Category: 流行美语 (Popular American English)

李华和Larry在看大学美式足球赛。今天李华会学到两个常用语：hardcore和to take it out on someone. (Football crowd noise) LH: 噢！今天真够冷的。Larry，你看看那边那几个家伙，这么冷的天，还打赤膊，身上涂满了漆。你说，他们这不是疯了吗？ LL: (Yelling) Come on, go, go, go! First down! Yeah! What’s that Li Hua? No, those guys aren’t crazy.…

Larry和李华正在乘公共汽车去公园去溜冰。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to level with someone和clueless. (Local traffic) LL: I have to level with you, Li Hua. I’m not very fond of ice-skating. I haven’t done it in years. LH: To “level…

李华和Larry今天又到购物中心去采购圣诞礼物。李华会学到两个常用语：on edge和give it a rest. (Crowded mall FX) LH: 我真搞不懂耶！还有几个星期就要过圣诞节了，可是有些人看起来好像不是很开心，好像很紧张，很烦躁呢！ LL: Oh, well, when people are busy doing their Christmas shopping, they can sometimes be a little on edge. LH:…

今天Larry和李华花了大半天时间在购物中心里，采购圣诞礼物。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to be beat和to O.D. on something. LL: The mall was so crowded! I’m totally beat from fighting the crowds all day long. LH: 就是啊！我从来没有看过这么多人一块儿逛街。哎，Larry，你刚才说I’m beat，是不是说我们挤在人群里的时候，有人打你啊？ LL: No, nobody hit me.…

今天Larry和李华要到体育馆去和几个朋友打篮球。李华会学到两个常用语：stick to something和give something a shot. LL: Hey, Li Hua, are you looking forward to today’s game? LH: 嗨，其实我的篮球打得不怎么样。我倒想试试其他的运动。 LL: You’ll get better. You’ve only been playing basketball for a…

Larry和李华刚刚上完美国历史课，两人正在讨论上课的内容。今天李华会学到两个常用语: out to get someone和go to bat for someone. LL: Hey, Li Hua, did you notice how professor Smith kept asking Mary really hard questions? He really seemed out to…

李华正在家里批改中文班学生的考卷。Larry来找他。今天李华会学到两个常用语：flunk和lose sleep over. LH: (sighs) 唉，这两个学生又不及格了。这学期他们已经是第三次考试不及格了！ LL: What? You’re flunking them? I thought I told you to go easy on your poor students. LH: 你在说什么啊？flunk them? 什么是flunk? LL: I said…

今天Larry和李华在校园里闲逛，校园里到处都贴满了选举传单。今天李华会学到两个常用语：flip flop和wishy-washy. LL: Hey, Li Hua who do you support for class president? LH: 我觉得Gary Lawrence当学生会主席应该是不错的。他看起来挺老实，也很勤奋。 LL: Gary Lawrence? But he flip-flops all of the time. One minute he’s in…

Larry和李华两人正在做菜，准备一会儿带到朋友家参加party。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to blow it和to wing it. LH: Larry, 那是什么味道？(sniffing) ………哎呀，糟了！是猪排烤焦了啦！ LL: What? Oh no! I ruined them. They’re stuck to the bottom of the pot. I blew it! LH: 你在说什么啊！你是把猪排烤焦了，又没有吹坏什么东西！你怎么说blow it呢?…

Larry和李华在书店里看书。李华在看一本流行时装杂志。今天李华会学到两个常用语：bling和booze. LL: I just found an interesting book on World War II. What are you reading, Li Hua? LH: 我啊，我在看一本时装杂志，他们在批评茱莉亚罗勃兹，说她在奥斯卡颁奖典礼上，戴了太多的bling。Larry，什么是bling啊？ LL: Oh, that’s a new word for really big, shiny…

李华和Larry在学生中心的咖啡馆里休息。今天李华会学到两个常用语：cop out和to get worked up. LL: Hey Li Hua. Some friends and I are planning to go camping and hiking next month. Do you want to come along? LH: 嗯…去露营啊？嗯，下个月我可能会很忙耶！噢！对！那个周末我已经答应帮我邻居照顾他的狗。…

今天Larry要开车去接李华一起去上课。李华会学到两个常用语：get it together和tough。 LL: Hey, Li Hua!? You’re not ready for school! We need to go now! It’s already 8:30. LH: (Yawns) Larry? 你怎么这么早就来啦！现在几点了？ LL: Get it together, Li Hua!…

李华在学校体育馆里碰到Larry，今天李华会学到两个常用语: flab和ripped. LH: 哇！Larry! 你怎么满头大汗的？你在做什么啊？ LL: I’ve been out running. I’m trying to burn all this flab on my stomach! LH: 噢！原来你刚才是去跑步啦，怪不得一身都是汗。哎，你还说你是要燃烧掉什么？哎！该不是要靠锻炼来去掉你身上多余的脂肪吧？ LL: That’s right! Flab means fat, especially loose…

李华刚下课，走出课堂就碰上Larry。李华在和Larry 谈话中会学到两个常用语：to go off on someone和what’s the deal. LH: Hey, Larry. 你刚下课啊？对了，我刚好要问你，今天你有没有见到Dave？ LL: Dave? No, I haven’t seen him anywhere since professor Jones went off on him yesterday morning. LH:…

Larry和李华正在图书馆里看书，在他们旁边有个学生在用手机打电话。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to tick someone off和get lost. LL: It really ticks me off when people talk so loudly in the library. Don’t they realize that other people are trying to study? LH:…