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流行美语 第75课:beats me; in a bind

Source: 恒星英语学习网  Onion  2008-07-28  我要投稿   论坛   Favorite  

李华今天在紧张地准备历史课的考试。她在和Michael的谈话中会学到两个常用语:beats me和to be in a bind.

M: Hey, Li Hua. What are you doing?

L: 我在准备历史课的考试。Michael, 你知道美国总统罗斯福和斯大林第一次见面是在什么时候?

M: Beats me. I don't know much about that period of history.

L: 哎哟,你不知道我也不会打你呀,你为什么要说:Beats me? Beat不就是打人的意思吗?

M: No, I don't mean you would beat me. The expression "beats me" means that I have no idea what the answer is.

L: 噢,在这里,beat不是打人的意思。Beats me就是我不知道!

M: Right. If I ask you a question like how many miles away the sun is, you might s