Larry本来说好晚上到李华家吃饭，但是迟迟不到，李华不知道是怎么回事，打电话到Larry家。今天我们要学两个常用语：comatose和mobbed.
LL: (Tired sounding) Hello?
LH: Larry, 你怎么还在家里，不是说好六点钟到我这儿来吃饭吗？
LL: What? What time is it?
LH: 现在已经快七点了！
LL: Oh man, I’m sorry Li Hua. I fell asleep when I got home from work. I was comatose.
LH: Coma what? 你昏迷了吗？没出什么事儿吧？
LL: No, I was just exaggerating, but it was like I was in a coma. I’ve been asleep for 2 hours.
LH: 你这两天是不是又因为赶项目熬夜了？
LL: It wasn’t that bad. I just didn’t sleep that well last night. My neighbor’s dog was barking all night about something. I was out of it all day, and when I got home, I just passed out, comatose.
LH: 我前天晚上在图书馆查资料，实在太累，趴在桌上就睡着了，I was totally comatose for an hour. 最后还是图书馆的工作人员把我叫醒的，因为人家要关门了。
LL: I remember the college library being a fine place to take a nap.
LH: 是啊，图书馆里的椅子都特别舒服，而且又安静，最合适睡觉。
LL: So what we are doing tonight? What is the plan? I feel refreshed after two hours of comatose.
LH: 我本来计划你过来以后一起吃点儿东西，然后出去看个电影的。
LL: Well it might be a little late to go out to a movie since I was comatose and slept for so long. But I’ve got a better idea.
LH: 快说，什么好主意？
LL: The movie Top Mission is coming out on DVD today. How about I stop by the rental store to borrow one and bring it over to your place to watch after dinner?
LH: 确实是好主意。不过Larry，我怎么没听说这部电影呢？讲什么的？
LL: It’s about an undercover agent.
LH: 又是间谍片！You’ll put me in a coma.
LL: OK….Well how about I just come by and we’ll worry about our plans after we eat, I’m starving.
LH: 好吧，那你马上过来，我去把菜热一下。
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Larry四十分钟后来到李华的公寓。
(Doorbell)
LH: Larry, 你不是说马上过来吗？怎么这么长时间？
LL: I’m sorry Li Hua, the roads were mobbed.
LH: Mobbed? 我不懂，难道路上有人聚众闹事吗？
LL: Not the Mafia Li Hua, mobbed means extremely crowded.
LH: 哦，mobbed是拥挤的意思。这么说，今天路上车特别多喽？
LL: Was there ever, it took me 15 minutes just to get two blocks forward.
LH: 中文里这叫车水马龙，水泄不通。
LL: Yeah, it was a total mob-scene.
LH: 我最受不了堵车了。一堵车我就心急如焚的。I’m glad I’m not driving right now if it is mobbed.
LL: Knowing you, I don’t think you would do too well out there tonight.
LH: 今天下午我去图书馆借书，现在正赶上期中考试，图书馆里人山人海，不知道的，还以为有人发免费午餐呢！
LL: I’ll bet the library was mobbed. Was there anywhere to sit?
LH: 座位早被占光了，很多学生索性坐在地上看书。
LL: That sure sounds like it sure was mobbed. Did you get what you were looking for at least?.
LH: 真是万幸，我要借的书，书架上只剩下一本了，就被我抢到了手。
LL: Good for you. Now that I’ve fought through the mobbed streets to get here, what’s for dinner?
LH: 我按照新食谱做了酸辣汤，还有你最爱吃的花菜和烤鸡。
LL: Sounds great Lihua. After all that sitting in traffic, I’m famished.
LH: 如果换了我，先是comatose for two hours, 然后又braved the mobbed streets, 我也一定肚子饿得咕咕叫了。快吃吧！
LL: Thanks Li Hua. This looks absolutely great.
今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是comatose指睡得不省人事。另一个是mobbed意思是特别拥挤。