美语会话实录第82期(MP3+文本):Weirdo! 怪胎!

英文原文:

Emily: Look who you get to sit next to--Tim from purchasing!
Joice: Ewww! That weirdo?! He really gives me the creeps!
Emily: Don't worry. I'm also sitting next to you.
Joice: I just hope he doesn't start bragging again!
Emily: I can't wait until we get our year-end bonus!
Joice: Me, either! Who decides how much money we get?

参考译文:

艾蜜莉：你看坐你旁边的是谁--是采购部门的提姆！
乔伊丝：恶！那个怪胎？！他真是让我起鸡皮疙瘩！
艾蜜莉：别担心。我也坐在你旁边。
乔伊丝：只希望他别又开始吹牛了！
艾蜜莉：我等不及要拿年终奖金！
乔伊丝：我也是啊！是谁决定我们拿多少钱？

重点词汇:

weirdo (n.) 　
怪胎
brag (v.) 　
自吹自擂
A: Amy's so stuck up! 爱咪真是骄傲！ B: I know. She's always bragging about how good her English is. 我知道。她老是吹嘘自己的英文有多好。
purchase (v.) 　
购买。文中的purchasing系指“采购部”purchasing department
give...the creeps 　
让（某人）起鸡皮疙瘩
A: Have you ever been in a graveyard at night? 你有在晚上去过坟墓吗？
B: Yeah, but it gave me the creeps. 有，但我全身起鸡皮疙瘩。