流行美语 (Popular American English)

流行美语 – 354. few and far between, take the plunge

夏天到了,酷暑难当,李华和Larry一起去游泳。 今天我们要学两个常用语:few and far between和take the plunge. LH: Larry, 这几天怎么这么热啊! 每天都有快40度! L: I know! I have my air conditioner turned…

4 years ago

流行美语 – 353. on the edge of your seat, down to the wire

李华和Larry在看世界杯足球赛,美国队和阿尔及利亚队。我们要学两个常用语:on the edge of your seat和down to the wire. LH: Larry,今天这场比赛可很重要!美国要是赢了,就进16强,要是输了就得回家了。 L: I know! Who do you think will win?…

4 years ago

流行美语 – 352. run-of-the-mill, roll the dice

李华和Larry要去听演唱会。今天我们要学两个常用语:run-of-the-mill和roll the dice。 LH: Larry,今天晚上的演唱会好听么?那个乐队是什么类型的啊? L: Well ... they're kind of hard to describe. Their music is a mixture of…

4 years ago

流行美语 – 351. push over, blow it

李华和Larry正在一起看世界杯美国对斯洛文尼亚的比赛。今天我们要学两个常用语:push over和blow it. LH: Larry, 美国队的第二场比赛就要开始了,我真等不及啦! L: Yeah, I'm really excited too! Hopefully the U.S. will have good luck again…

4 years ago

流行美语 – 350. To keep an eye out for sth, push one’s luck

李华和Larry一起去买自行车。今天我们要学两个常用语:To keep an eye out for sth.和push one's luck. LH: Larry等你买了自行车,你可以天天骑车上班,又锻练身体又省汽油钱。 L: Yeah, I think biking will be a lot…

4 years ago

流行美语 – 349. eat one’s words, like night and day

李华和Larry一起去逛农贸市场。今天我们要学两个常用语:to eat one's words和like night and day。 LH: Larry, 我特别喜欢逛农贸市场。这些蔬菜水果都是咱们这儿的农民自己种的,又新鲜又营养。 L: I guess that's true, but they're expensive too. I…

4 years ago

流行美语 – 348. to kick oneself, wiggle room

李华和Larry一起到饭馆吃饭。店里人多,他们只好排队等位。今天我们要学两个常用语:to kick oneself和wiggle room。 LH: Larry, 真希望这家饭馆能快点上菜,我快饿晕了! L: Yeah, I'm pretty hungry too, and smelling all the delicious food here…

4 years ago

流行美语 – 347. a long shot, to catch a break

李华和Larry正在看世界杯足球赛。今天我们要学两个常用语:a long shot和to catch a break LH: Larry, 世界杯终于开始了! 你觉得谁会得冠军?美国队有戏没有? Larry: I don't think so, Lihua. The U.S. usually doesn't…

4 years ago

流行美语 – 346. try your hand, getting the knack of something

李华和Larry星期六早上坐船去钓鱼。今天我们要学两个常用语:try your hand和getting the knack of something. LH: Larry, 你说的一点没错,这里简直太美了。 LL: See? I told you. There's no better way to…

4 years ago

流行美语 – 345. do the trick, a grain of salt

Larry陪李华去买电脑。今天我们要学两个常用语:do the trick和a grain of salt. LH: Larry, 你觉得我应该买PC还是苹果? LL: Well, I'm not a computer expert, but I think Macs…

4 years ago