意思是不高兴，烦恼；另一个是：chill 或者是 chill out, 意思是休息，放松，或
者玩。I'm also bummed out that Dr. Johnson is teaching this class
2.to ditch 和 to hit the spot. To ditch 表示 要离开某个
人，因为你不想跟他在一起了；或表示要马上离开一 个不想再呆的地方。To hit the
spot 是感到过隐，觉得很痛快Let's ditch this place.
3.the big guns，意思是大人物，
对决策有重大影响的人；另一个是：to quarterback，意思是主持会议，或总管项
目
4.broke 在这里的意 思是没有钱
了。他们还用了一个词：lame, 意思是无聊，没有 意思，或者是不合适的
5.年轻人常用的词，一个是shot。Shot 是指什么东西坏
了，或者人体的某个部位受伤了；另外一个词 是damage。这里的damage 不是指
损坏，而是指为某样东西，或某个交易付的钱
6.drag，意思是没意思，枯燥；另一
个是：trip，意思是与众不同，别出心裁，但是含有褒意
7.To choke 是糟糕，失败的
意思；而money 是保持高水平，非常棒的意思。最好大家都不要choke，都成为
money，那就太棒了
8.一个是：hang out，意思是等一等，
或跟朋友一起玩；另一个常用语是：hard headed，意思是:顽固，固执
9.一个是：all-nighter, 意思是开夜车；另一
个是：cram, 这是指中学生或大学生在考试前临时抱佛脚 pull an all-nighter，就是迫使自己整夜念书
I'm sure I will still be cramming
10.一个是drained，意思是非
常累；另一个是wired，意思是精力充沛 跟什么东西联系在一起也可以说是wired
11.当kickback 作为一 个词的时候，意
思是贪污受贿；当kick back 用作kick 和back 两个字的 时候，意思是休息，和某
人一起玩。他们在对话中还用了one track mind，意思是脑子里光想一件事 have such a one track mind
12.ticked off，意思是为了什么事情
生气； 另一个是close call，意思 是差一点没发生倒霉的事，或是差一点完不成
该做的事But getting ticked off about it won't do you any good. Geez, that was really a close call
13.一个是：keep cool，意思是：冷静一
些，别太激动；另一个常用语是：screw up，意思是把事情弄糟了 screw up this game
14.一个是pig out，就是吃很多东西的意思It was a great meal, we all pigged out；另一
个是bigmouth，就是多嘴的人 you have such a bigmouth,you are a bigmouth(口语)
15.一个是：what's up？这是一个用来打招呼的通俗说
法(回答的时候说什么都行)要是你问我，What's up? 我就可以说： Oh，not much, just getting ready for our
test； 另一个是：no brainer，意思是某件事很容易，不用动脑子就能做成this test will be a no brainer.it was a no brainer for you too
16.to goof off，意思是做一些无聊的事，
开玩笑Children or young people often goof off；另一个是：to hit the sack，这是指晚上上床睡觉It's time for me to hit the
sack。
17.一个是： to bum，意思
是借钱或其他东西I need to bum a couple of dollars, if you don't mind.；另一个是：a turn-off，意思是让人讨厌的地方It got to be a real turn-off
18.lucky break (没有想到，太幸运了)It was a lucky break that I knew most of the
answers和
mellow（形容人和地方很安静）Let's go to a place
that's more mellow 这两个常用语，这是美国人在日常生活中经常用的，大家不妨也在口语中
试着用用
19.一个是neat，意思是很好的
主意，很好的计划I'm sure the lecture will be really neat；另一个是 sharp，意思是一个人脑子很聪明I think you're very sharp too
20.Jerk 就是很粗鲁，不顾别人的人That one guy was a real jerk.,Street smart 就是知道在大城市生活该怎么处置一些事情，应该如何 应付各种
不同的情况I guess you could say I'm street smart
21.hit，这是指受欢迎的，人们喜欢的人或东西that song is a hit
with teenagers/A hit TV program；另一个常用语是：to roll，也就是开始准备做一件事let's roll!
