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恒星口语讲堂:"闹着玩儿"英语怎么说?

2010-03-06来源:和谐英语

Horse around 闹着玩儿

今天Larry和Li Hua在商店里给朋友买生日礼物。

LH: 哎哟,Larry, 你看那边那两个小男孩在打架呢。他们家大人怎么也不管呐?

LL: Oh, don't worry, they're just horsing around. They won't hurt each other.

LH: 你要我别担心,说他们只是在horsing around,HORSE这个词在英文里不是"马"吗?

LL: Yes, in "horse around", "horse" is used as a verb, "to horse around" means "to play or joke with someone". Those two kids were just playing, they were horsing around.

LH: 噢,horse在这里是用作动词,to horse around意思是"和别人开玩笑、闹着玩儿"。Larry, 你是说那两个男孩儿是在闹着玩儿啊!

LL: Hey! Why did you punch me in the arm?

LH: I'm just horsing around! 嘿Larry, 这个horsing around还可以用在什么地方呢?

LL: Well, sometimes it means the same as "just kidding" or "just joking." Hey, Li Hua, you have something on your shirt...

LH: 什么?我衣服上沾了东西啊?在哪儿呢?我怎么看不见呢?

LL: That's because I'm just horsing around. There isn't anything on your shirt. I just wanted to see if you would look.

LH: 噢,原来你又在跟我开玩笑啊。这么说,和别人开玩笑或者是恶作剧,也可以算是horsing around. Hey, Larry, 你看你的鞋带松了。

LL: Nice try, Li Hua, but I know you're just horsing around.

LH: 哎哟,我们别光顾开玩笑了,赶快给我朋友挑挑生日礼物吧!

LL: Hey, how about this shirt?

LH: What?! 这衬衫多难看呀!You must be horsing around.