第36期：流行美语 关于两个词语的讨论

　　To down & To chug

　　(2006-2007学年第36期)

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　　Larry和李华在学校的食堂里吃晚饭。李华今天会学到两个常用语：to down和to chug。

　　LL: You know, Li Hua, I think I can down this entire hamburger in a single bite. I am that hungry.

　　LH: 听你的意思，我猜你是说你可以一口就把这个

　　LL: You’re right, my friend! The hamburger will go down to my stomach.

　　LH: 你看我没猜错吧！ Down就是吃的意思。Larry，你说一口就能吃下去这有点夸张吧。人又不是蛇， 要是噎住了怎么办呢？

　　LL: Well, maybe I was exaggerating a little, but down means to eat something all at once and really fast.

　　LH: 我明白了，down不仅是吃，而且是狼吞虎咽。我记得在电视上看过吃热狗比赛，有个人在12分钟内吃了50个热狗，He downed 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes! Larry，你能吃这么多吗？

　　LL: No, I can’t. I’m pretty hungry right now, but I think I would get sick after downing so many hot dogs in so little time.

　　LH: 一下子吃这么多热狗，你当然受不了。不过，人都有狼吞虎咽的时候。像我，回国探亲时，有时候一顿饭能吃好几十个饺子呢。

　　LL: But steamed dumplings are so small, I bet you can down fifty of those and still feel okay.

　　LH: 五十个饺子，那可不少啊。 我只要吃上二十个就已经很饱了。

　　LL: Well, one of my favorite things to eat is Chocolate Chip Cookies. When I was a kid my mom would bake them, and I would down a whole plate of cookies just like that.

　　LH: 带巧克力的饼干我也爱吃。大多数美国妇女都会烤这种饼干。可是，你妈怎么会让你把烤出来的一盘全吃了呢？你们美国人可真能吃。

　　LL: But I know you like ice cream, Li Hua. I’ve seen you down an ice cream cone in just a few seconds.

　　LH: 你说对了，我的确喜欢冰淇淋。 其实我现在就想吃。 I’d like to down an ice cream cone right now.

　　LL: Well, you go and get your ice cream cone — and I am going to finish downing this burger.

　　LH: 好吧，Larry，我去拿冰淇淋， 你把这汉堡吃完，我一会儿就回来。

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　　LL: Hey, Li Hua, after downing that burger, now I really need to chug a big glass of soda.

　　LH: chug，那是什么意思啊？

　　LL: You know how you down a hamburger by eating it very quickly? You chug a soda by drinking it really fast and all at once.

　　LH:我刚才就猜是这个意思， chug就是很快地一下子喝光。chug听起来好像是个像声字。

　　LL: Well, listen to me chug this soda and tell me what you hear.

　　(Sound of drinking)

　　LH: 听到了，你喝起来有咕嘟咕嘟的声音。

　　LL: Yeah, chug comes from the sound you make when you drink something quickly and all at one time.

　　LH: 只有在喝冷饮的时候才能够咕嘟咕嘟地快喝。你要喝热茶可就不行了。一杯热茶，最好慢慢品尝。再说， 喝快了也会烫嗓子呀。

　　LL: I guess you can’t really chug a cup of hot tea, but what about a bottle of cool water?

　　LH: 冷的水当然可以了。只要不是热的，其他饮料都可以一饮而尽嘛。

　　LL: For me, there is nothing better than chugging a glass of milk right after eating a plate of my mom’s Chocolate Chip Cookies.

　　LH: 瞧把你给馋的！吃完巧克力饼干，你要再喝一大杯牛奶，听起来是真过瘾。

　　LL: Oh, I love to chug milk! Sometimes I chug milk right out of the bottle in the fridge.

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　　LL: That’s right. But don’t tell my mom. She wouldn’t be very happy to know I was chugging milk from the bottle in the fridge.

　　LH: 你真够呛！还让我不要告诉你妈妈。谁看见了都不会高兴的。你这么喝，那别人要喝怎么办呐！Larry, 快把你的饮料喝了吧。我得去上课了。

　　今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是down，意思是“狼吞虎咽”，还有一个是chug，意思是“大口大口地喝，一饮而尽”。

　　此部分内容选自“美国之音”