22.couch potato，指那些常坐着看电视，吃零食
的人(懒) You know, he's such a couch potato；另一个是：nuts，就是说一个人不正常，做的事很怪some people think I'm nuts to have a friend like Jon
Sometimes he does drive me nuts.
23.一个是：to bomb,(电影不卖座,考试不好)I think I just bombed my history test，另一个是：to mess up(做错了,弄坏了)They messed up my order/She messed up the TV she borrowed
Well, I'm really out of luck today. I bombed my test, they messed up my burger, and
now I have to repair your bike!
24.take a hike，意思是叫
某人走开If I were you, I would have told him to take a hike.；另一个是to blow off，这是指取消约会，或者是不做自己不想做的事It wasn't the first time he blew me off
25.cop, 警
察(随便的说法，不能直接对着警察叫COP)cop 这个名词用复数的时候，cops, 可以总的指警察，而不是指某个警察；to freak out，非常紧张和激动I told you not to freak out
26.一个是：to ace，就是某件事做得很好，特别是象考试
之类的事Not bad! I aced today's history test!you are an ace at taking tests；另一个是：peanuts，这里不是指花生，而是指数量很小，价值很低That's peanuts!
27.一个是：buck，这是指美元you
borrowed ten bucks so you could buy a chemistry textbook(非正式的美圆说法)；另一个常用语就是：
whatever，这是表示说话的人对对方说的话很不以为然，就象中文里说的"得了吧"Handsome? Whatever! He's got to be over 50 years old now!
28.一个是：to rip off，意思是受骗，上当I got ripped off.I guess I'm not the only one who got ripped off.
；另一个是：straight
answer，意思是坦率，老实的回答he did give me a straight answer after he moved out.
29.一个名词"loser"，指一个人老是不会做某件事I feel like such a loser；她还学了一个动词
"to bug"，意思是为了一件事老是去麻烦别人，让人讨厌,或者东西事情麻烦的很.This assignment is bugging me,This problem is bugging me.it bugs me that you never listen to
me.
30.to play hooky 就是逃学，或者装病不
去上班I just didn't feel like going, so I decided to play hooky/I don't want to
play hooky from work；to snap 就是对某人嚷嚷，很生气地对某人说话I didn't mean to snap at you
31.一个是：sketchy，意思是一个人，或者
是一个人说的话不可信，值得怀疑That story sounds sketchy.your roommate is pretty sketchy ；另一个是：sucker，指一个很轻信，很容易上
当的人She is such a sucker
32.一个是：fishy，意思是怀疑对方不老实，有花招 I think there's
something fishy going on；另一个是：to luck out，这是指没有料到的运气We really lucked out
33.一个是：wimp，意思是软弱，没骨气,没力气You were a wimp when you crashed your bicycle；
另一个是：guts，这是指有勇气It took a lot of guts to go in there like that.
34.nerd, 也就是说她这个人有点
怪(书呆子)You are such a nerd。后来她同意继续在Michael 家看完那个很cheesy 的电视节目。Cheesy 就是
很俗气，没有水平的意思How can those cheesy TV shows make you cry?
35.一个是：wasted，那是指喝得大醉I went out to a bar and got wasted；另一个是：to get a kick out of something，
那就是为某件事感到很高兴 I only get a kick out of doing stupid things
36.，一个是：to chip in，意思是凑钱买什么东西，或者是
凑钱付大家一起吃饭的钱We decided to chip in and buy him a leather jacket/my mother said her colleagues always chip in to buy
gifts to celebrate someone's birthday or when someone has a new baby/the guys and I usually each chip in a few dollars when we go out for pizza。另一个是：snail mai，这是指通过邮局寄的信(蜗牛信只是指亲友朋友写的,不包括邮局的其他邮件,信)
I hardly ever get snail mail anymore.
