2010-11-19 流行美语 – 57. folks, rag on
今天Michael和李华谈到和父母沟通的问题，李华学到了folks和rag on这两个习惯用法。 M: Hey look, I’ve got to go. I’ll talk to you later. Bye. (sound of putting the phone down). Oh, geez! L: 哎，Michael! 我不想打断你说话。 M: Oh don’t worry…
2010-11-18 流行美语 – 56. to mess with somebody, give me a break
大家现在肯定都已经很熟悉Michael和李华这两个在纽约上大学的学生了。Michael是正在学中文的美国学生，李华是从中国来的留学生。今天他们上完课以后一起去打保龄球。李华会学到两个常用语：to mess with somebody和give me a break. L: 哎，得，现在我们的分数平了。Michael，你输了可不要哭哟！ M: Oh, oh…Come on! Miss it, miss, miss! L: Michael，你好赖皮，你这样叫我“别打中，别打中”，是分散我注意力嘛，你要我怎么打啊！ M: Hehe, calm down, Li Hua. Don’t take the game so…
2010-11-17 流行美语 – 55. already, one to talk
今天Michael和李华到了一家中餐馆吃饭，二人正在点菜。李华学到了两个词儿：already和one to talk。 L: 啊， 我的天啊，我饿死了。这菜单上每一个菜我都爱吃。 M: OK, just order something already! L: Michael, 你说什么？我什么菜都还没点，连服务生都还没来呢，你怎么就说“already”呢？ M: No, no, Li Hua, I said, “Order something already!” I meant that you should…
2010-11-16 流行美语 – 54. pain in the neck, to have had it
今天Michael会教李华两个常用语：pain in the neck和to have had it。 M: Hello? I’m sorry. I’m not interested. No. No thank you. Look, I said I am not interested! L: Michael，是谁打来的电话，让你这么生气啊？ M: That was…
2010-11-15 流行美语 – 53. psyched, to flop
今天Michael要在家里举行一个party，请朋友来玩。李华学到两个常用语：psyched和to flop。 L: 啤酒冻好了，吃的也摆好了。我看一切都准备好了。 M: Great! I’m really psyched about this party. Tonight I finally get to relax and have fun with my friends. L: 你是不是担心party会出问题？是不是怕没有朋友来？ M: Not at all.…
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2010-11-13 流行美语 – 52. to be canned, to kiss up to
今天Michael和李华下了班以后就去逛街。他们边走边聊，李华会学到两个常用语：to be canned和to kiss up to。 M: Man, it was crazy at work today! L: 真的？你们办公室今天发生什么事啦？ M: My friend George was late again, so the boss canned him! L: 你的朋友George今天上班迟到，你们老板对他怎么了？对他大喊大叫吗？…
2010-11-13 流行美语 – 51. to get carried away, to call it a day
今天Michael为李华油漆房子。李华学到了两个新词儿：to get carried away和to call it a day。 L: Hey Michael，我回来了。我的天哪，你连客厅都刷啦？你只要刷卧房就够了，我没想要你做这么多的。 M: That’s O.K. The work was pretty easy. I guess I got carried away. L: 什么？你怎么啦？你说你得到什么啦？ M: I said…
2010-11-11 流行美语 – 50. piece of junk, cheap
今天李华到Michael家里借用他的电脑。李华会学到了两个新词儿：piece of junk 和cheap。 M: Ok Li Hua, let me see if I can find that webpage for you. L: Wow, 你的电脑上网真够慢的, 不知道是哪儿出问题了。 M: Actually, it’s not the Internet connection,…
2010-11-10 流行美语 – 49. under the weather, to grab a bite to eat
在今天的对话中Michael会教李华两个常用语：一个是under the weather，另一个是to grab a bite to eat。 M: Hello? L: 喂，Michael，你今天怎么了？我怎么在学校没看到你，打电话到你上班的地方也没人接。你没事儿吧？ M: Oh, its nothing. I am just a little under the weather today, so I decided to take…
2010-11-09 流行美语 – 48. redneck, in the sticks
今天李华从 Michael那儿学到了两个新词 redneck 和 in the sticks。 M: Come in! L: Hi Michael! 真抱歉，我没先告诉你就来了。你的电话一直占线， 所以我没法打电话给你。 M: That’s no big deal. I was on the phone with my friend Bob who…