Not the Good Old Days Anymore 好景不再‏

*老年人或鄉下人說話的時候含含糊糊,常常會在動詞前加一個a-,例如對話中的All the
beepin' and a-buzzin',動詞的ing也常會偷懶的唸成in'
All these kids a-pushin' and a-shovin' is makin' me angry!
這些小孩推推擠擠快讓我發火了
He's a-ramblin' all over town in his new walking shoes.
他穿著新鞋子在市區裏逛來逛去


Not the Good Old Days Anymore 好景不在
[The elderly Mr. Chenmeets old Mrs. Wang at convenience store. Both are retired and
in their eighties.]
王爺爺在便利商店遇到王奶奶.兩人都退休,也都八十多歲了
Mrs. Wang: I'm swell. Just thinking about the good old days. Remember when the Lins
owned a mom - and - popshop where this 7 - ELEVEN now stands?
我好得很.只是在懷念往日的美好.還記得這家7 - ELEVEN以前是林家柑仔
店的光景嗎?
Mr. Chen: Ah, the old days... Those Lins sure knew how to run a store. Not like these
young whipper - snappers.
啊,以前真是好哇....林家真是會做生意,不像這些乳臭味乾的年輕人
Mrs. Wang: We come in here every morning, and every morning the clerks say the
same " Huanying Guanglin ". They don't even knowour names.
我們每天早上來這裡,每天早上店員都說同一句"歡迎光臨".他們連我們是誰
都不知道
Mr. Chen: And this place is too loud. All that beepin' and a-buzzin' when the doors
open. Thsese kids must be immune to noise.
而且這地方太吵了.門一開就嗶嗶聲一下子嗡嗡響.這些小孩子一定對噪音免疫


@word bank
swell (adj.) 極好的(五.六0年代美國年輕人的口頭禪,等於今日的cool,是一種過時的說
法)
mom and pop shop或稱mom and pop store 柑仔店;雜貨店
whipper - snapper (n.) 討人厭的年輕人
beep (n.) 嗶嗶聲
buzz (n.) 微微的雜音
immune to 對(某事)免疫