ABC基础英语对话：互联网

brian: i wonder why i am so tall?

dario: probably because your parents are tall.

brian: but they are both short.

dario: maybe your grandparents were tall then?

brian: i don't think so. i have seen photos of my grandfather and he seemed pretty small.

dario: there is only one solution then.

brian: what's that?

dario: you must be adopted!

brian: bye, dario!

dario: where are you going in such a hurry?

brian: i am going home to ask my parents if i am adopted or not!

布莱恩：我奇怪我为什么这么高？
达瑞欧：可能因为你的父母很高。
布莱恩：但是他们都很矮。
达瑞欧：那么也许你的爷爷奶奶很高？
布莱恩：我可不觉得。我曾经看过我的爷爷的照片，他看起来挺小的。
达瑞欧：那么只有一种解答了。
布莱恩：是什么？
达瑞欧：你一定是被领养的！
布莱恩：再见，布莱恩！
达瑞欧：你这么着急要去哪儿？
布莱恩：我要回家去问我父母我是不是领养的！

new words 新单词

1) futz: to cheat, rob, steal
偷：欺骗，抢劫，偷
my friends used to think that it was ok to futz candy from the shop until they got caught by the police.
我的朋友们在被警察抓住以前，曾经以为从商店偷点糖果没事。

2) five-finger discount: to steal something.
五个手指的打折：偷东西。
doing the five-finger discount is like taking a short cut to jail!
偷东西就像是走一条去监狱的捷径！

3) intense: very serious
紧张：非常严肃
there are times when you have to be intense and then there are other times when you should relax.
有时你不得不紧张严肃，但有时你也应该放轻松。

4) skanky: repulsive person, ugly, unattractive
丑，烦人的：使人反感的人，丑，不吸引人的
a really skanky girl pinched my bum in a nightclub last night.
昨晚在酒吧，一个很招人烦的女孩捏我的屁股。

dialogue-对话：

jessie: do you consider yourself as a winner or a loser?

tina: i am definitely a winner.

jessie: have you ever been a loser?

tina: not really. but i have done some loser things in my life.

jessie: like what?

tina: remember that really skanky guy that i dated a few years ago?

jessie: oh yeah! he was a real loser.

tina: maybe, but i was a loser to date him!