Month: January 2022

今天Larry和李华在校园里闲逛，校园里到处都贴满了选举传单。今天李华会学到两个常用语：flip flop和wishy-washy. LL: Hey, Li Hua who do you support for class president? LH: 我觉得Gary Lawrence当学生会主席应该是不错的。他看起来挺老实，也很勤奋。 LL: Gary Lawrence? But he flip-flops all of the time. One minute he’s in…

Larry和李华两人正在做菜，准备一会儿带到朋友家参加party。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to blow it和to wing it. LH: Larry, 那是什么味道？(sniffing) ………哎呀，糟了！是猪排烤焦了啦！ LL: What? Oh no! I ruined them. They’re stuck to the bottom of the pot. I blew it! LH: 你在说什么啊！你是把猪排烤焦了，又没有吹坏什么东西！你怎么说blow it呢?…

Larry和李华在书店里看书。李华在看一本流行时装杂志。今天李华会学到两个常用语：bling和booze. LL: I just found an interesting book on World War II. What are you reading, Li Hua? LH: 我啊，我在看一本时装杂志，他们在批评茱莉亚罗勃兹，说她在奥斯卡颁奖典礼上，戴了太多的bling。Larry，什么是bling啊？ LL: Oh, that’s a new word for really big, shiny…

李华和Larry在学生中心的咖啡馆里休息。今天李华会学到两个常用语：cop out和to get worked up. LL: Hey Li Hua. Some friends and I are planning to go camping and hiking next month. Do you want to come along? LH: 嗯…去露营啊？嗯，下个月我可能会很忙耶！噢！对！那个周末我已经答应帮我邻居照顾他的狗。…

今天Larry要开车去接李华一起去上课。李华会学到两个常用语：get it together和tough。 LL: Hey, Li Hua!? You’re not ready for school! We need to go now! It’s already 8:30. LH: (Yawns) Larry? 你怎么这么早就来啦！现在几点了？ LL: Get it together, Li Hua!…

李华在学校体育馆里碰到Larry，今天李华会学到两个常用语: flab和ripped. LH: 哇！Larry! 你怎么满头大汗的？你在做什么啊？ LL: I’ve been out running. I’m trying to burn all this flab on my stomach! LH: 噢！原来你刚才是去跑步啦，怪不得一身都是汗。哎，你还说你是要燃烧掉什么？哎！该不是要靠锻炼来去掉你身上多余的脂肪吧？ LL: That’s right! Flab means fat, especially loose…

李华刚下课，走出课堂就碰上Larry。李华在和Larry 谈话中会学到两个常用语：to go off on someone和what’s the deal. LH: Hey, Larry. 你刚下课啊？对了，我刚好要问你，今天你有没有见到Dave？ LL: Dave? No, I haven’t seen him anywhere since professor Jones went off on him yesterday morning. LH:…

Larry和李华正在图书馆里看书，在他们旁边有个学生在用手机打电话。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to tick someone off和get lost. LL: It really ticks me off when people talk so loudly in the library. Don’t they realize that other people are trying to study? LH:…

今天Larry和Li Hua一边开车一边在车上听广播，Li Hua会学到两个常用语：come clean和no sweat。 LL: Hey, Li Hua, did you hear that? The president of that corporation finally came clean about stealing several million dollars. LH: 什么什么？我刚才没注意听，你说那个公司总裁怎么啦？他来上班的时候干干净净？这和偷几百万美元有什么关系呀？ LL: No,…

今天李华忙着批改中文班学生的作业。李华会从Larry那儿学到两个常用语：go easy on和go cold turkey。 LH: 哎！这些学生！看看他们的考卷儿，简直糟透了！也不知道他们是不是真想学中文。 LL: Hey, go easy on your students, Li Hua. They’ve only been studying Chinese for a few weeks. It’s a difficult language! LH:…

今天Larry和李华在一家电脑商店买东西，李华会学到两个常用语：whatchamacallit和mooch。 LH: Larry, 你想买什么呀？ LL: I need to get one of those whatchamacallits that add memory. The memory on my laptop computer is almost full. What do you need to…

今天Larry和李华在学校的书店里买书。李华会学到两个常用语：racket和That does it! LH: Hey, Larry, 你不是想买下学期的课本吗？那还不趁我们在书店赶紧买了？ LL: I want to buy them, but these prices are ridiculous! The textbook business is such a racket! LH: 你想买书，可是又嫌这些书太贵呀？你还说出版课本的行业怎么啦？什么是a racket? LL: That’s…

Larry和李华正在课间休息的时候聊天，李华会学到两个常用语：to push one’s luck和crackpot。 LH: Larry, 我已经好久都没有为我的论文做研究了。我想今天不去上Wilkins教授的课而去图书馆。 LL: I dunno, Li Hua. You’ll really be pushing your luck if you miss class again. LH: Pushing-my-luck? Pushing是推的意思，luck是运气，我不懂耶！pushing my luck是什么意思。 LL: I…

今天李华和Larry在图书馆看书。Larry注意到 Li Hua和平时有点儿不一样。Li Hua会学到两个常用语：out of whack和goofy。 (Library SFX) LL: Hey, Li Hua, what’s wrong? You’re acting a little out of whack. LH: 我什么事也没有啊！你说我怎么了 – acting a little out of whack?…

今天Li Hua的电脑坏了， 她正在用Larry 的电脑写学术报告。Li Hua会学到两个常用语：clunker和 Don’t sweat it! (Sound of typing) LH: Larry, 谢谢你让我用你的电脑。我的电脑最近老出毛病，真气人！ LL: Heheh, don’t mention it. You know, you ought to get a new computer to replace…