2010-11-23 流行美语 – 62. to strike out, to pull something off
今天Michael正在设法买票和李华一起去看世界职业棒球赛的决赛。李华学到了两个习惯用语：to strike out 和to pull something off。 M: Well, Li Hua, I struck out again. It looks like my cousin…
2010-11-21 流行美语 – 61. 24-7, duh
Michael和李华正在尽情享受这星期才开始的假期。今天他们去参加了一个音乐会。Michael教会李华两个常用语：24-7和duh。 L: Michael，这音乐会真不错，就是太长了。我啊快要饿死了！快去找个地方吃东西吧！ M: Alright. There’s a cafe on the corner over there, I think it’s open 24-7. L: 对，前面就有家咖啡馆。你说那个cafe…
2010-11-21 流行美语 – 60. to crack somebody up, wannabe
今天Michael和李华在谈论著名演员阿诺·施瓦辛格在加州当选州长的新闻。在谈话中李华会学到两个常用语： to crack somebody up和wannabe。 (sound of TV news in the background) L: Michael, 你干吗这么关心加州的州长选举啊？你又没去过加州！ M: (chuckles) I know, it’s…
2010-11-20 流行美语 – 59. check something out, to call something
李华和Michael正坐在咖啡馆里喝咖啡。李华在看报。今天李华会学到两个常用语： check something out和to call something。 M: What’s in the news today, Li Hua? (sound of newspaper rustling) L: 有些什么新闻啊？噢，我没有在看新闻。我在看招聘人的广告，想找个临时工，赚点钱。…
2010-11-19 流行美语 – 58. junkies, cut it out
Michael现在在玩电子游戏，李华在等他一起去和朋友吃饭。Michael今天会教会李华两个常用语：junkies和cut it out. (Sound of video games) L: 嗨，Michael，你还没有玩够这电子游戏呀？你这个人怎么回事嘛！ M: Just a minute. (video game sounds stop) Oh never mind.…
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…
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:…
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,…
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…
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…
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