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Michael和李华都在纽约上大学。Michael对纽约很熟,因此经常带李华到一些的地方去参观。今天他俩要去纽约的大都会艺术博物馆去听讲演。李华将学到两个常用语:neat和sharp。
L:Michael,我能够把你拽着一起去听这个演讲,真不容易。今天讲话的这个人在数学和艺术方面都有博士学位。他讲话的题目就是:数学和艺术的关系。
M: I'm sure the lecture will be really neat.
L:什么?Neat,那不是整齐,乾净的意思吗?
M: No. Neat, it's a word used here to describe something that is good.
L:噢,neat在这里是指某样东西很好,那你为什么不直接说好,而非要说neat呢?
M: Neat is very conversational.
L:Neat这个词很口语化!那是不是任何时候我要说什么东西好都可以用neat这个词呐?
M: Neat can be used to describe an idea, a concept.
L:Neat可以用来指一个好的主意,好的概念。今天讲演的内容就是数学和艺术的会合。这是一个很好的概念。
M: Well, Li Hua, you find the concept interesting, right?
L:对,我觉得这个概念很有意思。
M: Well, if it holds your interest and you like the idea, then you can call it neat.
L:噢,只要我有兴趣,觉得是个好主意,我就可以说:That's neat!
M: You're right.
L:如果我跟一些朋友出去玩,有人建议去喝茶,聊天。要是我觉得很好的话,我也可以说:That's a neat idea.
M: Certainly. Hey, we are running pretty late. Let's hurry up.
L:哟,对了,太晚了。赶快走吧!
L:我觉得他讲得真好。我从来没有想到数学和艺术有那么多关系。他讲得很清楚。现在我对这个题目懂了好多。
M: Yeah, I really agree. The speaker was really intelligent, you could say he is sharp.
L:Sharp,不是指一把刀快不快的意思吗?那天有个人说我很sharp,当时我也不懂他是什么意思。那么说,他是在说我好咯!
M: Absolutely!Sharp is an adjective that can be used to describe a person who is really smart.