告诉他，她上周末跟另一个男人出去约会了。布拉德自己发现后，不光是嫉妒，简直就是气得发疯。他不仅跟这个女孩分手，而且还给他们俩的所有朋友发电子邮件，告诉大家她的所作所为，彻底坏了这个女孩的声誉。]

这女孩确实做得不对。可是Brad也够狠的。大家还记得前一阵子国际货币基金组织前总裁斯特劳斯-卡恩的性丑闻么? The sex scandal cooked his goose. 那次性丑闻彻底毁了他的名誉。好的，我们再来听听刚才那段话：

M: "Brad's girlfriend should have told him that she was out with another guy last weekend. When he found out, he was more than jealous. He was furious. Not only did he break up with her, but he also sent an e-mail to all of their friends about what she's done. That COOKED HER GOOSE. Her reputation was ruined."

我上大学的时候有个好朋友，她因为室友总是偷吃她的食物，所以决定要报复。她在烤饼干了放了泻药，She really cooked her roommate's goose that time. 她那次真是把自己的室友好好修理了一顿。

大家恐怕都有过这样的经历，就是有的时候，整整一天都倒霉，干什么事情都不顺。下面的例子就谈到了这样的一天，让我们来听听看：

M: "Our plane is leaving in an hour. And here we are stuck in some of the worst traffic we've ever seen. If we don't make that flight, we'll miss our connection. Then OUR GOOSE WILL BE COOKED! We won't get to the port in time to board our cruise. Our vacation plans will be ruined."

这段话是说：[我们的飞机一小时之后就要起飞了。可现在我们却被塞在路上。如果我们赶不上这班飞机，就会错过转机。那我们的计划就完全被打乱了! 我们也没办法按时登上油轮。那我们的渡假计划就彻底泡汤了。]

渡假计划被打乱是最让人沮丧的事情。这里用了被动语态，Our goose will be cooked. 意思跟cook our goose是一样的，就是破坏了我们的计划。好的，我们再来听听刚才那段话：

M: "Our plane is leaving in an hour. And here we are stuck in some of the worst traffic we've ever seen. If we don't make that flight, we'll miss our connection. Then OUR GOOSE WILL BE COOKED! We won't get to the port in time to board our cruise. Our vacation plans will be ruined."

好的，今天我们学习的习惯用语是cook someone's goose，意思是“彻底打乱某人的计划，或者毁了一个人的名誉”。好的，这次[美国习惯用语]就到此结束，我是杨琳，我是 Steve Baragona。谢谢各位的收听。

A: 让我也来造个句， If you can't get a plane ticket soon, your goose will be cooked!

B: 别乌鸦嘴，杨琳! 我这就定...

A: 哈哈，开个玩笑嘛 .... 不过沙漠旅行太危险了! What if you get lost? 要是让我在惊险生活和宅在家里选一个，我还是宅吧....

B: But you only live once! You should take advantage of it and get all the excitement you can! 说到这，咱们先来看看宅这个词儿用美语怎么说!