Category: 流行美语 (Popular American English)

Larry到李华住的地方，去看她新领养的猫咪小雪球。今天李华会学到两个常用语：mental和pro. LL: Snowball is adorable! She’s so little and fluffy! LH: 就是啊，我的猫咪小雪球是很可爱，可它也够疯的。你看看它把我的家具抓成什么样了！ LL: Oh, don’t worry. Your cat isn’t mental. All cats love to scratch furniture. You just need to…

Larry和李华正在电影院外面等朋友。电影都快开场了，可是朋友还没到。Larry决定用手机给这个朋友打电话。今天李华会学到两个常用语：juice和nuke. LL: Darn! My cell phone is out of juice. Can I use your cell phone to call Bob and Lisa and find out why they’re late? LH: 你的手机怎么啦？Out of…

Larry陪李华带着她新领养的猫咪-小雪球-去看兽医。两人聊起了一位共同的朋友。今天李华会学到两个常用语：workaholic和nutty. LL: I’m really worried about Bob. He seems as though he has turned into a real workaholic. LH: 你很担心Bob，因为他成了workaholic. Workaholic, 那是什么意思？是不是Bob生病了？ LL: No, Bob doesn’t have a disease. He’s…

李华和Larry到商店买东西。李华看到巧克力正在减价出售，所以买了一大堆。今天李华会学到两个常用语：chocoholic和fix. LL: Whoa, Li Hua. I didn’t know you were such a chocoholic. How are you going to eat all of that? LH: 我看这巧克力多便宜呀！我当然得多买一些喽！哎，你刚才说我是chocoholic, 那是什么意思，是不是说我很爱吃巧克力？ LL: A chocoholic is someone…

Larry和李华到博物馆去看中国艺术品的展出，不过Larry好像心情不太好。今天李华会学到两个常用语：gang up on someone和basket case. (Indoor crowd in a museum) LH: Larry, 怎么啦？你好像很不开心？ LL: Oh, it’s just that my mother, father, and sister are all upset with me for not…

Larry和李华刚上完课，现在在一面喝咖啡，一面聊天。今天李华会学到两个常用语：off one’s rocker和silent treatment. (Bar noise) LH: Larry, 我看你一直盯着那边那个女孩。你为什么不走过去跟她聊一聊呢？ LL: Are you kidding? She’ll think I’m off my rocker if I just walk over and start talking to her. LH:…

今天Larry和李华要到朋友Bob家里，Bob因为要搬家，所以把他的立体音响卖给Larry。今天李华会学到两个常用语：dibs和shotgun. LL: I’m really glad that Bob gave me first dibs on his stereo. He knows I’ve always admired it, but I couldn’t afford to buy a new one just…

Larry和李华今天去给他们的朋友Jim买结婚礼物。Jim下个周末就要结婚。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to tie the knot和drop-dead gorgeous. LL: I can’t believe Jim is going to tie the knot! He seems too young to get married. LH: Jim已经25岁啦。25岁结婚还算早啊！你说Jim要tie the knot. Tie是绑的意思，knot是结，”打个结”和结婚有什么关系？ LL: “To…

Larry和李华准备到银行去，李华要开一个帐户，而Larry需要取一些现金。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to be hard up和to pick on someone. LH: Larry，我要去银行开个户头，你去银行做什么？ LL: Well, my friend is a little hard up for cash right now, so I’m going to withdraw some money and…

Larry和李华今天在公园玩飞盘时看到一个人随地丢垃圾。今天李华会学到两个常用语：tattletale和pushover. LH: Larry, 你看，那个人随地丢垃圾。我们是不是该去告诉站在那边的警察？ LL: I don’t know, Li Hua. I don’t really like to be a tattletale. Maybe we should just go and pick up the garbage ourselves. LH:…

今天李华到Larry家来借一本书，碰巧Larry的妈妈打电话来。什么事呢？你听了他们的对话就知道了。今天李华会学到两个常用语：play hooky和put one’s foot down。 (Hang up phone) LH: Larry，怎么啦？你看起来很不高兴。 LL: Oh, it’s just that my little sister is giving my mom a lot of trouble. She played hooky from…

李华正在为朋友的生日party做准备，她生平第一次烤了一个蛋糕。今天李华会学到两个常用语：from scratch和all set. LH: Larry, 这是我烤的蛋糕，你尝尝。这可是我生平第一次烤蛋糕，不一定会好吃！ LL: Mmmm! This is delicious! Did you make this from scratch or did you use a cake mix? LH: 你觉得好吃呀？太好了！哎，你刚才问我是不是make it from scratch? 那是什么意思啊？我是照因特网上的一个食谱做的。…

李华和Larry正在讨论是不是要去听有关中国历史的演讲。今天李华会学到两个常用语：big shot和bent out of shape. (Ambience sound in the Hallway) LL: Hey Li Hua! Are you going to the guest lecture this evening? Some big shot Harvard professor is going…

李华打电话问Larry今天下午要不要一块儿去打网球。今天李华会学到两个常用语：Bum和ticker. (Telephone rings) LH: 嘿！Larry, 你今天下午有空吗？想不想和我去打网球？今天天气真好！ LL: I’m sorry, Li Hua, but my bum knee is bothering me. I don’t think it’s a good idea to play tennis right now.…

Larry在准备搬家，李华特别去Larry家帮他收拾装箱。今天李华会学到两个常用语: to toss something和digs. LL: Hey, Li Hua, what do you think of this sweater? It’s got several holes. Should I toss it? LH: 你要把这件毛衣扔给我装箱？你自己说有好几个洞了，还留它干嘛？扔了算啦！ LL: That’s what I meant.…