美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ):385 once in a blue moon...
Larry想和李華，還有她那些中國(guó)朋友多在一起玩兒，了解更多的中國(guó)文化。他們會(huì)用到兩個(gè)說法：once in a blue moon和pull one's leg.
Larry: Hey, Lihua, there you are. I haven't seen you all day. What have you been up to?
LH: 我剛才跟幾個(gè)中國(guó)同學(xué)出去喝珍珠奶茶啦，就是bubble tea！
Larry: Bubble tea, huh? What is that?
LH: 你從沒聽說過珍珠奶茶？我簡(jiǎn)直不能相信！
Larry: Haha, is it that surprising? Actually, sometimes I wish I could tag along with you guys. You know, so I could learn more about the Chinese culture.
LH: 真的嗎？Larry，我還以為你對(duì)嘗試新事物沒什么興趣呢。
Larry: Aw.... come on, Lihua. Even I'll admit that it's fun to try new things once in a blue moon.
LH: ??？你說什么moon?
Larry: In a blue moon. "Once in a blue moon" means once in a long while or on a rare occasion.
LH: 我明白了，"once in a blue moon"就是不經(jīng)常，很久發(fā)生一次，對(duì)嗎？
Larry: Yes. I don't think I'd enjoy being confronted with new things all the time, but every once in a blue moon it can be fun.
LH: 你是說，你不喜歡成天被新事物包圍，但是好久來那么一下子，偶爾接觸點(diǎn)新鮮的東西，還是不錯(cuò)的。這樣吧Larry，下次我們?cè)偃ズ萣ubble tea的時(shí)候，我一定叫上你。
Larry: Sounds great! How often do you go get bubble tea anyway?
LH: 其實(shí)我們也很少去。We only go once in a blue moon.
Larry: Hmm, well, if you only get bubble tea once in a blue moon, what are you always doing with your Chinese friends? I never know what you guys are up to.
LH: 其實(shí)我們主要也就是吃吃喝喝啦。這個(gè)周末我們要去吃粵式點(diǎn)心。Have you ever heard of點(diǎn)心, dim sum?
Larry: Dim sum...hmm. Sounds exotic. What's that?
LH: 就是很多好吃的廣東小吃！有鍋貼，蘿卜糕，耗油芥藍(lán)... 有時(shí)候，once in a blue moon, 我們還會(huì)點(diǎn)鳳爪 - chicken feet!
Larry: Chicken feet??? Yuck! Who would eat that? Lihua, are you pulling my leg?
LH: 什么？Pulling your leg? 拉你的腿？
Larry: No, I mean are you playing a joke on me?
LH: 哦，"pull your leg"就是開玩笑唬你的意思。可我沒有瞎說啊，鳳爪，也就是雞腳，可是非常好吃哦！
Larry: Oh my goodness! Well, if they're so delicious, how come you say you only eat them once in a blue moon?
LH: 主要是因?yàn)轼P爪吃著麻煩，好多小骨頭，而且比較油膩，我怕長(zhǎng)胖嘛！
Larry: OK, now I know you're pulling my leg!
LH: 我沒有唬你啊。Larry，我們中國(guó)人吃的東西有時(shí)是比較奇怪，但真的很好吃。
Larry: Gross!
LH: 不喜歡算了，下次去吃好吃的不叫你。
Larry: Come on, there's got to be something Chinese I can do with you guys.
LH: Hmm, 我想一想啊，我知道了！你喜歡唱K么？KTV?
Larry: KTV? You mean karaoke? I don't know, Lihua. I don't really like singing...
LH: Are you pulling my leg, Larry? 上次我明明聽見你帶著耳機(jī)在唱Lady Gaga的歌！
Larry: That's different! I'm too shy to sing in front of other people...I don't even know your friends that well.
LH: 哎呀?jīng)]事！Larry，你唱歌挺好聽的！
Larry: Me? Sing well? Ha. Now I know you're pulling my leg.
LH: I'm not pulling your leg! 我說真的！你怎么老覺得我在糊弄你？
Larry: OK, OK, no need to get upset. You're right. I do like to sing once in a blue moon, but I don't know if I could do it in front of other people...
LH: Larry, 不是你要了解中國(guó)文化嘛？還這么多事兒。
Larry: I've got an idea. Let me start with that bubble tea stuff. I've had tea before. How weird can it be? I know you guys only go get bubble tea once in a blue moon, but I can wait. Why do they call it bubble tea anyway?
LH: 他們叫珍珠奶茶是因?yàn)椴枥镉泻芏嗪苡薪绖诺男A子！看起來像珍珠一樣！
Larry: Really? And what are the black bubbles made of?
LH: 嗯...是用雞腳做的！
Larry: Wow.
LH: 哈！Larry, this time I was pulling your leg. 這回我是逗你的啦！
Larry: Oh! Come on, Lihua...
今天李華從Larry那兒學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是once in a blue moon, 表示非常少見，很久才發(fā)生一次。另一個(gè)是pull one's leg,是糊弄、欺騙某人的意思。
