【走遍美国精讲笔记】第4课：没问题 ACT 1 - 2

ACT 1-2 “你敢打赌吗？”

【故事梗概】

星期六早上，Richard在练哑铃时，Marilyn提起了前一天他讲过的要在练哑铃之后再去参加有氧健身运动的高级班课程的事。Richard坚称那些运动量对他来说只是小意思。Richard 和Marilyn就此打了个赌。

Marilyn: Aren't you going to the aerobics class this morning?
Richard: Of course. Easy. No sweat.
Marilyn: You are not going to be able to move after this and the aerobics class.
Richard: Are you kidding me? It's going to be a piece of cake.
Richard: You want to bet?
Marilyn: Yeah. What's the bet ?
Richard: I bet I can go one hour in your class this morning and not feel a thing!
Marilyn: The bet is - I win, and you cook dinner for the entire family. Or you win, and I cook dinner for the entire family.
Richard: It's a bet.
Marilyn: OK. Call my instructor, Jack Davis, right now . His number is 555-8842. The advanced class starts at ten o'clock.
Richard: Well, it's eight twenty now.
Marilyn: It only takes eight minutes by bicycle to the aerobics class. Give him a call.

【语言点精讲】

1. No sweat.
不成问题，一点儿不费劲。

2. Are you kidding me?
你在开玩笑吧？也可以说You must be kidding!

3. It's going to be a piece of cake.
a plece of cake: 形容某事很easy，做起来不费吹灰之力。

4. You want to bet?
你敢打赌吗？是"Do you want to bet?"的缩略形式。口语中，"Do you..."这种句型不说Do的情形很普遍。
bet在这里用作动词，意思是“打赌，赌”。
注意Richard在说 want to时，把发音连成 wanna，这是非正式场合口语中常用的发音。

5. Yeah, What's the bet?
赌就赌，你说赌什么吧？这里的bet用作名词，意思是“赌注”。

6. I bet I can go one hour in your class this morning and not feel a thing!
我赌我能在你们班上锻炼1个小时并且一点也不感觉累！
I can go...: 此处 go指“锻炼”。注意发音: can读做k+n，当 can后面跟动词时，我们常不必重读它，这句正是如此。
not feel a thing是“毫不感到累（难）”的意思。

7. Well, it's eight twenty now.
这里的 Well表示说话人的犹豫。Richard推说现在已是8点20分了，是想好歹赖过这一次。

8. It only takes eight minutes by bicycle to the aerobics class.
Marilyn不依不饶，对Richard说“骑车到健身中心只需8分钟。”
It takes + 时间+ to do something: 表示干某事需要多少时间。