美語(yǔ)會(huì)話 82 weirdo 怪胎

Emily: Look who you get to sit next to--Tim from purchasing!

Joice: Ewww! That weirdo?! He really gives me the creeps!

Emily: Don't worry. I'm also sitting next to you.

Joice: I just hope he doesn't start bragging again!

Emily: I can't wait until we get our year-end bonus!

Joice: Me, either! Who decides how much money we get?

weirdo (n.)

怪胎

brag (v.)

自吹自擂

A: Amy's so stuck up! 愛咪真是驕傲! B: I know. She's always bragging about how good her English is. 我知道。她老是吹噓自己的英文有多好。

purchase (v.)

購(gòu)買。文中的purchasing系指「采購(gòu)部」purchasing department

give...the creeps

讓(某人)起雞皮疙瘩

A: Have you ever been in a graveyard at night? 你有在晚上去過(guò)墳?zāi)箚? B: Yeah, but it gave me the creeps. 有，但我全身起雞皮疙瘩。

艾蜜莉：你看坐你旁邊的是誰(shuí)--是采購(gòu)部門的提姆!

喬伊絲：惡!那個(gè)怪胎?!他真是讓我起雞皮疙瘩!

艾蜜莉：別擔(dān)心。我也坐在你旁邊。

喬伊絲：只希望他別又開始吹牛了!

艾蜜莉：我等不及要拿年終獎(jiǎng)金!

喬伊絲：我也是啊!是誰(shuí)決定我們拿多少錢?