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这是一个星期五的晚上，Larry和李华两人经过一个星期紧张学习后都很累，现在正在一起吃晚饭。今天李华会学到两个常用语：let off steam和oops。 LL: Wow, it’s nice to relax and let off some steam after a long week at work. LH: 就是啊，放松一下，感觉真好！Larry，你说要let off steam？Steam是蒸气，你还会放气呀？ LL: No, not literally. To let…
Larry和李华正在户外吃午饭。突然他们看到一只很大的蟑螂。今天李华会学到两个常用语：freaky和wig out。 LL: Wow! That was freaky! I’ve never seen such a big cockroach before! LH: 哎哟，那么大一个蟑螂！真是恶心死了！Larry，你刚才说freaky，那是什么意思啊？ LL: Freaky means scary or really weird. That bug was definitely freaky. LH:…
李华和Larry正在讨论在报纸上看到的几个犯罪案件。今天李华会学到两个常用语：bottom feeder和bounce。 LH: Larry，你有没有看到报上说的那个被警察逮捕的毒贩？ LL: Yeah, that guy is a real bottom feeder. I hope that he goes to jail for a long time. LH: 嗯，像这种坏人真应该被抓到牢里关起来。Larry，你刚才还说这家伙是个真正的bottom feeder，bottom是底层，feeder不是饲养员吗？这两个字怎么能合在一起，它们和那些坏人有什么关系？ LL: A bottom…
Larry和李华正在商量要去看哪部电影。李华想看一部新的法国片，但是Larry却想看别的电影。今天李华会学到两个常用语：rattle on和third degree。 LH: Larry，我真的很想看那部法国电影嘛! LL: I’m sorry, Li Hua, but I don’t like French movies. The characters always rattle on and on about philosophy and nothing interesting ever happens.…
李华开始在图书馆打工，但是她告诉Larry她担心自己不能胜任这份工作。今天李华会学到两个常用语：learn the ropes和put a lid on it。 LH: 我实在搞不清楚怎么用图书馆的电脑系统。我好怕我会做错什么事情。 LL: Don’t worry, Li Hua. You’ll figure it out. It takes a little while to learn the ropes at a new…
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The world’s top tennis player Novak Djokovic has been denied entry to Australia over an issue with his visa. The Australian Border Force said in a statement on Thursday, “The…
Taiwanese military planes took part in a war training exercise Wednesday. The flights were part of a three-day training event to demonstrate Taiwan’s battle readiness before the Lunar New Year…
Germany has closed three of its remaining six nuclear power stations. The move brings the country one step closer to its goal of closing all its nuclear power centers by…
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Larry的车子正在厂里修理。今天李华陪他去取车。李华会学到两个常用语：grease monkey和fender bender。 LL: I hope my car is ready. The grease monkey said it would be fixed by 3:00 this afternoon. LH: The grease monkey? Larry，你的车不是送到修车厂了吗？修车厂怎么会有猴子呢？ LL: (Laugh) No,…
Larry和李华正在商量如何帮助他们的朋友Jane，因为Jane在工作上碰到了困难。今天李华会学到两个常用语：a can of worms和cut one’s losses。 LL: I think that maybe we should just be supportive of Jane. It’s best not to open a can of worms by trying to…
Larry的新邻居非常吵闹，经常吵的他晚上睡不着。Larry问李华有没有什么好办法可以解决这个问题。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to knock it off和to conk out。 LL: My neighbors are still making a bunch of noise. I wish that they would just knock it off so that I could get…
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.…
Larry和李华正准备出门，到Larry父母家去过周末。今天李华会学到两个常用语：hit the road和have a hissy fit。 (Knock on door) LL: Come on, Li Hua. It’s time to hit the road! We’ve got a long drive ahead of us. LH: 进来，进来，着什么急呀！对了，你说It’s…