1--America, the land of Hollywood, can sometimes be too concerned with things looking pretty.
 
2--This is going to cost a pretty penny.
 
1--Is she worried about making their money look good?
 
2--Sometimes American English does not make any sense.
 
1--Did you see that car?
 
2--Oh, my gosh! That car is awesome.
 
1--Yes, I bet it is really fast.
 
2--That car must have cost a pretty penny!
 
1--Ah, it means that something costs a lot of money.
 
2--Some say the phrase came from a special coin a British king had made long ago.
 
1--American English is very descriptive, and sometimes we put a colorful word in front of a noun to get our meaning across.
 
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注解：
 
1.concerned with关于
2.awesome令人惊叹的
3.descriptive描写的
 
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译文：
 
1--美国，好莱坞的故乡，有时候总是和那些美好的事物联系在一起。
2--This is going to cost a pretty penny.（这个价格一定不菲）
1--她是在担心赚的钱看起来太美好了么？
2--有时候，美语总是让人摸不着头脑。
1--你看见那辆车了么？
2--哦，我的天哪！这车棒级了。
1--是的，我想它的速度一定很快。
2--那辆车价格一定不菲。（cost a pretty penny）
1--啊，它的意思原来是指花了很多钱呀。
2--有人说这个短语是由英国国王很久以前自创的。
1--美语是非常善于描述的，有时候我们在名词前加上一个多姿多彩的词，就可以很传神的表达我们的意思。