37.to get it, or don't get it 意思是懂某件事，或弄不懂某件
事Michael, you really don't get it at all.；另一个是：uptight，也就是一个人显得很紧张I don't always drink when I feel uptight
38.Michael 告诉李华说他的邻居实在太吵了，以致他因为太愤怒flip
out (I finally just flipped out and went over and yelled at them)而去吼骂邻居，但是他的邻居恼羞成怒，要他get off her back(She told me to get off her back)，也就是要 Michael
别管她闲事，别再烦她。
39.："veg out"和"in my
face"."veg out"是说什么事也不做，完全轻松一下（只在家里面）last night I just vegged out in front of the TV all night；"in my face"是一种咄咄逼人的
态度或者个性But my supervisor
has really been in my face about getting this project done/He has an "in your face" personality(不怎么礼貌的说法)
40.:"to be into" 和
"geek"这两个新词儿。李华现在明白了"to be into(I am also into camping and watching sports)" 就是一个人对一件事物特别有
兴趣，也对那件事物特别懂。"geek( I am such a comic book geek/Geeks often put their hobbies before other things, such as
their social life, meeting girls, gaining a useful education.
)"是说一个人只花时间在他发生浓厚兴趣的嗜
好上，别的都不管不顾
41.一个是psycho<SaiKou>，指的是一个人行为反常，爱发脾气Your roommate is a psycho!/they'll probably tell you about some famous serial
killer, they are psychos；另
一个是laid back，就是个性比较随和的意思Usually you are laid back!
42.一个是Take it easy，意思是冷静下来，或者放轻松
些。另一个是to chew out，意思是发脾气骂人You chewed him out! I mean you yelled and got angry at him
43.一个是：to rule，是很棒的意思,我是最棒的在什么事情上You don't need to get angry just because I rule at the pool table/Chinese food rules!，另一个是：to blow one's
money on something，意思是把钱都浪费在了某样东西上（形容花的很快的意思！）I just blew my money on
playing pool with them
44.a big deal 和give it a shot。A big deal 是指很重大，
或者严重的事it's not a big deal。Give it a shot 指的是尽力去试Go ahead, give it a shot!/give it your best shot
45.，Michael 说这个公园是packed（it's really packed today/ in China what other kinds of places might be packed with people），也
就是十分拥挤的意思。另外Michael 也不是太喜欢这次的烟火表演，因为他说报
纸作了过多的渲染，也就是hype（ For example, I remember hearing a lot of hype about the Forbidden
City in Beijing, but I didn't think it was very interesting.） 这个词的含义,就是指实际并没有想象的好！
46.no way 表示不可能,不对What? No way! I'm not going to help him；to bet（确信；赌钱） 是确信的意思I bet the traffic is bad
47.一个是 busted，就是做坏事被抓到的意思The police just busted someone for trying to steal my neighbor's car/The teacher busted my classmate for cheating on the
English test，另一个是
creep ，指的是一个人的行为举止鬼鬼祟祟。I always thought that guy was a creep.
48.redneck 和 in the sticks(这2个词都不怎么礼貌) 。Redneck 是指乡下人redneck 呢一般是指美国南方人，或者说话有南方 口音的人He
is such a redneck!。In the sticks 则是指远离城市的农村地区。He lives out in the sticks
49.身体有点不舒服，就是under the weather,(I am just a little under the weather today)Michael 约李华等他身体好
了一起去grab a bite to eat，也就是随便到外面吃点快餐。Maybe this weekend we can grab a bite to eat
50.Piece of junk 就是指没用的废物,要坏的不好用的东西It's an old piece of junk and it is very very slow/I'd say my car is a piece of junk too；
cheap 在这里指小气、不肯花钱,爱贪便宜I am also too cheap to spend money to buy a new one
51.to get carried away 和to call
it a day。To get carried away 意思是：因为做事太专心忽略了其它的事,有时候可以用做贬义(I guess I got carried away)To call it a
day 指的是一天工作到此为止Let's call it a day
52.To be canned 在这里就是
被解雇的意思(My friend George was late again, so the boss canned him)，kiss up to sb. 是讨好某人，拍马屁的意思( I'm a good worker,
and I kiss up to the boss all the time)
53.Psyched 在这里就是"精神高昂，
盼望某件事情"的意思(I'm really psyched about this party)，（to） flop 就是"失败，不成功"(名词或者动词)的意思(I said my party flopped/
My party is such a flop even you can't wait to leave)
54.pain in the neck 是讨厌到了极点(Those people are such a pain in the neck!)，to
have had it 是再也无法忍受下去了(I have had it!/Listen, we've had it with you)
55.Already 用在命令式句子的后面时，相当于普通话里面常说的："早该
如何如何/快点吧,已经没有耐心的意思"的意思(Order something already)。You're one to talk!则相当于"你竟然敢说这话，我们俩都半斤八
两/你也是这样,怎么还说我呢"的意思( I'm rude? You're one to talk)
56.to mess with someone意思是说故意捣乱某人,对某人开玩笑(I'm just messing with
you.)和give me a break意思是说你说的不对,你的做法等不符合实际啊!Give me a break 就是你认为你听到的，或看到的是不合理的
/你在说什么啊!( What? Give me a break! I only messed with you before you bowled, I didn't say
anything while you were throwing the ball.)
