今天Michael和李華到了一家中餐館吃飯，二人正在點菜。李華學(xué)到了兩個詞兒：already和one to talk。
L：啊，我的天啊，我餓死了。這菜單上每一個菜我都愛吃。
M: OK, just order something already!
L：Michael，你說什么？我什么菜都還沒點，連服務(wù)生都還沒來呢，你怎么就說“already”呢？
M: No, no, Li Hua, I said, "Order something already!" I meant that you should hurry up.
L：噢，所以，你在這兒用了“already”，就是叫我快一點啊。可是你把這個字用在句子的最后面，這種用法好奇怪喲！
M: When we say "already" at the end of a sentence, sometimes we are showing that we are impatient, that we want somebody to stop waiting and to do something.
L：噢，我懂了。你能不能再給我舉個例子??？
M: OK. Remember when we were stopped at a light earlier today? The car in front of me didn't move when the light turned green, so I yelled —— "Come on, move already!"
L：嗯，我懂了，我懂了，這個習(xí)慣用語很簡單嘛。
M: Yeah? Well, go ahead! Make a sentence already!
L：OK. 你不是老是說那個叫Cindy的女孩兒有多可愛嗎？So come on, ask her out already!
M: Um, well, the sentence is correct, but I don't really know Cindy that well. I'm a little shy around girls, you know.
L：管他呢，你怕什么？Just talk to her already!
M: Well, actually I've talked to her before, but I was really nervous. I did get her phone number. I told her I might call her if I missed class and needed to borrow her notes.
L：啊，你已經(jīng)有她的電話號碼啦！那你還等什么？要是她肯把電話號碼給你，她對你一定有興趣的。Call her already!
M: All right! All right! Shut up already! I'll call her.
L：嘿，Michael，我是要幫你的忙??！你干嘛跟我發(fā)脾氣？
M: I'm sorry, Li Hua. I shouldn't have told you to shut up. Hey, the waiter is coming. I'm hungry. Go ahead and choose something already!
L：嗯，我想我要點宮爆雞丁。
L：嗨，Michael，你知不知道有的時候你可真無禮啊。
M: I'm rude? You're one to talk, Li Hua!
L：哎，你說我什么，Michael？你要是還在生氣的話，我現(xiàn)在就走了。
M: Please, calm down Li Hua. I said, "You're one to talk." I meant that you shouldn't say I am rude when you yourself are rude.
L：好了，我知道有的時候我也很粗魯啦。所以，Michael，你說：You're one to talk，是不是就是說我們倆都半斤八兩，我不用說你，其實我自己也是很粗魯?shù)?
M: That's right. When you told me I can be rude, I thought that that was rude. So I said, "You're one to talk!" That means, you have the same problem, so you shouldn't criticize me.
L：噢，我懂了，其實我也不是要對你那么粗魯。我只是替你擔(dān)心，因為你老是說你很寂寞，可是你又不肯主動去找女孩子，你太害羞了。
M: I'm shy? You're one to talk! What about you? You are always too shy to meet new guys.
L：Well, 在中國，女孩子本來就不會主動去約男孩子的嘛！總是男的要去找女的。
M: That's not a good excuse. I think you're just too picky.
L：什么？你說我太挑剔？You're one to talk! 你自己不也老是說你碰不到既聰明又有教養(yǎng)的女孩？你這不也自以為是嗎？
M: I'm too proud of myself? You're one to talk! You wouldn't even consider going out with a guy if he didn't have a Master's degree.
L：好了，好了，Michael，我們不要再吵了，反正也吵不出什么道理來。
M: Yeah, sorry, let's just forget about it. Hey look, our food is here.
L：So eat already! 咱們早該吃了。
李華今天和Michael一起在餐館點菜的時候，學(xué)到了兩個美國用語的用法。Already用在命令式句子的后面時，相當(dāng)于普通話里面常說的：“早該如何如何”的意思。You're one to talk!則相當(dāng)于“你竟然敢說這話，我們倆都半斤八兩”的意思。
L：啊，我的天啊，我餓死了。這菜單上每一個菜我都愛吃。
M: OK, just order something already!
