< align=center><B>超级地道美国话</B><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></B>
< align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman">—— </FONT></B><B>吓唬美国人！</B><B><o:p></o:p></B>
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<P ><B>本期奉献：<o:p></o:p></B>
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<P ><B>第一篇</B><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><B>约会迟到找借口</B><B><o:p></o:p></B>
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<P >【疯狂短评】
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>约会迟到在美国是很不礼貌的。为了给别人留下好印象，最好不要迟到。但是如果“迟到”已成事实，也不用害怕。这里有天下无敌的借口供你选择。
<P >【<FONT face="Times New Roman">Kim’s Note</FONT>】<FONT face="Times New Roman">Everyone is late once in a while. Sometimes it truly can’t be helped or avoided. But some people are never on time! They use every excuse possible to explain why they are late. This section is useful to anyone who ever finds himself in the situation of having to explain why he is late.</FONT>
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<P ><B>（一）交通事故借口：<o:p></o:p></B>
<P >【疯狂联想】
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>把迟到的原因归于糟糕的交通是天下第一号的借口，“都怪那该死的破烂交通，我也没办法啊！”总会让别人不得不原谅你。
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">1. Uh, I was <B>stuck</B></FONT>『卡住；被困住』<FONT face="Times New Roman"> in traffic!</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> (</FONT>我碰到交通堵塞了！<FONT face="Times New Roman">)</FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">2. Well, there was an accident on the road, you see!”</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（哎，你知道吗？路上有一桩交通事故。）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">3. The bus broke down on my way here! It was a nightmare!</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（在我来的途中公共汽车坏掉了！真是倒霉！）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">4. There were so many people waiting for the bus, I couldn’t even get on it!</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（等车的人太多了，我根本就挤不上车。）
<P >【<FONT face="Times New Roman">Kim’s Note</FONT>】<FONT face="Times New Roman">The more dramatic your excuse is the better it sounds! If you don’t often make excuses you don’t need to worry about this. If you are a professional excuse maker, these hints will help you sound more believable.</FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">5. I lost my car keys!</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（我找不到车钥匙了。）
<P >【<FONT face="Times New Roman">Kim’s Note</FONT>】<FONT face="Times New Roman">This is a very popular excuse in America. It is so common that no one ever doubts it!</FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">6. My car died!</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（我的车坏掉了。）
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<P ><B>（二）较为“人性”的借口：<o:p></o:p></B>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">7. Oh, I over slept.</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（哎，我睡过头了。）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">8. Nobody woke me up!</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（没人叫我起床。）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">9. I didn’t go to sleep until 3:00 last night!</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（我昨晚<FONT face="Times New Roman">3</FONT>点钟才睡着。）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">10. My alarm <B>didn’t go off</B></FONT>『不响了』<FONT face="Times New Roman">!</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（我的闹钟罢工了。）
<P >【<FONT face="Times New Roman">Kim’s Note</FONT>】<FONT face="Times New Roman">Another common way of saying this is “I slept in.” I have seen many native speakers use this expression and watched many English learners become confused. It simply means, “I didn’t get up at the time I needed to.”</FONT>
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<P >【疯狂联想】
<P >“闹钟失灵”、“睡过头”都是人之常情。相信对方会原谅你的。
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<P ><B>（三）花样百出的借口：<o:p></o:p></B>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">11. My cat died! / My dog died!</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（我的爱猫<FONT face="Times New Roman">/</FONT>爱狗归天了。）
<P >【疯狂联想】
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>在必要时，你可以诅咒一下你家的猫呀、狗呀。讲这句话时，请掉下两滴眼泪，以增加一些说服力。
<P >【<FONT face="Times New Roman">Kim’s Note</FONT>】<FONT face="Times New Roman">Americans are really attached to their pets. This excuse may sound silly to people from other cultures, but it is completely acceptable in America.</FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">12. My mother called!</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（我老妈打电话给我！<FONT face="Times New Roman">—— </FONT>耽误了一点时间。）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">13. My son got really sick. I had to take him to the hospital.</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（我儿子生病了，我必须送他去医院。）
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<P >怎么样？不赖吧！学会这些你就可以变成“借口大王”了。
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<P >【额外成就感】<o:p></o:p>
<P ><B><FONT face="Times New Roman">stick<o:p></o:p></FONT></B>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">* This drawer <I>sticks</I> badly.</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> (</FONT>这个抽屉卡得死死的。<FONT face="Times New Roman">)</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">* The key <I>stuck</I> in the lock.</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> ( </FONT>钥匙在锁里卡住了。<FONT face="Times New Roman">)</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">* The bus got <I>stuck</I> in the mud.</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> (</FONT>公共汽车陷在泥里了。<FONT face="Times New Roman">)</FONT>
<P >【<FONT face="Times New Roman">Kim’s Note</FONT>】<FONT face="Times New Roman">This verb is very common in describing a situation where you could not escape from another person. People in America are always talking about how they got stuck in a meeting with their boss, or how they got stuck talking to someone at the supermarket. It will improve your speaking skills and listening skills to know these expressions.</FONT>
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<P ><B>第二篇</B><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><B>拒绝听借口</B><B><o:p></o:p></B>
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<P >【疯狂短评】
<P >懂得一些“借口”总比“正面冲突”要来得聪明得多。但是老是用借口，也会“信用破产”的，所以如何用、何时用，都要适可而止。如果将立场对调，别人老是迟到，你不止一次地在那里傻等，我想你也需要一些句子来质问对方。
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<P ><B>（一）直截了当<o:p></o:p></B>
<P >【疯狂联想】
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>当他脸上写着“心事谁人知”的时候，你可以直截了当的对他说：
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">1. What’s your excuse this time?</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（这次你的借口又是什么？）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">2. What is it this time?</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（你这次又怎么了？）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">3. All right, let’s hear it.</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（好吧，让我们听听你的借口。）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">4. What’s your story this time?</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（这次你又有什么故事？）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">5.All right, It’d better be good.</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（好吧！你最好给我个好理由。）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">6. So, do you have an excuse this time?</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（那，你这次还有什么借口呢？）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">7. So what’s today’s excuse?</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（今天的借口又是什么呢？）
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<P ><B>（二）先下“口”为强<o:p></o:p></B>
<P >【疯狂联想】
<P >如果你的朋友每次找的借口都是换汤不换药，比如：今天他家的狗死了、明天又是他家的猫要出殡。你替他算算他家可能养了几千几万只猫和狗，这时你就可以先下“口”为强。
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">8. All right, don’t tell me your dog or cat died!</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（好了，不要再告诉我你的狗狗或猫猫又死掉了。这个借口实在是用了太多次了！）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">9. Don’t tell me. Let me guess. You overslept, right?</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（不要告诉我，让我猜。你睡过头了，对不对？）
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<P ><B>（三）怒气难消<o:p></o:p></B>
<P >【疯狂联想】
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>请继续保持“茶壶”姿势（生气时，一手叉腰，另一只手指着对方），把下面的话讲完：
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">10. Do you have any idea what time it is?</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（你知道现在几点钟了吗？<FONT face="Times New Roman">—— </FONT>开什么玩笑，敢给我迟到！）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">11. Man, I don’t wanna</FONT>（<FONT face="Times New Roman">= want to</FONT>）<FONT face="Times New Roman">hear it!</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（兄弟，我不想再听任何借口了。）
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman">12. I’m sick of your excuses. Can’t you just be on time for once?</FONT>
<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT>（我对你的借口烦透了。你能不能准时一次？）
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<P >句句地道美语，天天脱口而出！学习超级地道美语，吓唬美国人指日可待！<o:p></o:p>
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