李华到Larry家借书,正好赶上Larry的朋友Dave打电话来 。她今天要学两个常用语, fed up和off the hook。LL: That was just Dave on the phone, Li Hua. He is really fed up right now.LH: Dave给你打电话,就是告诉你他吃多了吗?LL: No, Li Hua. To be fed up is to run out of patience in a difficult situation and to become angry.
李华刚买了一台笔记本电脑。她今天要学两个常用语,bells and Whistles和savvy。LL: So, you got a new laptop computer, Li Hua? Wow! It has all the bells and whistles, doesn't it?LH: Bells and whistles?我怎么没看见这台电脑上有什么铃铛和哨子啊。LL: Oh, What I meant was that your lap top has a lot of special features and extras that ordinary lap tops don't have.LH: 噢,我知道了,你刚才说的bells and whistles是指电脑上的DVD播放器和超宽屏幕等额外的功能。
Larry有两张歌剧的票,邀请李华一起去。李华今天要学两个常用语,primo和glued。LL: Hey, Li Hua, I've got two primo tickets to the opera. Would you like to come with me?LH: 歌剧?好啊。不过Larry, 什么是primo ticket ? Primo听起来不太像英语,是外来语吧?LL: You are right, Li Hua. Primo is an Italian word that means "number one" or "first-class".LH: 噢,primo是意大利语,意思是最好的,最棒的。
Larry到李华家来看蜘蛛人的DVD。李华今天要学两个常用语,rocket science和chemistry。LL: What's the matter, Li Hua? I can't believe you are having trouble with the DVD player. I mean, it's not rocket science!
Larry准备在公司汇报工作。事先想请李华帮他听听,看报告内容能不能吸引人。李华今天要学两个常用语。一个是dud,另一个是oomph 。LL: Thanks for agreeing to listen to my presentation, Li Hua. I really don't want it to be a dud.LH: Larry, 什么是 "dud" 呀 ?
李华正在兴致勃勃地给Larry将她去看医生的经过,没想到被Larry泼了一盆冷水。李华今天要学两个常用语,TMI和PDQ 。
李华告诉Larry说,她跟一个学生约好,十点在她的办公室见面,谈谈这个学生的成绩,可以这个学生没有赴约。李华今天要学两个常用语no show和lala land 。
(大纪元记者曾去执编译报导)前年五月美国新闻周刊(Newsweek)曾以中国为主题,用21个版面提出“中国的世纪”封面报导,从各种角度解读中国的崛起,其中在教育方面,特别介绍美国学生正掀起学汉语的热潮。
Larry和李华正在一起吃午饭。李华今天要学两个常用语a Cuppa Joe和Guilty Pleasure 。LL: I am so sleepy! What I need right now, Li Hua, is a cuppa joe.
Larry和李华一起去购物。Larry准备去参加朋友的婚礼,可是原来的西装太旧了,所以需要买一套新西装。李华今天要学两个常用语hand-me-down和hands down。LL: Hey Li Hua, I need your help with something. I want to go to the mall and buy a new suit to wear for my friend Jack's wedding.
Larry看见李华在修补她的书包,觉得有点奇怪。 李华今天要学会两个常用语cut it和get on it。
Larry在学校的电脑室里见到了李华。李华今天要学会两个常用语ASAP和crank out。LL: Hey Li Hua! What are you working on? A paper?LH: 不是,我在写申请威廉森中国历史奖学金的申请书。
Larry和李华在公园里散步,Larry告诉李华他的朋友Rick最近交了一个女朋友。 李华今天要学会两个常用语Seeing Someone和Breaking up。
Larry正在跟李华谈他最近回家看到哥哥和妹妹的情况。 李华今天会学会两个常用语people person和know-it-all。
李华和Larry在一家中餐馆吃饭。李华今天会学到两个常用语bite the bullet和benchwarmer。
Larry有件事要告诉李华,但是他要李华保守秘密。 李华今天会学到两个常用语Hush-hush和Blabbermouth。LL: So, Li Hua, I have some news I'd like to share with you, but I'd like you to keep it hush-hush.
Larry告诉李华他想报名参加救灾,帮助灾民。李华今天会学到两个常用语: get-go和on board。LL: Li Hua,there was a news report about families whose homes were damaged in a flood and they are not far from where my parents live. I knew from the get-go that I wanted to go help these people.
Larry和李华今天去看赛车。 李华会学到两个常用语sick和souped up。LH: Larry,你看, 每辆赛车都不一样,各有独特之处,真有意思。LL: That car over there is totally sick. Look at the paint and the tires. That is so cool. I'd love to have a car like that.
Larry和李华正在去学校的书店。 李华今天会学到两个常用语hip和square。LL: Wow, Li Hua, that is a really hip book bag!LH: Hip? Hip不是人的臀部吗。这跟我的书包有什么关系呢?
Larry昨晚因为赶工作而一夜没睡。他正在跟李华讨论睡眠问题。李华今天要学会两个常用语night owl和catch some zzzs。
Larry和李华刚下课。李华告诉Larry一个非常好的消息。李华今天要学会两个常用语get out of here和burned out。LM: Larry! 我有个好消息,说了你一定不相信,我买的彩票中奖了!LL: Really? Get out of here!LH: 我中了彩票,你不为我高兴,还让我出去?Get out of here? 我们又不在屋子里,出去上哪儿去呀?
Larry和李华在一个餐馆里商量周末的计划。李华今天会学到两个常用语glitch和tweak。LL: What a busy morning in our office! We discovered a glitch in some new software we were trying out at work.LH: 你们发现新的电脑软件有一个glitch。Glitch是什么呀?
Larry在告诉李华他公司里发生的事。 李华今天会学会两个常用语,trash talking和make waves。LL: So, Li Hua, yesterday at the office I heard two of my co-workers trash talking my boss.LH: 什么是trash talking? 难道他们在谈垃圾,垃圾有什么好谈的?
Larry和李华在一个大商场里买东西,那里非常拥挤。李华今天学会两个常用语my bad 和back in the day。LL: My bad! I didn't mean to step on your foot, Li Hua. It's just that there are so many people at the mall today.
Larry和李华在谈论州长竞选的问题。 李华会学到两个常用语toast和wiggle room。LL: If the Governor doesn't change his education policies, Li Hua, I think he is toast.
Larry和李华在谈论他们的朋友Dave。 Dave的老板刚刚给他加了一大笔工资 。李华今天要学会两个新的习惯用语,live large和a hoot.
Larry和李华打算乘火车去Larry家玩。Larry家住在纽约郊区。 Larry和李华还打算去纽约市旅游。李华会学到两个常用语:do the math和know the drill。
夏天的时候,Larry和李华开车去海边玩。李华会学到两个常用语:jazzed和to catch some waves。LL: Li Hua, I am really jazzed about this trip to the beach.LH: Jazz不是爵士乐吗?我们去海边跟爵士乐有什么关系呢?
Larry和李华在看篮球比赛,交战的一方是姚明所属的休士顿火箭队,另一方是迈阿密的热火队。李华会学到两个常用语:classic和go for it。
李华和Larry今天要和在他们的朋友Jenny一起去钓鱼。李华会学到两个常用语:go ballistic和get a move on。