L：Michael，你說什么？我什么菜都還沒點，連服務(wù)生都還沒來呢，你怎么就說“already”呢？
M: No, no, Li Hua, I said, "Order something already!" I meant that you should hurry up.
L：噢，所以，你在這兒用了“already”，就是叫我快一點啊。可是你把這個字用在句子的最后面，這種用法好奇怪喲！
M: When we say "already" at the end of a sentence, sometimes we are showing that we are impatient, that we want somebody to stop waiting and to do something.
L：噢，我懂了。你能不能再給我舉個例子??？
M: OK. Remember when we were stopped at a light earlier today? The car in front of me didn't move when the light turned green, so I yelled —— "Come on, move already!"
L：嗯，我懂了，我懂了，這個習(xí)慣用語很簡單嘛。
M: Yeah? Well, go ahead! Make a sentence already!
L：OK. 你不是老是說那個叫Cindy的女孩兒有多可愛嗎？So come on, ask her out already!
M: Um, well, the sentence is correct, but I don't really know Cindy that well. I'm a little shy around girls, you know.
L：管他呢，你怕什么？Just talk to her already!
M: Well, actually I've talked to her before, but I was really nervous. I did get her phone number. I told her I might call her if I missed class and needed to borrow her notes.
L：啊，你已經(jīng)有她的電話號碼啦！那你還等什么？要是她肯把電話號碼給你，她對你一定有興趣的。Call her already!
M: All right! All right! Shut up already! I'll call her.
L：嘿，Michael，我是要幫你的忙??！你干嘛跟我發(fā)脾氣？
M: I'm sorry, Li Hua. I shouldn't have told you to shut up. Hey, the waiter is coming. I'm hungry. Go ahead and choose something already!
L：嗯，我想我要點宮爆雞丁。
L：嗨，Michael，你知不知道有的時候你可真無禮啊。
M: I'm rude? You're one to talk, Li Hua!
L：哎，你說我什么，Michael？你要是還在生氣的話，我現(xiàn)在就走了。
M: Please, calm down Li Hua. I said, "You're one to talk." I meant that you shouldn't say I am rude when you yourself are rude.
L：好了，我知道有的時候我也很粗魯啦。所以，Michael，你說：You're one to talk，是不是就是說我們倆都半斤八兩，我不用說你，其實我自己也是很粗魯?shù)?
M: That's right. When you told me I can be rude, I thought that that was rude. So I said, "You're one to talk!" That means, you have the same problem, so you shouldn't criticize me.
L：噢，我懂了，其實我也不是要對你那么粗魯。我只是替你擔(dān)心，因為你老是說你很寂寞，可是你又不肯主動去找女孩子，你太害羞了。
M: I'm shy? You're one to talk! What about you? You are always too shy to meet new guys.
L：Well, 在中國，女孩子本來就不會主動去約男孩子的嘛！總是男的要去找女的。
M: That's not a good excuse. I think you're just too picky.
L：什么？你說我太挑剔？You're one to talk! 你自己不也老是說你碰不到既聰明又有教養(yǎng)的女孩？你這不也自以為是嗎？
M: I'm too proud of myself? You're one to talk! You wouldn't even consider going out with a guy if he didn't have a Master's degree.
L：好了，好了，Michael，我們不要再吵了，反正也吵不出什么道理來。
M: Yeah, sorry, let's just forget about it. Hey look, our food is here.
L：So eat already! 咱們早該吃了。
李華今天和Michael一起在餐館點菜的時候，學(xué)到了兩個美國用語的用法。Already用在命令式句子的后面時，相當(dāng)于普通話里面常說的：“早該如何如何”的意思。You're one to talk!則相當(dāng)于“你竟然敢說這話，我們倆都半斤八兩”的意思。