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Larry和李华今天去给他们的朋友Jim买结婚礼物。Jim下个周末就要结婚。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to tie the knot和drop-dead gorgeous. LL: I can’t believe Jim is going to tie the knot! He seems too young to get married. LH: Jim已经25岁啦。25岁结婚还算早啊！你说Jim要tie the knot. Tie是绑的意思，knot是结，”打个结”和结婚有什么关系？ LL: “To…
Larry和李华准备到银行去，李华要开一个帐户，而Larry需要取一些现金。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to be hard up和to pick on someone. LH: Larry，我要去银行开个户头，你去银行做什么？ LL: Well, my friend is a little hard up for cash right now, so I’m going to withdraw some money and…
Larry和李华今天在公园玩飞盘时看到一个人随地丢垃圾。今天李华会学到两个常用语：tattletale和pushover. LH: Larry, 你看，那个人随地丢垃圾。我们是不是该去告诉站在那边的警察？ LL: I don’t know, Li Hua. I don’t really like to be a tattletale. Maybe we should just go and pick up the garbage ourselves. LH:…
今天李华到Larry家来借一本书，碰巧Larry的妈妈打电话来。什么事呢？你听了他们的对话就知道了。今天李华会学到两个常用语：play hooky和put one’s foot down。 (Hang up phone) LH: Larry，怎么啦？你看起来很不高兴。 LL: Oh, it’s just that my little sister is giving my mom a lot of trouble. She played hooky from…
李华正在为朋友的生日party做准备，她生平第一次烤了一个蛋糕。今天李华会学到两个常用语：from scratch和all set. LH: Larry, 这是我烤的蛋糕，你尝尝。这可是我生平第一次烤蛋糕，不一定会好吃！ LL: Mmmm! This is delicious! Did you make this from scratch or did you use a cake mix? LH: 你觉得好吃呀？太好了！哎，你刚才问我是不是make it from scratch? 那是什么意思啊？我是照因特网上的一个食谱做的。…
李华和Larry正在讨论是不是要去听有关中国历史的演讲。今天李华会学到两个常用语：big shot和bent out of shape. (Ambience sound in the Hallway) LL: Hey Li Hua! Are you going to the guest lecture this evening? Some big shot Harvard professor is going…
李华打电话问Larry今天下午要不要一块儿去打网球。今天李华会学到两个常用语：Bum和ticker. (Telephone rings) LH: 嘿！Larry, 你今天下午有空吗？想不想和我去打网球？今天天气真好！ LL: I’m sorry, Li Hua, but my bum knee is bothering me. I don’t think it’s a good idea to play tennis right now.…
Larry在准备搬家，李华特别去Larry家帮他收拾装箱。今天李华会学到两个常用语: to toss something和digs. LL: Hey, Li Hua, what do you think of this sweater? It’s got several holes. Should I toss it? LH: 你要把这件毛衣扔给我装箱？你自己说有好几个洞了，还留它干嘛？扔了算啦！ LL: That’s what I meant.…
李华和Larry在看大学美式足球赛。今天李华会学到两个常用语：hardcore和to take it out on someone. (Football crowd noise) LH: 噢！今天真够冷的。Larry，你看看那边那几个家伙，这么冷的天，还打赤膊，身上涂满了漆。你说，他们这不是疯了吗？ LL: (Yelling) Come on, go, go, go! First down! Yeah! What’s that Li Hua? No, those guys aren’t crazy.…
Larry和李华正在乘公共汽车去公园去溜冰。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to level with someone和clueless. (Local traffic) LL: I have to level with you, Li Hua. I’m not very fond of ice-skating. I haven’t done it in years. LH: To “level…
李华和Larry今天又到购物中心去采购圣诞礼物。李华会学到两个常用语：on edge和give it a rest. (Crowded mall FX) LH: 我真搞不懂耶！还有几个星期就要过圣诞节了，可是有些人看起来好像不是很开心，好像很紧张，很烦躁呢！ LL: Oh, well, when people are busy doing their Christmas shopping, they can sometimes be a little on edge. LH:…
今天Larry和李华花了大半天时间在购物中心里，采购圣诞礼物。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to be beat和to O.D. on something. LL: The mall was so crowded! I’m totally beat from fighting the crowds all day long. LH: 就是啊！我从来没有看过这么多人一块儿逛街。哎，Larry，你刚才说I’m beat，是不是说我们挤在人群里的时候，有人打你啊？ LL: No, nobody hit me.…
今天Larry和李华要到体育馆去和几个朋友打篮球。李华会学到两个常用语：stick to something和give something a shot. LL: Hey, Li Hua, are you looking forward to today’s game? LH: 嗨，其实我的篮球打得不怎么样。我倒想试试其他的运动。 LL: You’ll get better. You’ve only been playing basketball for a…
Larry和李华刚刚上完美国历史课，两人正在讨论上课的内容。今天李华会学到两个常用语: out to get someone和go to bat for someone. LL: Hey, Li Hua, did you notice how professor Smith kept asking Mary really hard questions? He really seemed out to…
李华正在家里批改中文班学生的考卷。Larry来找他。今天李华会学到两个常用语：flunk和lose sleep over. LH: (sighs) 唉，这两个学生又不及格了。这学期他们已经是第三次考试不及格了！ LL: What? You’re flunking them? I thought I told you to go easy on your poor students. LH: 你在说什么啊？flunk them? 什么是flunk? LL: I said…