2011-05-02 流行美语 – 232. spaced; in a jiffy
Larry说好开车来接李华去艺术馆，可是李华等了他好久也不见他来。李华今天会学到两个常用语 spaced和in a jiffy。 (Phone rings) LH: Hello? LL: Hi, Li Hua, This is Larry. I am so sorry I am late. I completely spaced that we were going to…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 231. hush-hush; blabbermouth
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. LH: Hush-hush? 我知道，hush-hush是要人别出声， 保持安静。Larry，你为什么要我别出声呢？ LL: Something…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 230. oodles; chuck
李华在帮Larry打扫他的公寓。李华今天会学到两个常用语Oodles和chuck。 LL: Oh! I forgot about this closet. Whoa. There are oodles of things in here I don’t need. LH: Oodles? 你是说面条，noodles? LL: No, no. Oodles and noodles may rhyme,…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 229. get-go; on board
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…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 228. sick; souped up
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…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 227. hip; square
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 and 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？ LL: “Hip” is a slang word that means something is really cool…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 226. night owl; catch some zzzs
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。 LL: Oh, Li Hua, I stayed up all night last night working on this project for work, and now I feel terrible. I guess I’m not…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 225. get out of here;burned out
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？ LL: No, listen，when someone tells you some good or…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 224. glitch; tweak
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？ LL: A glitch is a…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 223. trash talking, make waves
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？ LL: No, it’s not.…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 222. my bad, back in the day
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…
2011-05-01 流行美语 – 221. toast, wiggle room
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. LH: 你说什么？ 要是州长不改变他的教育政策，他就会怎么呐？Toast不是烤面包吗？我想这肯定是一种比喻， 不过，He is toast究竟是什么意思呢？ LL: When I said “toast”…
2011-04-30 流行美语 – 220. live large, a hoot
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. LL: It is a good thing that Bob got such a big raise. He likes to live large! LH: Live是生活，你说live large那是什么意思呀? LL: By living large, I…
2011-04-29 流行美语 – 219. do the math, know the drill
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。 LL: Okay, Li Hua, I don’t know how we are going to do the sightseeing and also spend time with my family. I mean,…
2011-04-28 流行美语 – 218. jazzed, to catch some waves
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？ LL: You are right, but by Jazzed I mean to be…