2011-05-02 流行美语 – 259. pee and poo; handful
李华在帮彼得森教授看孩子。她急着打电话给Larry求助。李华今天要学两个常用语，pee and poo和handful. LH: Hi, Larry, this is Li Hua. 你能告诉我pee and poo是什么意思吗？ LL: Sure, Li Hua, but first you have to tell me why you need to know what…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 258. bread; nest egg
李华告诉Larry说，她想多赚点钱，买机票回中国探亲。李华今天要学两个常用语：bread和nest egg. LH: Larry, 我想回中国看看我父母。I need to make some more bread. LL: You need to make more bread? I know you aren’t a baker, Li Hua, so you must have…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 257. nightmare; group hug
Larry去李华家吃饭。他告诉李华说，自己今天特别倒霉。李华今天要学两个常用语：nightmare和group hug. LL: I had the worst day at work today. It was an absolute nightmare! LH: 上班做恶梦？Larry, 你可要小心点儿，上班睡觉是要被老板炒鱿鱼的！ LL: No, no. I didn’t HAVE a nightmare at work…Being at…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 256. outdoorsy; artsy
Larry和李华正在商量下个周末去哪里玩儿。李华今天要学两个常用语outdoorsy和artsy. LL: Hey, Li Hua, do you remember how much fun we had camping in the woods? Wouldn’t you like to do something outdoorsy again this weekend? LH: Do something…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 255. my treat; ginormous
Larry和李华刚刚忙完手头的工作。他们一起去吃冰激凌。李华今天要学两个常用语：my treat和ginormous. LL: Well, Li Hua, you just finished a big paper, and I just finished an important project at work. Let’s go for ice cream and celebrate. It’ll be…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 254. eat my dust; sore loser
Larry和李华在纽约参加长跑比赛。李华今天要学两个常用语，eat my dust和sore loser. LL: It’s a good thing you’ve been training for this race, Li Hua. But you are still going to eat my dust. LH: Eat your dust?…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 253. newbie; been around
Larry和李华在咖啡店里买咖啡。李华今天要学两个常用语，newbie和been around. LL: Wow, it seems to be taking a long time for this guy to get our coffee made. Maybe he is a newbie. LH: A newbie? 你说他是新来的？ LL:…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 252. party foul; split
Larry和李华在Larry的朋友Sam家开party。李华今天要学两个常用语，party foul和split. LL: Gosh, I am SO sorry, Li Hua! I just spilled some of my drink on you. What a party foul! LH: 没事的，Larry. 只不过是点儿汽水而已，一下就弄干净了。不过，什么是party foul 啊？ LL: A…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 251. snarf; power nap
Larry告诉李华说，他正在给公司做一个大项目，忙得连饭都没时间吃。李华今天要学两个常用语，snarf和power nap. LL: I’ve been so busy with this project, Li Hua, I’ve hardly had any time to eat. Today I just snarfed down a sandwich at lunch, and I…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 250. oh boy; scaredy cat
Larry和李华开车到游乐园去坐过山车。她今天要学两个常用语，Oh boy和scaredy-cat。 LL: Oh, Boy! Isn’t this amusement park great, Li Hua! I can’t wait to take a ride on the roller coaster. LH: Oh, Boy？我知道你早就盼着来这儿坐过山车。可你说oh boy是什么意思啊？ LL: “Oh, Boy!”…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 249. fed up; off the hook
李华到Larry家借书，正好赶上Larry的朋友Dave打电话来 。她今天要学两个常用语, fed up和off the hook。 LL: That was just Dave on the phone, Li Hua. He is really fed up right now. LH: Dave给你打电话，就是告诉你他吃多了吗？ LL: No, Li Hua. To…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 248. bells and Whistles; savvy
李华刚买了一台笔记本电脑。她今天要学两个常用语，bells and Whistles和savvy。 LL: So, you got a new laptop computer, Li Hua? Wow! It has all the bells and whistles, doesn’t it? LH: Bells and whistles？我怎么没看见这台电脑上有什么铃铛和哨子啊。 LL: Oh, What…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 247. primo; glued
Larry有两张歌剧的票，邀请李华一起去。李华今天要学两个常用语，primo和glued。 LL: Hey, Li Hua, I’ve got two primo tickets to the opera. Would you like to come with me? LH: 歌剧？好啊。不过Larry, 什么是primo ticket ? Primo听起来不太象英语，是外来语吧？ LL: You are right,…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 246. rocket science; chemistry
Larry到李华家来看蜘蛛人的DVD。李华今天要学两个常用语，rocket science和chemistry。 LL: What’s the matter, Li Hua? I can’t believe you are having trouble with the DVD player. I mean, it’s not rocket science! LH: Rocket science？这是我家，又不是航空航天局，怎么会有火箭科学。 LL: Well,…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 245. rough it; creep sb. out
Larry和李华周末在国家公园野营。李华今天要学两个常用语，rough it和creep someone out。 LL: I just love camping, Li Hua. Isn’t it great to be roughing it? LH: “Roughing it”那是什么意思呀？ 听起来好像挺恐怖的。 LL: To rough it means to do without…