2011-05-02 流行美语 – 229. get-go; on board
Larry告诉李华他想报名参加救灾，帮助灾民。李华今天会学到两个常用语： get-go和on board。 LL: Li Hua，there was a news report about families whose homes were damaged in a flood and they are not far from where my parents live. I…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 228. sick; souped up
Larry和李华今天去看赛车。 李华会学到两个常用语sick和souped up。 LH: Larry，你看， 每辆赛车都不一样，各有独特之处，真有意思。 LL: That car over there is totally sick. Look at the paint and the tires. That is so cool. I’d love to have a…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 227. hip; square
Larry和李华正在去学校的书店。 李华今天会学到两个常用语hip and square。 LL: Wow, Li Hua, that is a really hip book bag! LH: Hip? Hip不是人的臀部吗。这跟我的书包有什么关系呢？ LL: “Hip” is a slang word that means something is really cool…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 226. night owl; catch some zzzs
Larry昨晚因为赶工作而一夜没睡。他正在跟李华讨论睡眠问题。李华今天要学会两个常用语night owl和catch some zzzs。 LL: Oh, Li Hua, I stayed up all night last night working on this project for work, and now I feel terrible. I guess I’m not…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 225. get out of here;burned out
Larry和李华刚下课。李华告诉Larry一个非常好的消息。李华今天要学会两个常用语 get out of here和burned out。 LM: Larry! 我有个好消息，说了你一定不相信，我买的彩票中奖了! LL: Really? Get out of here! LH: 我中了彩票，你不为我高兴，还让我出去？Get out of here? 我们又不在屋子里，出去上哪儿去呀？ LL: No, listen，when someone tells you some good or…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 224. glitch; tweak
Larry和李华在一个餐馆里商量周末的计划。李华今天会学到两个常用语glitch和tweak。 LL: What a busy morning in our office! We discovered a glitch in some new software we were trying out at work. LH: 你们发现新的电脑软件有一个glitch。Glitch是什么呀？ LL: A glitch is a…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 223. trash talking, make waves
Larry在告诉李华他公司里发生的事。 李华今天会学会两个常用语，trash talking和make waves。 LL: So, Li Hua, yesterday at the office I heard two of my co-workers trash talking my boss. LH: 什么是trash talking? 难道他们在谈垃圾，垃圾有什么好谈的？ LL: No, it’s not.…
2011-05-02 流行美语 – 222. my bad, back in the day
Larry和李华在一个大商场里买东西，那里非常拥挤。李华今天学会两个常用语my bad 和back in the day。 LL: My bad! I didn’t mean to step on your foot, Li Hua. It’s just that there are so many people at the mall…
2011-05-01 流行美语 – 221. toast, wiggle room
Larry和李华在谈论州长竞选的问题。 李华会学到两个常用语toast和wiggle room。 LL: If the Governor doesn’t change his education policies, Li Hua, I think he is toast. LH: 你说什么？ 要是州长不改变他的教育政策，他就会怎么呐？Toast不是烤面包吗？我想这肯定是一种比喻， 不过，He is toast究竟是什么意思呢？ LL: When I said “toast”…
2011-04-30 流行美语 – 220. live large, a hoot
Larry和李华在谈论他们的朋友Dave。 Dave的老板刚刚给他加了一大笔工资。李华今天要学会两个新的习惯用语，live large和a hoot. LL: It is a good thing that Bob got such a big raise. He likes to live large! LH: Live是生活，你说live large那是什么意思呀? LL: By living large, I…
2011-04-29 流行美语 – 219. do the math, know the drill
Larry和李华打算乘火车去Larry家玩。Larry家住在纽约郊区。 Larry和李华还打算去纽约市旅游。李华会学到两个常用语：do the math和know the drill。 LL: Okay, Li Hua, I don’t know how we are going to do the sightseeing and also spend time with my family. I mean,…
2011-04-28 流行美语 – 218. jazzed, to catch some waves
夏天的时候，Larry和李华开车去海边玩。李华会学到两个常用语：jazzed和to catch some waves。 LL: Li Hua, I am really jazzed about this trip to the beach. LH: Jazz不是爵士乐吗？我们去海边跟爵士乐有什么关系呢？ LL: You are right, but by Jazzed I mean to be…
2011-04-27 流行美语 – 217. classic, go for it
Larry和李华在看篮球比赛，交战的一方是姚明所属的休士顿火箭队，另一方是迈阿密的热火队。李华会学到两个常用语：classic和go for it。 LL: Wow, Li Hua, did you see that shot by Yao Ming? Now, that was classic! LH: 看到了，姚明的投篮真是一流的！你说that was classic!就是这个意思吧。 LL: Yes, classic means something that is…
2011-04-26 流行美语 – 216. go ballistic, get a move on
李华和Larry今天要和在他们的朋友Jenny一起去钓鱼。李华会学到两个常用语：go ballistic和get a move on。 LH: Jenny怎么这么还不来啊。 我们已经等了20分钟了。 看见她我非和她算账不可。 LL: Hey, calm down Li Hua. Don’t go ballistic on Jenny when she gets here, there might be a good reason…
2011-04-25 流行美语 – 215. phone tag, chit chat
Larry告诉李华他连续几天给他哥哥打电话，可是总也找不到他。 李华会学到两个常用语：phone tag和chit chat。 LL: Argh! I just got my brother’s answering machine AGAIN. I’ve been playing phone tag with him for days. LH: 你和你哥哥playing phone tag？那是玩什么？有电话有关的游戏吗？ LL: Well, not…