6.7 『最简美式口语003』朋友圈，秀炫晒？不晒？Wechat Showing off

接地气的生活美语，

今天我们聊发（秀）朋友圈那些事，

微信及各类社交媒体是每日必须品，

每天在朋友圈里看别人晒自拍，

吃美食，旅着游，购着物，

过着丰富精彩快乐的生活。

羡慕乎？也想晒乎？

Mark 却说，

每当我惬意玩乐时都提醒自己要低调，

能不晒就不晒……哇哦，

马克风地道美语三观好朴素

Mark:  Jingjing, did you have a good holiday?

马克：京晶，假期过得愉快吗？

Jingjing:  Yeah, I went on a trip with some of my university classmates.

京晶：不错哦。我和几个大学同学一起来了个小旅行。

Mark:  Where did you go?

马克：你们去哪儿了？

Jingjing:  We went to Chengdu to see the pandas and eat spicy food.

京晶：我们去成都看大熊猫了，还吃了辣辣的食物。

Mark:  Wow that must have been loads of fun.  Why didn't you post anything about it on WeChat?

马克：哇哦，那一定很好玩吧！为什么不见你在朋友圈里晒一晒呢？

Jingjing:  Well, I don't like to show off my personal life.

京晶：嗯，我不太喜欢过于展示（炫耀）自己的私生活。

Mark:  That's good of you.  I've noticed you're pretty devoted to work.  That shows on your WeChat posts.

马克：那也挺好的。我注意到你工作挺投入的，从你的微信发布上就能看出来。

Jingjing:  Yeah, I think of WeChat as something connected with work.

京晶：是啊，我认为微信是与工作密切相连的东西。

Mark:  Well, it's good to know you had fun during the holiday.

马克：那好吧。知道你假期玩得不错就好。

Jingjing:  It was fun.  I hadn't set eyes on some of my classmates in years.

京晶：确实好玩。有些同学我都好多年没见面了。

Mark:  I know how that goes.  Lucky you, you got to paint the town and see some natural scenery all in one trip.

马克：我知道你们怎么玩的。瞧你们幸运得，你们大肆狂欢呗，一趟旅途就看遍了所有的好风景。

Jingjing:  I think I've still got the pictures on my phone.

京晶：我想我手机里还有些照片。

Mark:  Ha ha, now you want to show off?

马克：哈哈，那你现在要晒一下吗？

Jingjing:  Not if you're going to bust my chops about it!

京晶：才不呢如果你要取笑我的话。

Jingjing:  Mark, I forgot to ask you what you did on your holiday.

京晶：马克，我忘了问你你假期都干了什么呀?

Mark:  I had a stay-cation and caught up on work.

马克：我就过了一个原地待着的假期，手里一堆工作。

Jingjing:  That doesn't sound very exciting.

京晶：这听着可不太有趣。

Mark:  It wasn't much to brag about.  That's why I didn't post anything over the holiday.

马克：这也没什么可吹的吧，这就是为什么假期里我什么都没发（在朋友圈）。

Jingjing:  Do you wish you'd taken a trip?

京晶：你希望你也来一趟说走就走的旅行吗？

Mark:  I didn't want to deal with crowds and traffic.

马克：我可不想对付拥挤的人群和交通那些麻烦事。

Jingjing:  Yeah, it gets to be a mob scene in some places this time of year.

京晶：对啊，今年有些地方已经是人山人海了。

Mark:  Well, yeah, but my WeChat contacts made it seem like I was missing the best time of year.

马克：但是我那些微信朋友们搞得我好像错过了今年最好的时节。

Jingjing:  Let me guess, selfies and scenery made you feel bad?

京晶：我猜猜，秀自拍和秀风景让你感觉不爽吗？

Mark:  That's basically it.  I'd reach a natural stopping point in work, check WeChat and—oh, look at how much fun we're having!

马克：差不多说到点儿上了吧。我正工作着，稍微停下来休息的时候，一翻朋友圈——天，瞧我们玩得多开心呐！

Jingjing: That can be annoying: new possessions, fancy meals, breathtaking sights...  Aren't you happy for your friends, though?

京晶：那就有些令人烦躁了：新买的东西呀，豪华大餐呀，美得令人屏息的风景呀，不过，你难道不为你的朋友们感到高兴吗？

Mark:  Of course I'm happy for them.  They remind me about the need to be modest when it comes to the times I spend living it up.

马克：我当然为他们感到高兴啦。他们也提醒了我，当我纵情玩乐时还是需要保持低调。

Jingjing:  Well, I'll expect to see news stories and useful information on your WeChat posts then.

京晶：好吧，那我也希望在你的朋友圈里看到新的故事和有用的信息。

Mark:  Don't hold your breath for that.  I'll probably brag about the next fun trip I take.

马克：别当真。我可能下次旅行回来也会晒一晒。

Jingjing:  Mark, I saw what you posted of your trip to the wetlands.

京晶：马克，我看见你去湿地的旅行发布了。

Mark:  Good times, right?

马克：玩得还不错吧？

Jingjing:  Yeah—such beautiful scenery too!

京晶：是呢，也是相当不错的风景呢！

Mark:  Well, I'll let you in on a little secret: I didn't get in.

马克：好吧，我要向你透露一个小秘密：我其实没进去。

Jingjing:  What was the problem?

京晶：什么情况？

Mark:  The park was closed for the holiday or something.  So, I just took pictures through the fence.

马克：公园因为放假或什么别的原因关门了。所以，我就透过栅栏拍了几张照。

Jingjing:  Ha ha.  Not only did you show off, you showed off something you didn't do!

京晶：哈哈哈哈，你还不仅是炫耀，你还炫那些你没做的事呀！