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Slings and Arrows
http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/11/22 13:42  空中美语

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  Chloe and her friend Ophir meet at a caféto catch up on each other's lives.

  Chloe:Murray must have movedsintosyour place by now. How are you two getting along?

  Ophir:Don't ask. I rue the day when I told him he could have the spare room.

  Chloe:So that's why you look so disgruntled.1 Are you getting tired of his endless queries?

  Ophir:All he does is dig, dig, dig! What's he so curious about, anyway?

  Chloe:Cut him some slack. Murray's a Sagittarius. They're naturally inquisitive.

  Ophir:He asks such profound questions, though. I really don't feel like giving him my take on the meaning of life at eight in the morning.

  Chloe:Sagittarians are on a never-ending quest4 for truth and knowledge.

  Ophir:I can see that. Murray's so well-read--he wants to discuss everything from politics to philosophy! He makes me feel like an idiot.

  Chloe:Ay, there's the rub! Look, Sagittarians are intent on learning all about the people they're close to. He's not trying to make you feel stupid. He's just trying to get to know you.

  Ophir:I guess that's true. And he does provide me with mental stimulation.

  Chloe:I think you've been judging Murray too harshly. Why not give him another chance?

  Ophir:Oh, all right. I just wish I weren't the only target for his intellectual arrows.

  ---by Sonya Roy

刨根问底射手座 乱箭齐发人头马

  克罗埃和她的朋友奥菲尔在一家咖啡厅见面,叙叙彼此的近况。

  克罗埃:现在默里肯定已经搬到你那儿去住了吧。你们两个相处得怎么样?

  奥菲尔:别问了。我很后悔那天跟他说他可以住我那间空房。

  克罗埃:这就是你这么不高兴的原因吧。他无休止的询问是不是让你烦了?

  奥菲尔:他成天就会刨根问底!他到底有什么好奇的啊?

  克罗埃:你就饶过他吧。默里是射手座的。他们天生就爱刨根问底。

  奥菲尔:可是他问的问题也太深奥了。我可不想在早上八点告诉他我对生命意义的看法。

  克罗埃:射手座的人对真理和知识的追寻是永无止境的。

  奥菲尔:看得出来。默里知识如此渊博--从政治到哲学,所有的事他都想讨论!他使我觉得自己像个白痴。

  克罗埃:唉,麻烦就在这儿!听着,射手座的人想了解所有他们亲近的人。他并不是想让你觉得自己愚蠢。他只是想了解你。

  奥菲尔:我想是吧。而且他的确给我精神上的鼓励。

  克罗埃:我想你对默里的评判太苛刻了。为什么不再给他一次机会呢?

  奥菲尔:哦,好吧。但愿我不是他智力之箭唯一的靶子。




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Annotation

1.disgruntled

a. 不高兴的

2. inquisitive

a. 好问的

3. profound

a. 深奥的

4. quest

n. 寻求


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