Month: January 2022

Larry在告诉李华这个星期他办公室发生的一场争论。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to have a beef with someone和hit pay dirt。 LL: The boss still wants to fire Jim because they had a beef over the last sales report. LH: 老板要开除Jim，因为他们有什么？A beef？你是说他们为了一些牛肉在吵架？ LL:…

今天是星期一，Larry和李华约好上完课一块儿吃午饭。Larry告诉李华他周末做了些什么事。今天李华会学到两个常用语：set of wheels和the pits。 LL: Bob gave me a ride in his new set of wheels on Saturday. That car is so awesome. It rides like a dream! LH: 你说Bob让你坐他新的什么？Set…

Larry下课后在校园里碰到李华。他问李华需不需要去邮局。今天李华会学到两个常用语：fixing to do something和tricked-out。 LL: Hey, Li Hua, I’m fixing to go to the post office to mail a package. Do you need to buy stamps or mail something? LH:…

李华看到报上登出的有关公寓的广告，租金比较便宜，于是她和Larry一起去看那公寓。今天李华会学到两个常用语：dump和ham。 LL: Oh my God! This place is a dump! You couldn’t possibly live here! LH: 这地方真够糟的！Larry，你说这是个dump，那是什么意思啊？ LL: “Dump” as in “garbage dump.” I mean that this place is far…

Larry和李华刚看完一部最新的恐怖片，两人在离开戏院时还在讨论这部电影。今天李华会学到两个常用语：go overboard和guzzle。 LH: 这电影好恐怖，真吓人噢！ LL: Actually, I think it was kind of disappointing. I think the director went a little overboard with some of the special effects. LH: 你是在说导演和电影里的特效，但是你说的“went a…

Larry和李华今天去逛街买衣服。Larry看到李华买了一大包衣服，简直吃惊。今天李华会学到两个常用语：clotheshorse和shell out。 LL: Wow, Li Hua! How many clothes do you need? You’re a real clotheshorse, aren’t you? LH: 哎哟！这些衣服都在大减价，不买可惜耶！对了，你又在说我什么啦？什么是clotheshorse? LL: A clotheshorse is someone who is concerned about fashion…

Larry和李华正在吃午饭。Larry好像心情不太好。今天李华会学到两个常用语：crummy和sack out。 LH: Larry，怎么啦？你好像不太开心，是什么事惹你不高兴？ LL: Oh, I’m just having a really crummy day. My crummy computer crashed again and my crummy air conditioner isn’t working. LH: 你的电脑坏了，连你的空调也坏了。你可真倒霉耶！不过，你说了好几个crummy，那是什么意思啊？ LL: When you’re…

Larry在告诉李华关于他们的一个同学最近和女朋友闹别扭的事。今天李华会学到两个常用语：high maintenance和dating 101。 LL: You know, Li Hua, I feel bad for Tom. His girlfriend is so high maintenance. LH: 什么？High maintenance不就是指一些需要精心维护的机器吗？ LL: Exactly. And in this case, Rachel is…

李华的教授刚添了个女儿。李华和Larry准备去拜访这位教授，向他们表示祝贺。今天李华会学到两个常用语：wiped out和cutie-pie。 LH: 嘿！Larry，我想去看琼斯教授和他太太。他们的女儿Sarah现在也应该有几个星期大了！ LL: Aren’t you worried they are too wiped out to have company? LH: Wiped out？你说琼斯教授他们怎么样了？ LL: Too wiped out means they must be really tired. I…

Larry和李华正在讨论星期六要干什么。李华要去逛街，但是Larry想去打篮球。今天李华会学到两个常用语：whatever floats your boat和up a creek。 LH: Larry，我真的很想去逛街嘛！这个周末在购物中心有大特卖耶！ LL: I don’t understand why you like shopping so much, but hey, whatever floats your boat. LH: Boat？你在说什么啊？我是想去逛街买衣服，不是要去乘船玩啦！ LL: No, “whatever floats…

Larry和李华在海滩享受温暖的阳光。不过李华有点心事，因为她的朋友Joe向她借了钱，却一直没还。今天李华会学到两个常用语：deadbeat和cool it。 (Ambience sound on the beach) LL: Li Hua, relax and enjoy the day. Joe isn’t a deadbeat. He’ll pay you back as soon as he can. LH: 我也希望Joe会还我钱。你说Joe不是一个deadbeat，那是什么意思啊？…

Larry和一个朋友约好碰面，但眼看自己就要迟到了。他向李华借手机打电话让他朋友等一会儿。今天李华会学到两个常用语：cell和the 411。 LL: Hey, Li Hua can I borrow your cell? LH: 你要借我的什么来着，cell？ LL: You know your cell. Your cell phone. LH: 噢，原来cell就是cell phone手机的简称。你当然可以借用我的手机。拿去！ LL: Thanks. Having a cell is…

李华请Larry到家来帮她修理堵塞的澡盆。今天李华会学到两个常用语：gross和in a pinch。 LL: Oh, Li Hua, look at the hair clogging your drain. How gross! LH: 我知道是头发把澡盆给堵死了。不过， Gross是什么意思哪? 你是说这里有很多头发啊？ LL: No, I’m not referring to the quantity. I mean…

Larry和李华正在中央公园等着听音乐。那里举行的户外摇滚乐演唱会马上就要开始。今天李华会学到两个常用语：Boss和Mob scene。 LL: Hey, Li Hua, I can’t wait for the band to start playing. The last concert I went to by this band was totally boss. LH: 你说上回去听这个乐队演出怎么啦？Boss？那不是指监督工作的老板吗？ LL:…

Larry和李华正在纽约苏活区吃午饭。两人聊起了自己的暑期工作。今天李华会学到两个常用语：bang for the buck和number crunchers。 LL: Did I tell you that my boss has decided to advertise his business online? He says newspaper advertisements are too expensive and believes the…