VOA流行美語 Unit 203:count someone in,wipeout
這是個星期六早上，李華打電話給Larry，叫他一起去海邊玩。李華今天會學到兩個常用語。一個是，count someone in另一個是，wipeout。
(Li Hua打電話給Larry。電話鈴聲)
LL: (Tired) Hello。
LH: Larry， 該醒啦！看看外面的天氣有多好呀！我和Jenny要去海邊。你要一起去的話，趕快起來準備好。
LL: Hmmà hey! You're right, the sky is beautiful. So you're going to Rockaway beach? Count me in!
LH: 你說什麼？要我數什麼呀？你要我們等很久可不行！
LL: No, no. I said count me in. That means I want to go too, I want to do this activity.
LH: 噢，count me in就是：也算我一個，也就是說你要一起去。行，我和Jenny 一起出去買點吃的，那，我們11:30到你那裏...
LL: Wait， you're getting lunch before we go? Count me in on that too. I'm hungry!
LH: 你餓了，要跟我們一起吃午飯？我早該知道你會這麼說。只要有吃的，你總是要參加的。
LL: Absolutely! I haven't had a good hamburger for weeks, so you can definitely count me in!
LH: 怎麼說得這麼可憐！幾個星期沒吃一個像樣的漢堡。好吧，那，你快起來準備，我們過十五分鐘來接你。對了，Jenny還要去滑旱冰，你是不是也要參加？
LL: Count me in on the rollerblading also.
LH: 這你也要玩！ 我真有點害怕，特別是幾個星期前我把自行車撞壞了以後 ...
LL: Really? I'm surprised. You usually like to try new things. When we plan new, fun things we can usually count you in.
LH: 對，我一般是喜歡嘗試新東西的。凡是有新鮮的，好玩的事，我都去。這回是因爲自行車出了事，所以有點特殊。不過，我如果帶安全用具，應該沒事。那，你就算我一個吧！
LL: That's what I thought! Anyway, count me in for the hamburgers. I'll be downstairs in fifteen minutes!
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(Li Hua and Larry are on the beach.)
LH: 喲，我還從來沒有看人衝浪呢！你看這些人吶！那人從他那衝浪板上掉下去了。他沒事吧？
LL: He just wiped out. It happens all the time.
LH: Wiped out? 那是什麼意思呀？他這就被沖掉啦?
LL: No, no. Wiped you fall down, fall off of something, or crash, this is a wipe out.
LH: 原來wiped out就是掉下來，或撞壞了。我剛纔真是嚇了一跳，我還以爲他被沖走了呢！ 對了，我想掉在水裏不會像摔在地面上那麼痛吧！
LL: Remember when you wiped out on your bicycle last month?
LH: 你怎麼又提我從自行車上摔下來的事呢！你看，我手臂上的疤還在呢！真痛呀！對了，你頭邊上的疤是哪兒來的？
LL: That? I wiped out on my skateboard when I was a kid and fell down some steps. I was lucky I wasn't seriously hurt.
LH: 你小時候從滑板上摔下好幾個臺階？ 你沒有嚴重受傷，真算你運氣。你該帶防護帽。我從自行車上摔下來的時候要是沒帶防護帽，那我就慘了， 很可能會嚴重受傷。
LL: Hey, that reminds me: what about your friend who wiped out while skiing earlier this year? Is he doing OK?
LH: 你在說誰呀？噢，就是今年年初滑雪的時候摔跤的Steve! 他現在很好，幾個星期前把他腿上的石膏取下來了。 Larry，那邊是Jenny嗎？
LL: Hey, there's Jenny over there. Let's get our gear on and join her.
LH: Larry，我還是有點害怕。我不想摔倒了受傷。
LL: Don't worry, Li Hua! We'll go slowly. Even if you do wipe out, you'll be OK.
LH: 那好吧，我跟你一起去，可是千萬別太快了。那樣即便摔倒也不會受傷。走吧！
LL: I knew we could count you in!
今天李華學到了兩個常用語。一個是count someone in，意思是把某人包括在某個活動中。李華學到的另一個常用語是wipeout，意思是摔倒。
