李華收到了媽媽從中國(guó)寄來(lái)的包裹，迫不及待地把里面的東西拿給Larry看。他們會(huì)用到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：tacky和swallow one's pride。

LH: Larry，你看，這是我媽送你的禮物！

Larry: Interesting...Is...Is that a rug?

LH: 什么??？這是毛衣！多好看??！

Larry: That's a sweater? Oh, my...

LH: 你看！我媽還在這兒別了張紙條，上面說(shuō)，這是她親手給你織的。我媽真有兩下子，是不是啊，Larry?

Larry: ...Oh my.

LH: 怎么？你不喜歡？

Larry: Umm...Look, Lihua. Don't get me wrong, it's great, but...It's just a little tacky for what I'd normally wear.

LH: Tacky？什么意思？

Larry: Well...basically...not fashionable.

LH: 不時(shí)髦？俗氣？這毛衣怎么俗氣了？！

Larry: Well, look at this design...there are pine trees and little people knit into it.

LH: 那怎么了，有松樹有小人兒就俗氣？

Larry: Well, a little bit. And look at these colors...bright green and red on black? It's so tacky it almost hurts my eyes... and plus, look at the...

LH: 你還嫌顏色太鮮艷，亮得閃了你的眼？！行了行了！I don't think they're tacky at all. 我覺(jué)得一點(diǎn)兒都不俗！我媽親手織的，看你敢不穿！

Larry: Listen, I know you like tacky clothing, and that's fine. But I'm not wearing it.

LH: 什么？你說(shuō)我喜歡俗氣的衣服？！我哪有！

Larry: OK, for example, your pink Hello Kitty tennis shoes are quite tacky.

LH: 粉色的hello kitty網(wǎng)球鞋不是tacky，是可愛(ài)！可愛(ài)！