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美国年轻人的口头禅-16
M: Now that we have eaten, let's walk to the White House. It's not too far from here.
L: 到白宫去？太好了，除了照片外，我还没有看到过真的白宫呢！
M: Watch out Li Hua! Get back!
L: 哟！ 我的天哪！我的天哪！真吓死我了！我以为这下我可完了！
M: Oh, my god! Are you okay? Geez, that was really a close call.
L: Michael, 我都差一点被车撞了， 而你还在说什么close call，这跟打电话根本没有关系！
M: No, that's not what I meant by close call. I meant that the car nearly hit you.
L: 对啊，那车差一点就撞上我了，这就是 close call？
M: Actually, Li Hua, close call means that you narrowly avoided danger. Something bad could have happened to you, but you narrowly avoided a bad situation.
L: 原来close call就是说，差一点发生倒霉的事，我算是逃避了这倒霉事。我可以说，今天我差一点没被汽车撞了。对不对？
M: Yeah, that's right.
L: 那close call是不是一定用在跟生命危险有关的场合呢？
M: Not really. Let me give you another example. The paper you and I turned in this week was almost late. That was also a close call.
L: 对，那个教授让我们在星期二前把学术报告交给他，我们是星期一晚上去交的，差一点就过了限期，这也可以说是close call。 下回我可再也不敢这么做了。
M: Here we are! The White House!
L: 太好了！ 白宫到了, 那我们赶快走把。
今天 Michael 和李华在对话中用的一个常用语是ticked off， 意思是为了什么事情生气； 另一个是close call，意思 是差一点没发生倒霉的事，或是差一点完不成该做的事。
L: 到白宫去？太好了，除了照片外，我还没有看到过真的白宫呢！
M: Watch out Li Hua! Get back!
L: 哟！ 我的天哪！我的天哪！真吓死我了！我以为这下我可完了！
M: Oh, my god! Are you okay? Geez, that was really a close call.
L: Michael, 我都差一点被车撞了， 而你还在说什么close call，这跟打电话根本没有关系！
M: No, that's not what I meant by close call. I meant that the car nearly hit you.
L: 对啊，那车差一点就撞上我了，这就是 close call？
M: Actually, Li Hua, close call means that you narrowly avoided danger. Something bad could have happened to you, but you narrowly avoided a bad situation.
L: 原来close call就是说，差一点发生倒霉的事，我算是逃避了这倒霉事。我可以说，今天我差一点没被汽车撞了。对不对？
M: Yeah, that's right.
L: 那close call是不是一定用在跟生命危险有关的场合呢？
M: Not really. Let me give you another example. The paper you and I turned in this week was almost late. That was also a close call.
L: 对，那个教授让我们在星期二前把学术报告交给他，我们是星期一晚上去交的，差一点就过了限期，这也可以说是close call。 下回我可再也不敢这么做了。
M: Here we are! The White House!
L: 太好了！ 白宫到了, 那我们赶快走把。
今天 Michael 和李华在对话中用的一个常用语是ticked off， 意思是为了什么事情生气； 另一个是close call，意思 是差一点没发生倒霉的事，或是差一点完不成该做的事。
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