VOA流行美语第68课：gee;ohwell....docx
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VOA流行美语第68课：gee; oh well...Michael和李华正在教室里等着上课今日李华会学到两个常用语：gee和oh well...L: Michael, 你听说了没有，Professor Johnson的车坏了，这节课取消了M: His car broke down? (sarcastically) Gee... that”s too bad! I was really looking forward to Professor Johnson”s class!L: 你不是最厌烦上Professor Johnson的课吗？你说geeeee, 这是什么意思啊？M: (sighs) Come on, Li Hua! Don”t you know what sarcasm is? Of course I don”t like that class!L: 噢，你是在说反话！哎哟，你们美国学生老是说那些挖苦挖苦的话，有时候我都听不懂哎，gee究竟是什么意思吗？M: Well, “Gee...“ is an interjection that shows surprise, wonder, or uncertainty. Sometimes when people say “Gee...“ (in a long, drawn out fashion) they are just pretending that they are surprised.L: 你是说gee放在句子里，可以表示惊异或是疑心。
可要是拖长了调，说geeeeee，这说话的人啊就是假装他感到惊异等等，那要是我问你，纽约今年的冬天会冷吗？这个问题固然是很傻啦，由于纽约的冬天总是冷的，那，你会怎么样带着挖苦的口气来答复呢？M: I would say, “Gee..., I don”t know... Winter here has been cold every year for the last ten thousand years, but maybe this year will be different.“L: 几千年来纽约的冬天都是冷的，今年可能会不同，哎，Michael, 你也真是能说反话哎！M: Now, Li Hua, why don”t you give me an example using “Gee“ without sarcasm to show that you are surprised.L: 举个不带挖苦意思的例子啊... 哎，要是你告知我你得到一大笔让你到中国去学习的奖学金，我就会说：Gee, that”s great!哎，Michael, 教室都空了，你走不走啊？M: (Sarcastically, in English) “Gee, I don”t know. Sometimes I just like to sit in an empty classroom and do nothing...“L: 得，你情愿坐在空教室里，那我走了！M: Hey, wait!******M: Did you hear, the football team won”t make the playoffs this year. Oh well, that”s too bad.L: 对，足球队今年不能参与决赛。
你说是Owell不好，谁是Owell?M: I said, “Oh well“. Oh, o-h, well, w-e-l-l. “Oh well“ is use to show mild regret. We also use it to tease people or pretend that you are upset.L: 噢，原来这是两个字，oh和well oh well就是表示有点圆满Michael, 你等等，我要到那个售货机去买包土豆片sound of vending machine). 嗨，这个机器坏了，我给了一包的钱，它给我两包M: It”s broken? Oh well, I guess you have to give me a bag. We don”t want to waste food, right?L: Oh well, 你说这啊是想逗我我为什么要给你一包土豆片哪！还美其名说什么不要铺张食品你不就是想白吃我的土豆片吗？M: You”re not going to give me any chips? (teasing) Oh well, I guess I won”t be able to give you a ride home.L: 你为了一包土豆片就不让我搭你的车，要我走回家啊？行啊，那我以后就不帮你做中文课作业了！M: (teasing) Oh well. I guess I won”t be able to help you learn English then. Hm, too bad!L: 你呀，别装模作样，不帮我学英语就算了，以后啊不跟你说话了。
M: Um, calm down Li Hua. I was just joking, you know.L: (in English, sarcastic) Gee, really? (Chinese) 我还真以为你为了一包土豆片就不要我这个朋友了呢M: Oh well, we”ve been kidding too much. Let”s go home.李华今日学到了两个常用语，一个是：gee, 这是一个语气词，可以使你说的话带有圆满、惊异的颜色另一个是：oh well, 在中文里就是：“行啊， 得啦！”。
