外教讲解地道美语 第300期:soft vs. strong

A: What Can I get you?
您需要点什么？

B: I' ll have a Cosmo please.

 我要一杯卡兹莫酒。

C: Dude!  You can' t order a Cosmo!  That' s a ladies drink, you' re embarrasing me!
老兄！你可不能点卡兹莫！那是女生的酒，别让我难堪了！

B: What are you talking about? It' s a good drink!
你在说什么呢？那是好酒！

C: It' s too soft!  Order something with a little more kick to it!
这酒太温和了！就点些稍微烈一些的吧！

B: Fine! I' ll have a sex on the beach.
好吧！我要在海滩上做爱。

C: You have to be kidding me!
你在耍我吧！

B: Come on! It' s delicious! Especially when served in a pineapple or coconut.
拜托！那酒味道不错的！特别是加上菠萝和椰子。

C: Forget it, I' m ordering for you. I' ll have a Scotch on the rocks and my friend here will have a Manhattan. Put it on my tab. Here now this is a real drink!
好吧好吧，我帮你点。我要一杯英格兰的烈酒，我朋友要一杯曼哈顿，算在我的账上。这才是真正的酒！

B: That' s strong! This is going to get me wasted!
这酒很烈的说！我喝不了会浪费的！

C: That' s the idea!
好主意！

dude n. 花花公子；纨绔子弟 vt. 打扮 vi. 打扮
Scotch adj. 苏格兰人的；苏格兰语的