实用英语：Gee... 啊？是吗？

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　　Michael和李华正在教室里等着上课。
        　　L: Michael, 你听说了没有，Professor Johnson的车坏了，这节课取消了。
        　　M: His car broke down? (sarcastically) Gee... that's too bad! I was really
looking forward to Professor Johnson's class!
        　　L: 你不是最讨厌上Professor Johnson的课吗?你说geeeee, 这是什么意思啊?
        　　M: (sighs) Come on, Li Hua! Don't you know what sarcasm is? Of course I
don't like that class!
        　　L: 噢，你是在说反话!哎哟，你们美国学生老是说那些讽刺挖苦的话，有时候我都听不懂。哎，gee到底是什么意思吗?
        　　M: Well, "Gee..." is an interjection that shows surprise, wonder, or
uncertainty. Sometimes when people say "Gee..." (in a long, drawn out fashion)
they are just pretending that they are surprised.
        　　L:
你是说gee放在句子里，可以表示惊奇或是怀疑。可要是拖长了调，说geeeeee，这说话的人啊就是假装他感到惊奇。等等，那要是我问你，纽约今年的冬天会冷吗?这个问题当然是很傻啦，因为纽约的冬天总是冷的，那，你会怎么样带着讽刺的口气来回答呢?
        　　M: I would say, "Gee..., I don't know... Winter here has been cold every
year for the last ten thousand years, but maybe this year will be
different."
        　　L: 几千年来纽约的冬天都是冷的，今年可能会不同，哎，Michael, 你也真是能说反话哎!
        　　M: Now, Li Hua, why don't you give me an example using "Gee" without
sarcasm to show that you are surprised.
        　　L: 举个不带讽刺意思的例子啊... 哎，要是你告诉我你得到一大笔让你到中国去学习的奖学金，我就会说：Gee, that's
great!。哎，Michael, 教室都空了，你走不走啊?
        　　M: (Sarcastically, in English) "Gee, I don't know. Sometimes I just like to
sit in an empty classroom and do nothing..."
        　　L: 得，你愿意坐在空教室里，那我走了!
        　　M: Hey, wait!