情景英语：中级美语对话(第100讲)

100. Stop Bullshitting！ p.183

　　Candy is asking her friend， Rudy， why guys swear so much.

　　C： Why do guys swear so much？

　　R： It adds color and emphasis to language.

　　C： Bullshit！ People who swear don't have class.

　　R： See？ You just said “bullshit.”

　　C： “Bullshit” isn't swearing. It's even in the dictionary.

　　R： Sure it's swearing.

　　C： It simply mean， “male cow manure¹.”

　　R： Then why don't you just say “shit”？  It's in the dictionary as well.

　　C： We're just going round in circles. Tell you what. If you stop saying “shit，” I'll stop saying “bull-shit.”

　　R： Considering they both aren't very nice things to say anyway， that's a deal.

　　bullshit 脏话

　　brag² about = boast of/about  吹牛

　　Candy 是 Candice 的亲昵称呼  candy寓意candid     a piece of candy    candies 各类糖果

　　Rudy 是 Rudulph 简称         Rudy/rude， Rudulph寓意wolf

　　The color of this collar is red.

　　Our school lays great emphasis on safety.    stress 亦可

　　add charm to that girl

　　have class 没有格调  （class不可数）    It is hard to believe that Peter has a classy wife.   classy=elegant

　　ill-bred  well-bred 有无教养的

　　simply = just

　　foul³ language 脏话       manure 动物粪便

　　company 不可数是“陪伴，同伴（总称）”，可数是“公司”

　　bull 公牛  cow 母牛  ox 阉牛 oxen pl.  buffalo⁴ 水牛（one buffalo，two buffalo）  bison 野牛  yak⁵ 西藏的牦牛

　　go round in circles 兜圈子

　　Tell you what. 告诉你好了（口语）

　　Considering （the fact that） they both……    the fact that 可省略    considering 相当于 since 由于

　　That's a deal. 一言为定