流行美语 – 292. check out; max out
Larry跟李华一起在超市购物。今天我们要学两个常用语：check out和max out. LH: OK. 让我看看购物清单。今天晚上开party的东西就差奶酪了。 LL: OK, wow! Check this out! What a great price! LH: 你是说要买这种奶酪吗？ LL: No,…
流行美语 – 291. take the fall; tough it out
Larry跟李华一起开高速，去李华亲戚家过周末，由李华开车。今天我们要学两个常用语： take the fall和tough it out. LH: Larry, 今天路可真不好开，我有一种不好的预感。 LL: What do you mean? Are you talking about your relatives,…
流行美语 – 290. full ride; chill out
Larry跟李华一起去麦当劳吃早饭。今天我们要学两个常用语： full ride和chill out. LL: Hey Lihua, I’m so happy I got to meet your sister Lijia this weekend. She’s…
流行美语 – 289. put your best food forward, break a Leg
Larry带李华去打保龄，李华以前从来没打过。今天我们要学两个常用语： put your best foot forward和break a Leg. LL: Lihua, I feel a little dorky admitting this to you, but…
流行美语 – 288. do-or-die; crator
李华和Larry在公园散步。最近全球性的经济衰退，让Larry忧心忡忡。今天我们要学两个常用语： do-or-die和 to crater. LL: Well, Li Hua, I’m glad to hear that you are enjoying your job. But I…
流行美语 – 287. born yesterday; head over heels
李华和Larry讨论情人节的安排。今天我们要学两个常用语：born yesterday和head over heels. LL: So, Lihua, I know you said that you didn’t want me to buy a Valentine’s…
流行美语 – 286. butterflies in one’s stomach, go overboard
李华和Larry一起开车去参加人材招聘会。今天我们要学习两个常用语： butterflies in one’s stomach和go overboard. LH: Larry, 我心里特别紧张。你怎么样？ LL: Yeah, I have to admit that I’m a bit nervous…
流行美语 – 285. deal; let go
李华结束了在中国的短期研究，返回美国，跟Larry一起在公园里散步。今天我们要学两个常用语：deal和let go. LL: Wow, Lihua. Not only am I glad that you are back, I’m grateful that we can spend…
流行美语 – 284. at a loss; move on
Larry跟小燕和小燕的父母吃完饭。今天我们要学两个常用语：at a loss和move on. XY: 怎么样，我说不用紧张吧！ LL: Well, the food was good! But I think… XY: 我爸妈好象挺喜欢你的。这可是个好消息，这就意味着…. LL: Means what?…
流行美语 – 283. take something the wrong way, rush into something
Larry答应去跟小燕的父母一起吃晚饭，但是心里觉得很不自在，担心他们觉得自己是在跟小燕谈恋爱。今天我们要学两个常用语：take something the wrong way和rush into something. (Door knocking). LL: Just a minute! XY: (Door opening) Hey Larry! 我能进来吗？ LL:…
流行美语 – 282. short fuse; out of the world
Larry早上起来正在看报纸，忽然接到小燕的电话。今天我们要学两个常用语：short fuse和out of this world. LL: Hello? XY: Hey Larry! 你起床了？昨天玩到那么晚，我不会把你吵醒了吧！ LL: Hey no problem. I was just reading the…
流行美语 – 281. tough call; tone it down
小燕下班后，跟Larry到一家爱尔兰酒吧去喝酒。今天我们要学两个常用语，一个是tough call, 一个是tone it down. (Sound of a bar and Irish music in the background) LL: Wow, Xiaoyan, you must…
流行美语 – 280. jumping; joint
Larry到小燕工作的“金龙”餐馆去找她，发现餐馆里很忙。今天我们要学两个常用语，一个是jumping, 一个是joint. (Sound of a busy restaurant) LL: Hi, Xiaoyan. I was in the neighborhood and wanted to stop and…
流行美语 – 279. gee whiz; holding up
李华到中国去做研究，要走三个月，热恋中的Larry十分思念李华。李华的好友王小燕打电话给Larry安慰他。 (Phone Rings) LL: Hello. XY: Hi, Larry. 我是李华的朋友小燕。你好吗？ LL: Well, Gee whiz! Xiaoyan, I haven’t heard from you in…
流行美语 – 278. go out; more than friends
李华通过了博士生的资格考试。Larry涨了工资。两人一起去吃饭庆祝。李华今天要学两个常用语，go out和more than friends. LL: It is so nice to be celebrating such happy events with you, Li Hua! And…