我们讲的英语第189期:Splash out 大肆挥霍

(Li bumps into Finn at an expensive hotel in the Caribbean)
（莉在加勒比海地区的一家昂贵酒店遇到了芬恩）

Li: Glorious sunshine, lovely swimming pool... Ah, this is the life! Oh, isn't that Finn? Finn! What are you doing here?
莉：灿烂的阳光，漂亮的泳池……啊，这就是生活！哦，那不是芬恩吗？芬恩，你在这里做什么？

Finn: Hello Li! I'm on holiday! You, too?
芬恩：你好，莉！我在度假！你也是吗？

Li: Yes! I am.
莉：对！我也是。

Finn: Don't you love the Caribbean? And it's a great hotel, isn't it? Come on, sit by the pool with me here... have some champagne...
芬恩：你喜欢加勒比海吗？这个酒店很棒，对吧？过来，和我一起坐在泳池边……喝点香槟吧……

Li: Oh, champagne?!
莉：哦，香槟？！

Finn: Yes. What better than enjoying a little bubbly - a little champagne - here under the tropical sun?
芬恩：对啊。还有什么比在热带阳光的照射下喝杯香槟更美好的呢？

Li: But Finn... last week you told me you had no money - you said you were skint. This is a pretty expensive holiday!
莉：可是，芬恩……上周你跟我说你没有钱，你说你身无分文。这个假期可会花费很多钱啊！

Finn: Yeah. That's true. But you know what? Our boss called me into his room and said I was up for a promotion! So I thought - you only live once and you've got to splash out! Actually, I do fancy a swim. Here we go!
芬恩：是啊，没错。可是你知道吗？我们老板把我叫进他的办公室跟我说我可能会晋升！所以我想，人只能活一次，就是要挥霍一下！实际上，我想去游泳。我们走吧！

(Finn dives into the pool)
（芬恩跳进泳池）

Li: Well, that big splash was Finn diving into the pool. Looks like he's enjoying his holiday! He also said it's good to 'splash out' now and again.
莉：嗯，芬恩跳进泳池激起了很大的浪花。看起来他很享受他的假期！他还说偶尔“挥霍一下”也不错。

Finn: Hi, Li. It's lovely here in the water!
芬恩：嗨，莉。水里非常舒服！

Li: Good, good! But his phrase 'to splash out' has nothing to do with diving. It means to spend a lot of money on pleasant things you don't really need - and it's our phrase in The English We Speak today. Let's hear some examples:
莉：好，好的！可是to splash out这个短语和跳水没有关系。意思是在你不需要的美好事物上花费大笔钱，这就是今天地道英语节目要学的短语。我们来听一些例句：

I was feeling sad last week, so I splashed out on a new computer and... I felt great!
我上周非常伤心，所以我花一大笔钱买了台新电脑，然后……我感觉好极了！

I had to queue for ages to get my shopping yesterday. The shops were full of people splashing out after pay day.
昨天我不得不排很长时间的队购物。商店里全是在发薪日后去挥霍的人。

Li: Here he comes. I hope he enjoyed his swim as I have some bad news for him.
莉：他来了。我希望他享受他的游泳时光，因为我有坏消息要告诉他。

Finn: Ah, what a swim! It's great being here on holiday, isn't it Li?
芬恩：啊，游泳真是太棒了！来这里度假真棒，对吧，莉？

Li: Finn...
莉：芬恩……

Finn: Yes?
芬恩：什么事？

Li: You know you said our boss offered you a promotion...?
莉：你知道你刚说我们老板要升你的职……

Finn: Yes?
芬恩：怎么了？

Li: Well, did he actually offer it to you?
莉：嗯，他真的有升你职吗？

Finn: Not exactly. He said I'm a very good worker, and... well, he didn't actually offer me anything. But I thought... well, he would...
芬恩：其实没有。他说我是名非常棒的员工，还有……实际上他什么都没有给我。不过我想……嗯，他会……

Li: You see Finn, the promotion... he offered it to me!
莉：芬恩，你看，他升了我的职！

Finn: Oh... Li... well... congratulations and... Well, I'd better pack and leave tomorrow... It's an expensive hotel...
芬恩：哦……莉……嗯……祝贺你还有……我最好明天就打包行李离开……这家酒店太贵了……

Li: Well, you're probably right. But our boss might consider you for a bonus later in the year.
莉：也许你是对的。不过我们的老板可能会考虑在今年晚些时候发你奖金。

Finn: That would be good. Yes.
芬恩：那样就太好了。

Li: Sorry Finn. But let's not let the Caribbean sun go to waste. How about another splash - just a swim, I mean?
莉：抱歉，芬恩。但是我们不要浪费加勒比海的美好阳光。我们再挥霍一下怎么样？我的意思是游泳。

Finn: OK.
芬恩：好啊。

Li: I can race you to the other end. Come on!
莉：我可以和你比赛谁最快游到对面。快来！

Finn: OK! Alright! Here we go! Bye.
芬恩：好的！没问题！开始吧！再见。

Li: Bye.
莉：再见。

(Li and Finn run to the pool and dive into the water)
（莉和芬恩冲向泳池跳进了水里）