第 53 课: This show is like a black Friends. 这个节目就像黑人版的《六人行》
Nikki: Wanna chill out and watch cable? [turns on the TV] 想放松一下，看个电视吗？（打开电视）
Wen: [A few minutes later] Wow! Besides The Cosby Show, I've never seen a black sitcom. What's this program? （几分钟后）哇！我从没看过《天才老爹》以外的黑人情境喜剧。这是什么节目啊？
Nikki: It's a drama called Soul Food. This channel is BET-Black Entertainment Television. It has black shows, news and commercials. 这是一部叫做《精神食粮》的电视剧。这一台是黑人娱乐台。它播放黑人节目、新闻、广告。
Wen: This show is like a black Friends. 这个节目就像黑人版的《六人行》。
Nikki: BET has black shows that are overlooked by mainstream white TV. 黑人娱乐台播放那些被主流白人电视台忽视的节目。
Wen: That's cool. I've heard LA has an all-Asian channel on cable. 真不赖。我听说在洛杉矶也有个全部是亚洲节目的有线频道。
Nikki: Word! 西底！
Wen: What? 什么？
Nikki: I said, “Word.” It means, “I fully agree!” 我说，‘西底。’意思是‘我完全同意！’
Wen: Oh. I'm not too good with slang. Go easy on me, alright? 喔。我对俚语不在行。别为难我，好吗？
Nikki: Aight. Try this out...kill that set so we can hop over to Angles Hair Design. We gotta look fly while we gettin' our groove on tonight. You down? 好啦。那你听听看这个……@#(*#)DO)@#)@#()@)@)$&$#&
Wen: Uh...is there a dictionary I can use or something? 呃……有没有字典之类的东西让我查？
Nikki: Ha-ha! I said, “Turn off the TV, so we can go to a salon. We have to look good while we're dancing tonight. Is that OK with you?” ’哈哈！我说， ‘关掉电视，我们就可以去美容院。我们今晚去跳舞得看起来美一点。这样好不好？
