M: No, to call something a drag means it is tiresome.
L: 噢,在中文里就是没劲,没意思。Michael,drag不是拉东西的拉吗? 你说的drag跟这个drag是同一个字吗?M: Yeah, Li Hua, same word. As another example, we could also call our professor Dr. Smith a drag.
L: 噢,还可以说我们的教授Smith博士没劲,没意思。这我可不知 道,我并不觉得他枯燥无味。M: Of course you would say that. After all, on the first day of class all you did was talk about how cute he was.
L: 你说我第一天上完他的课后,口口声声夸他长得帅?你别瞎说八道了。M: Oh, Li Hua, you're such a drag. You did say he's cute.
L: 非要说我认为他很帅。还说我没劲。算了,不跟你说了。 Michael,我去看展览了,不管你去不去。M: All right, all right, I'll come.
( Michael 和李华看完了摄影展)。L: 这个摄影展览真好,可是我还在生你的气呢!
M: Ok, I'm sorry. Actually, I really enjoyed the photography exhibit. I thought it was a trip.
L: 我也很喜欢这种超现实主义的艺术。等等,你为什么把看展览叫/ 做旅行呢?我们又没有离开纽约。M: No, the word trip does mean travel, but here it means something that is unusual, in a good way.
L: 现在的意思不一样了。可我现在就知道我们刚才去看的摄影展览可以说是a trip,中文可以说是与众不同吧。其他还有什么也能用trip这个词来形容的呢?M: Well, look at that guy over there, sitting on the bench. The long hair and wild clothes. I really like his outfit, so I would call him a trip. But some people may not like this.