Larry正开车和李华一起到他父母家过周末。两人在车上讨论这个周末的活动。今天李华会学到两个常用语：have a ball和tizzy。
(Highway traffic)
LH: 我希望你妈妈会喜欢和我一块儿去逛街。
LL: Oh, I’m sure that the two of you will have a ball if you go shopping together. You both love to shop.
LH: Have a ball? 哎，我是要和你妈逛街，不是和她去打球?
LL: To have a ball means to have a lot of fun. I think you and my mother would have a lot of fun shopping together.
LH: 噢，原来如此。To have a ball就是玩的非常开心，所以，Larry你的意思是我和你妈会逛的很开心。嗯，我也这么觉的。
LL: I plan on watching some football with my dad and playing baseball with my cousins. That’s my idea of having a ball.
LH: 和你爸爸看球赛，又和你表弟打球，这些对你来说就是玩得过瘾啦！不过啊，我是一点兴趣也没有。
LL: While I’m doing that, you and my mom can go and have a ball shopping. It works out perfectly.
LH: 对了，Larry，你家有游泳池，对吧？
LL: Yep, they have a big pool in the backyard. My cousins have a ball splashing around in it.
LH: 嗯，我想我和你的表兄妹一样，一定会在游泳池里玩的很开心！我已经有好久好久都没有游泳了！
LL: Yeah, I wouldn’t mind going swimming either. This hot weather is great for hanging out in the pool.
LH: 啊，我觉得这个周末一定会玩的很开心！
LL: Yep, everybody is going to have a ball.
LH: 我们还有多久才会到呢？
LL: Another three or four hours.
(Cell phone ringing)
LH: Larry，你妈怎么一直打你的手机呢？她有什么急事吗？
LL: Oh, she’s in a tizzy because she’s excited that we’re coming home for a visit. She misses me while I’m away.
LH: 我知道你妈盼望着你回家。我也知道她很想你，可是她怎么啦？She’s in a what? Tizzy? 那是什么意思啊？
LL: A tizzy is a state of nervous excitement. My mom is excited about us coming home, but she’s nervous because she wants to make sure everything is ready for us.
LH: 所以tizzy就是指很紧张，很兴奋。你妈妈知道你要回家，所以她很兴奋，我妈也是这样，每次我要回家，她都会把家里打扫的一尘不染，还买一大堆我喜欢吃的东西。
LL: My mom does the same thing. Be prepared to eat a lot this weekend. My mom gets in such a tizzy that she cooks enough to feed an army.
LH: 哇，你妈妈一兴奋就会作好多饭菜啊？她做的菜好吃吗？
LL: My mom is a great cook! You’re going to have some old-fashioned American food.
LH: 嗯，听起来好诱惑人噢！我快等不及了。说真的，我也有点tizzy，兴奋又紧张了。
LL: Why are you in a tizzy?
LH: 我很兴奋因为可以到一个美国人的家庭过周末，吃道地的美国菜。可是我又很紧张，因为我想让你家人对我有好印象啊！
LL: Don’t worry about that! You know my family thinks you’re great!
LH：你们家的人都对我很好。这我知道。
今天李华学到两个常用语。一个是to have a ball，就是玩的很痛快，很开心。另一个常用语是tizzy，这是形容一个人很紧张，很兴奋。