听力每日练习 listen 1036 OVER THE HILL
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    1--Be careful when using this idiom: OVER THE HILL
     
    2--My friend's 40th birthday is this weekend.
     
    1--As a present, I think I'll get her a funny "Over the Hill" T-shirt I saw at the store this weekend.
     
    2--Are you serious?
     
    1--I don't care how funny it is.
     
    2--Nobody wants to think of themselves as over the hill.
     
    1--You're right. I know.
     
    2--Instead, I'll get her a "Life Begins at 40th" coffee mug!
     
    1--Over the Hill means someone or something is old and does not have much value.
     
    2--The saying often is used jokingly for someone who is turning 40 years old, because they are at the middle of their life.
     
    1--It can be a rude thing to say to someone, even a friend!
     
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    注解:
     
    1.present礼物
    2.value价值
    3.jokingly开玩笑地

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    译文:

    1--使用这个俗语的时候要注意了:OVER THE HILL
    2--我有一个朋友本周末四十岁生日。
    1--作为礼物,我打算送她一件印着 "Over the Hill" 的趣味T恤,周末逛街的时候看到了。
    2--你是认真的吗?
    1--我没觉得这有多好玩。
    2--因为没有人希望自己在走下坡路。
    1--是这样的,我明白。
    2--我不会这样做,我打算送她其它的礼物,就是一个印有“生命始于四十”的咖啡杯。
    1--Over the Hill指的是,人变老或者东西变旧了,开始走下坡路,不再有价值。
    2--人们总是爱拿这句话开玩笑,尤其是在人们迈入40岁的时候,因为他们已经进入中年时期。
    1--对别人说这句话很不礼貌,就算是朋友也不该说!
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