【节目介绍】
流行美语是一档关于美国日常生活的常用语、短语的节目。节目内容比较轻松，具有趣味性，讲解一些常见的单词，但是却是一些我们不太了解的意思，穿插各种情景和人物对话，因而生动有趣。节目更新频率为一天一期，每次大约为5分钟，内容比较简单，适合初学者学习。音频材料为中英双语，只需要听写英文部分。
特别提示：文中Michael 为男声，Li Hua为女声，只需听写男生的英文对话部分即可，只听写Michael说的英文部分哦！！！中文部分不需要听写！！！
【今日情景】
在这个节目里，我们要请大家听Michael 和李华的对话，他们俩都是纽约大学的学生。今天李华从 Michael那儿学到了两个新词 redneck 和 in the sticks。
Hints:
Bob
Georgia
blue-collar jobs
Li Hua
Yeah
Oh
P.S.如果文中Michael 对话出现的关于redneck 和 in the sticks 的拼写，不需要写上去~~~
应大家要求，【流行美语】已经有了节目单，以后不用麻烦的去搜索了，直接订阅节目，每天更新哦~~筒子们赶紧订阅吧~~
Come in. That's no big deal. I was on the phone with my friend Bob who lives in Georgia. He is such a redneck. I said he's a redneck. A redneck is someone from the countryside who lives a country lifestyle. Well, maybe. If you call someone a redneck, it means you think that they are not very cultured or sophisticated. I'm not really making fun of him. Some people are proud to be rednecks. Bob likes to call himself that. Well, the U.S. is different. Being a redneck doesn't mean being poor or uneducated. It is a way of living, I guess. Let me see, how can I describe them? When we say someone is a redneck we usually mean they are from the south, and speak with a southern accent。 Well, also, rednecks like living in the countryside. They enjoy sports such as hunting or fishing. They like living in areas with lots of open space. Exactly. Also, most rednecks have blue-collar jobs, or work on a farm. By the way, Li Hua, be careful how you use this word. Some people might get angry if you call them a redneck. Well, he asked me if I wanted to visit him this summer. I'm not sure if I really want to go though. He lives out in the sticks. There's nothing for me to do out there. Oh, when I say in the sticks, that just means in a rural area, far from a big city. Well, I am used to city life. I don't know how to fish or hunt, and I really don't like farm work. I don't think I would like living in the sticks. I guess. Maybe I should visit him. Actually, the phrase in the sticks is not very polite. You shouldn't tell someone that they live in the sticks unless you are just joking with them. Yeah, you are right. Usually when you say something is in the sticks you mean it is far from anything civilized. Oh, that's true. Still, some places out in the sticks are pretty far from a big city, even if you drive a car.
M: Come in. L: Hi Michael! 真抱歉，我没先告诉你就来了。你的电话一直占线，所以我没法打电话给你。 M: That's no big deal. I was on the phone with my friend Bob who lives in Georgia. He is such a redneck. L: 原来这样。对了，你把你朋友叫什么来着？你说他是什么啊？ M: I said he's a redneck. L: 一个红的脖子？ 这是什么意思啊？ M: A redneck is someone from the countryside who lives a country lifestyle. L: 所以你叫一个人 redneck就是说他是乡下人或很土气。哎，这样说别人很不礼貌吧。 M: Well, maybe. If you call someone a redneck, it means you think that they are not very cultured or sophisticated. L: 你就因为你朋友住在乡下，你就开他玩笑说他是redneck ，未免不太好吧。 M: I'm not really making fun of him. Some people are proud to be rednecks. Bob likes to call himself that. L: 你说叫他redneck，Bob他还很得意呀。那我就不懂了。在中国，大多数住在乡下的人都巴不得往城里跑呢。 M: Well, the U.S. is different. Being a redneck doesn't mean being poor or uneducated. It is a way of living, I guess. L: 那么rednecks到底像什么呢？你来说说。 M: Let me see, how can I describe them? When we say someone is a redneck we usually mean they are from the south, and speak with a southern accent。 L: 现在我懂了，redneck呢一般是指美国南方人，或者说话有南方口音的人。不过说真的，那些南方口音我真的听不太懂。 M: Well, also, rednecks like living in the countryside. They enjoy sports such as hunting or fishing. They like living in areas with lots of open space. L: Hmm, rednecks他们不住在 城市，他们更享受乡下的生活。 M: Exactly. Also, most rednecks have blue-collar jobs, or work on a farm. By the way, Li Hua, be careful how you use this word. Some people might get angry if you call them a redneck. ### ### ### L: 哎，对了，Michael，你那个红脖子朋友Bob为什么事打电话给你啊？ M: Well, he asked me if I wanted to visit him this summer. I'm not sure if I really want to go though. L: 真的吗？ 为什么你不想去呢？ M: He lives out in the sticks. There's nothing for me to do out there. L: 他生活在那儿？The sticks是什么地方啊? M: Oh, when I say in the sticks, that just means in a rural area, far from a big city. L: 噢，原来是指乡下啊。哎哟，只不过离开城市几天，这样你也受不了啊？ M: Well, I am used to city life. I don't know how to fish or hunt, and I really don't like farm work. I don't think I would like living in the sticks. L: 你觉得你不适合乡下的生活啊，不过偶尔去呼吸一下新鲜空气不是挺好的吗？ M: I guess. Maybe I should visit him. L: 要是有人自称是 redneck的话，他也许觉得生活在乡下 in the sticks 也是很值得自豪的了？ M: Actually, the phrase in the sticks is not very polite. You shouldn't tell someone that they live in the sticks unless you are just joking with them. L: 奥，说别人 live in the sticks并不是很好，除非你是在开玩笑啊？ M: Yeah, you are right. Usually when you say something is in the sticks you mean it is far from anything civilized. L: 其实美国人并不懂得什么是真正的乡下。就算他们住在乡下好了，只要一开车就到城里了嘛。 M: Oh, that's true. Still, some places out in the sticks are pretty far from a big city, even if you drive a car.