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2003年1月24日 (No.077)
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1. clown
小丑
5.
cowboy hat
牛仔帽
10.
saddle
馬鞍
2. lasso
套索
6.
cowboy
牛仔
11
.
cowboy boots
牛仔靴
(牛仔用以套捕牛馬的長繩)
7.
bandana
(繫於頭上或頸上的)印花大手帕(或頭巾)
3
. barrel
桶子
8.
jeans
牛仔褲
4
. bronco
(美國西部平原的)野馬
9.
spur
馬刺
1.
ranch
大牧場;大農場
2.
barbecue
烤肉會
3.
Stetson
寬邊帽(西部電影中牛仔常戴的帽子,商標名)
4.
longhorn
長角牛(美國西南部常見的一種牛)
5.
Wild West
蠻荒西部(指歐洲人剛移入時的美國西部各州,當時治安敗壞,紛爭頻傳)
6.
rustler
(口)偷牛、馬等牲畜的竊賊
流行口語
Spoken English
Howdy!
嗨!你好!(美國中西部口語)
Yee-ha!
啊哈!(騎馬時發出的喊叫聲)
How would you like your steak?
你要幾分熟的牛排?
rare
一、二分熟的
medium
五分熟的
well-done
八分至全熟的
成語
Idiom
horse around
縱情於享樂中
horse around
為俚語用法,用來形容「耽溺、放縱於某種娛樂或活動」的情況,也就是「嬉鬧、搗蛋」的意思。
Hey, quit
horsing around
. It's time to go.
嘿,別再
鬧
了。我們該走了。
Dialogue 1
.
Rory is cooking at a barbecue. He is talking to his friend, Judy.
羅瑞在烤肉會上料理烤肉。他正在和他的朋友茱蒂說話。
Judy:
Those steaks look delicious!
茱蒂:
那些牛排看起來好好吃!
Rory:
Yep, I love barbecues. How would you like your steak?
羅瑞:
對啊,我喜歡烤肉。妳的牛排要幾分熟?
Judy:
Well done, thanks. How do you like yours?
茱蒂:
全熟,謝謝。你呢?
Rory:
I like my steaks rare. I'm a real cowboy.
羅瑞:
我要一、二分熟的。我是一個真正的牛仔。
Judy:
Oh yuck. I can't stand seeing blood.
茱蒂:
喔,好噁心,我受不了看到血。
Dialogue 2
.
Mandy is visiting her friend, Bobby, in Texas.
曼蒂正在德州拜訪她的朋友鮑比。
Bobby:
What do you want to do this weekend, Mandy?
鮑比:
曼蒂,妳這個週末要做什麼?
Mandy:
I would like to see a rodeo.
曼蒂:
我想去看牛仔表演。
Bobby:
Great! I'll take you to see one.
鮑比:
好耶!我帶妳去看。
Mandy:
Do I have to wear anything special?
曼蒂:
我需要穿什麼特別的服裝嗎?
Bobby:
Oh, just a pair of jeans, and that new cowboy hat you bought.
鮑比:
哦,只要穿牛仔褲,還有戴妳新買的那頂牛仔帽就行了。
Fill In the Blanks
a.
clown
b.
bandana
c.
cowboy boots
d.
lasso
e.
spurs
f.
jeans
g.
bronco
h.
barrel
i.
saddle
j.
cowboy hat
1.
This is another name for a wild horse.
2.
Cowboys tie this piece of cloth around their necks.
3.
This person dresses in funny clothes.
4.
These are blue pants worn by cowboys.
5.
This type of hat is often worn by cowboys.
6.
Cowboys sit on this when they are riding a horse.
7.
A cowboy uses these on his feet to control a horse.
8.
A rodeo clown can hide inside this thing.
9.
This is a rope that cowboys use to catch cows and other animals.
10.
Cowboys like to wear these on their feet.
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