流行美语 – 304. back to square one, hankering
李华在Larry办公大楼门口遇到他。Larry看上去十分疲倦。今天我们要学两个常用语： back to square one和hankering. LH: Larry, 你昨天晚上是不是又熬夜加班了？看上去一脸疲惫。 LL: Did I ever! I was here all night doing work on…
流行美语 – 303. caught dead, deal breaker
李华陪Larry去买车。今天我们要学两个常用语： caught dead和deal breaker. LL: Thanks for helping me shop for a car, Lihua. It’s always good to have advice…
流行美语 – 302. rope somebody into something, spot
李华和Larry排队买票看电影。今天我们要学两个常用语：rope somebody into something和spot. LH: 我真是太想看这部电影了，自从Sex and City《欲望都市》电视系列结束以后，我就一直眼巴巴地等着电影版上映。 LL: Yes, I remember. I think you were addicted to that show.…
流行美语 – 301. on the same page, come around
李华和Larry收拾东西准备一起去海边。今天我们要学两个常用语：on the same page和come around. LL: Are you almost ready Lihua? If we don’t leave soon we’re going to get…
流行美语 – 300. get with the program, cost an arm and a leg
李华跟Larry一起去看美式足球赛。今天我们要学两个常用语：get with the program和cost an arm and a leg. LH: Larry, 你干嘛不穿衬衣，光着膀子，还把身上涂成这样？吓我一跳。 LL: Do you like it? I spent all…
流行美语 – 299. up in smoke, burst sb.’s bubble
李华教Larry做中国饭。今天我们要学两个常用语：up in smoke和burst somebody’s bubble. LH: Larry, 你想学做什么菜，尽管说！我最拿手的是麻婆豆腐，如果你想学难点的，我可以做你烤北京烤鸭。 LL: No no, Lihua. I want to learn how to make REAL…
流行美语 – 298. the last straw, loose ends
李华帮Larry收拾东西，准备搬家。今天我们要学两个常用语：the last straw和loose ends. LH: Larry, 你怎么存了这么多垃圾！我看干脆都扔了，别搬走了。 LL: Junk? Throw it away? These are all precious! How could I ever…
流行美语 – 297. tip one’s hand, poker face
李华陪Larry一起去看房子。今天我们要学两个常用语：tip your hand和poker face. LH: Larry, 这间公寓简直太理想了。两个卧室，一个大厨房，后面居然还有个小院子。我看就是它吧！ LL: Yeah, I know. And best of all, the second bedroom will be…
流行美语 – 296. at one’s wit’s edn; give sb. a piece of mind
Larry准备跟李华一起出去吃饭。今天我们要学两个常用语：at my wit’s end和give somebody a piece of your mind. LH: Larry, 你最好快点。我们预约的时间是七点半，现在已经七点一刻了。如果再不走的话，肯定要迟到了。 LL: I know, but I can’t find…
流行美语 – 295. in the mood; go with the flow
Larry跟李华一起去外面散步。今天我们要学两个常用语：in the mood和go with the flow. LL: Hey, Lihua, it’s so beautiful outside, the sun is shining and I am…
流行美语 – 294. crash and burn; wipe the floor with
Larry跟李华一起去参加派对。今天我们要学两个常用语：crash and burn和wipe the floor with. LL: This is a pretty cool party, don’t you think? The music is really…
流行美语 – 293. BFF; take the wheel
Larry跟李华开车去朋友家参加派对。今天我们要学两个常用语：BFF和Take the wheel. LL: Lihua, we got a really good deal on these gifts for the party. I know my…
流行美语 – 292. check out; max out
Larry跟李华一起在超市购物。今天我们要学两个常用语：check out和max out. LH: OK. 让我看看购物清单。今天晚上开party的东西就差奶酪了。 LL: OK, wow! Check this out! What a great price! LH: 你是说要买这种奶酪吗？ LL: No,…
流行美语 – 291. take the fall; tough it out
Larry跟李华一起开高速，去李华亲戚家过周末，由李华开车。今天我们要学两个常用语： take the fall和tough it out. LH: Larry, 今天路可真不好开，我有一种不好的预感。 LL: What do you mean? Are you talking about your relatives,…
流行美语 – 290. full ride; chill out
Larry跟李华一起去麦当劳吃早饭。今天我们要学两个常用语： full ride和chill out. LL: Hey Lihua, I’m so happy I got to meet your sister Lijia this weekend. She’s…