VOA流行美語 Unit 164:Boss和Mob scene
Larry和李華正在中央公園等着聽音樂。那裏舉行的戶外搖滾樂演唱會馬上就要開始。今天李華會學到兩個常用語：Boss和Mob scene。
LL: Hey, Li Hua, I can't wait for the band to start playing. The last concert I went to by this band was totally boss.
LH: 你說上回去聽這個樂隊演出怎麼啦？Boss？那不是指監督工作的老闆嗎？
LL: Right, but when I said the concert was boss, I meant it was really great.
LH: 啊？Boss在這裏是形容演唱會很棒的意思，可是Boss跟很棒有什麼關係呀？
LH: You know how a boss is above his employees and tells them what to do? Something that is boss is above the others. And better than the rest.
LH: 噢，因爲老闆，也就是boss比其他人更能幹，指揮手下人幹活，所以就是棒！那我很喜歡星際大戰電影裏的特效，我能不能說they were boss?
LL: The special effects in the new Star Wars movie were boss. They were much better than in the older Star Wars movies.
LH: 對，我同意。新的星際大戰裏面的特效比以前的星際大戰更棒。Larry，你看到Rick 買的新車嗎？
LL: Yeah, it is nice, isn't it? Fire engine red with leather seats and a sunroof. That is definitely one boss car.
LH: 我可不喜歡那大紅顏色，象救火車。可是皮座墊和天窗我倒很喜歡。Larry，要是我認爲一樣東西不太棒，那該怎麼說呀？
LL: If you don't think something is that great, you can say something is not so boss.
LH: 要是今天的演出很棒，我就可以說：They are boss! 但是上星期的表演不怎麼樣，那就是：They weren't so boss.
LL: You are right, in fact. Last week's act wasn't so boss. I was there.
LH: 嘿！你看！樂團出來了。哇！他們的服裝好棒噢！So boss!
LL: And wait until you hear the lead guitarist start playing. I think you'll find he is pretty boss, too.
LH: 你說那吉他手很棒呀？那他肯定很有名，是嗎？噓！要開場了。別說話了！
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LL: What a mob scene! The concert is over and now there are people everywhere.
LH: 就是，演唱會一結束，大家都搶着要回家，你瞧這人羣哪！哎，Larry, 什麼是mob scene?
LL: Well, a mob scene, is a big group of people, who are acting in a random and disorderly way.
LH: 噢，mob scene就是指亂糟糟的一大羣人。上星期我去看星際大戰電影的首映，買票的人排着隊打鬧說笑，有票的人在門口等着開場。That was a real mob scene.
LL: Yes, the theaters were mobbed for the opening of Star Wars. I am going to wait a few weeks to see it when the lines will be shorter.
LH: 早知道首映的時候會那麼多人，我也該象你這樣等幾個星期再去看，就不必排那麼長的隊了。Larry, 我們該往哪兒走呀？我們得脫離這個mob scene才行，不然我們什麼時候才能到家呀！
LL: Well, the subway will probably also be mobbed. It will be just as much of a mob scene on the train as it is here.
LH: 啊？連地鐵也會象這裏一樣擠滿人啊？那我們別去和人擠了。我們先走一段路吧！
LL: Okay, Li Hua, I've got an idea about how to get away from this mob. Follow me. I know a shortcut!
LH：喲，你還知道小路吶。你早說呀！
今天李華學到兩個常用語。第一個是boss，這是很棒，很好的意思。另一個常用語是mob scene，這是指人很多的場面。
