流行美语 – 334. cut out for, fruit
开春了，李华和Larry在后院种花种菜。今天我们要学两个常用语：cut out for和fruit. LH: Larry, 我说的没错吧，种地就是好，既能回归自然，又能有所收获。 LL: Uh … I’m not sure about that. My back hurts from digging all these holes, and I think some ants have crawled into…
流行美语 – 333. apples to oranges, penny pincher
开春了，李华和Larry正在商量种花种菜。今天我们要学两个常用语：apples to oranges和penny pincher. LH: Larry, 终于等到春天了，你说，咱们该种点什么花呢？是玫瑰还是杜鹃？ LL: No way, those are too much work. Let’s plant a cactus so that we only have to water it once every couple…
流行美语 – 332. fish out of water, have a crack at something
李华和Larry因为暴风雪，都不用去上班，俩人商量该干点什么。今天我们要学两个常用语：fish out of water和have a crack at something. LH: Larry, 下大雪真是太好了，堆雪人、打雪仗比上班好玩多了。 LL: Yeah it’s really nice that we don’t have to go to work or class. But I am a…
流行美语 – 331. shot in the arm, off the cuff
李华正在帮Larry为面试做准备。今天我们要学两个常用语：shot in the arm和off the cuff. LH: Larry, 明天早上求职面试，你现在心里是不是特别激动？ LL: Actually, I’m pretty nervous about this job interview. I really want to work at this company, so I need to…
流行美语 – 330. in one’s element, too many cooks in the kitchen
Larry和李华一起吃中饭。今天我们要学两个常用语：in one’s element和too many cooks in the kitchen. LL: Lihua, Isn’t this weather gorgeous? LH: 是啊，两个月前还是冰天雪地的，怎么好象一眨眼就进入夏天了似的。 LL: This year the weather has been really strange. First, it snowed a lot.…
流行美语 – 329. take the bull by the horns, knock your socks off
Larry和李华一起坐地铁回家。今天我们要学两个常用语：take the bull by the horns和knock your socks off. LL: You look really tired, Lihua. What have you been up to? LH: 别提了，我最近两天一直睡不好觉。比如说昨天晚上，凌晨两点醒来后，就再也睡不着了，翻来覆去一直到早上起床。 LL: I am sorry to hear that,…
流行美语 – 328. get the ball rolling, mull over
Larry和李华一起坐地铁回家。今天我们要学两个常用语：get the ball rolling和mull it over. LH: Larry, 这两天天气真好，我看，过不了多久树就要发芽了。我真巴不得春天马上就到。 LL: Me too. I can’t wait until we can walk outside comfortably and not have to wear a jacket. Spring is…
流行美语 – 327. total, zapped of energy
李华早上起床，发现昨天晚上下了整整一夜的雪，足足有两英尺深，看来今天是出不去了。今天我们要学两个常用语：total和zapped of energy. (Knock on Li Hua’s door, Li Hua opens it) LH: Larry! 这么大的雪你怎么跑来了，路上一定特别难走吧？ LL: Li hua, you are right. When I left my apartment, I didn’t think the…
流行美语 – 326. for the birds, way out in left field
Larry跟李华在星巴克咖啡馆见面。今天我们要学两个常用语：for the birds和way out in left field. LL: Hey, Li Hua, it’s good to see you. It’s been awhile since we last talked. How are you doing? LH: 还可以，不过这天气真让人受不了。都二月底了，还没完没了地下雪，今年冬天实在是太漫长了。 LL:…
流行美语 – 325. crack of dawn, crunch time
Larry跟李华商量星期六一起吃早饭。今天我们要学两个常用语：crack of dawn和crunch time. LL: Hey Li Hua, how are you? LH: 我正忙着把这个星期的工作赶紧处理完，好无忧无虑地过周末。你怎么样，忙不忙？ LL: I’m doing pretty good. I’ve been busy with work too. Hey, I was wondering…do you want…
流行美语 – 324. up in the air, full of hot air
李华刚刚看了她最喜欢的电影演员乔治.克鲁尼演的新片Up in the Air. 今天我们要学两个常用语：up in the air和full of hot air. LL: Hey Li Hua, I heard you went to see that new movie Up in the Air. How’d you…
流行美语 – 323. no skin off my back, in Somebody’s Shoes
李华要回中国过春节， Larry送她去机场。今天我们要学两个常用语：No Skin Off My Back和in Somebody’s Shoes. LH: Larry, 我们得抓紧时间，赶快把箱子装上车，不然就要误机了。 LL: My gosh, Li Hua, your bags are so heavy! Why do you need to bring all this stuff…
流行美语 – 322. playing with fire, do it for me
Larry正在帮李华填税表。今天我们要学两个常用语：playing with fire和do it for me. LH: Jeez, Larry. 美国报税怎么这么麻烦。要我说，定个25%什么的，所有人的收入都按这个税率交，那多简单。 LL: But Lihua, if it were so simple, all those accountants wouldn’t have jobs. Wouldn’t that be terrible? LH: 我可管不了那么多。对了，Larry,…
流行美语 – 321. chilling; Oh, Snap
李华来找Larry， Larry正坐在沙发上发呆。今天我们要学两个常用语：chilling和Oh Snap. LH: Hey Larry, 想什么呢? LL: Oh you know, just chilling. LH: 是啊，房间里好象是有点冷，我去把温度调高。 LL: What? Oh, no, I’m not chilly, I’m chilling. LH: Chilly不就是凉飕飕的意思吗？ LL: Oh, not chilly.…
流行美语 – 320. obliterated; smashed
Larry跟李华一起去夜总会参加圣诞节Party。今天我们要学两个常用语：obliterated和smashed. (Party NAT) LL: Look at that guy over there. He is obliterated. LH: 等等Larry, obliterated是什么意思? LL: Yeah, you know Obliterated: smashed, trashed, blotto, three sheets to the wind. LH:…