57.Folks 是指父母you sound just like my folks；Rag on 则是不停地批评和嘲笑他人的意思please stop ragging on me about my parents
58.cut it out，也就是"别这样,停下来"Hey! Cut it out! junkie 这个词。意思是对某种嗜好，
或好玩的事着了迷的人I'm a video game junkie!
59.一个是to check something out, 在非
常口语的情况下，to check something out 是"仔细看看,或者是请某人注意什么地方(就象中文的你看那,你看那!)"的意思(check it out, Li Hua! That building across the street is on fire)；另一个是to call
something, 意思是："谁先说，谁就有优先权得到某样东西"(I call this job)
60.两个很有用的说法：to crack somebody up 是"让人发笑"(it's just the idea that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the new governor
of California cracks me up! It's so funny!)
的意思，wannabe 指"希望成为某种人的人"。He's a wannabe!/ I said that he's a wannabe politician.
61.一个是：24-7，意思是一天二十四小时，一周七天都
工作，或者是成天成夜地干什么事 (think it's open 24-7./I was also up 24-7 studying and writing before the finals
)。另一个是：duh/得恩/, 意思是：废话，当然咯(Well, duh, Li Hua! The lights are on and there are people inside. What do you
think?)
62.to strike out 和to pull something off。Strike out 表示一件事做了几次都没有成功.(I struck out again/Too bad I still strike out with
the girls)
To pull something off 表示出人意料地做成了一件很困难的事情。(I don't think I can pull it off)
63.一个是：dumb blonde, 这是用来笑话那些金发女郎，
看起来很漂亮，但是脑子很笨(Yeah, she's a real dumb blonde)。另一个是：bimbo。Bimbo 是指笨的女人，不管是
不是金发(But it's still not nice to call her bimbo, though)
64.一个是：to make a killing, 意思是做生意在短期内赚了
很多钱(You'd make a killing/my uncle Roger made a killing in real estate)。另一个是：to break even, 意思是做生意没有亏本，也没有赚钱(but don't make a profit, you are breaking
even)
65.一个是：to fork it over, 意思是给什么东西，或付钱。(I had to fork over 80
yuan，八十块),另一个是：to get over it, 意思是忘掉不愉快的事情.(it's a game of pool. Get over it)
66.hot 是指一个人对
异性很有魅力和吸引力(He's so hot!)；to have a crush on someone 是指对谁有好感，喜欢谁(I don't want her to know that I have a crush on her)
67.一个是：out of line, 意思是没有分寸，出格(I argued with him because I thought that a book he's assigning us to read is no good.
I guess I was out of line.)。另一个
是：to trash something, 是把什么东西说成一钱不值(I really trashed the book he was asking us to read)
68.一个是：gee, 这是一个语气词，可以使你说的话带
有遗憾、惊奇的色彩,gee 放在句子里，可以表示惊奇或是怀疑。可要是拖长了调，说geeeeee，
这说话的人啊就是假装他感到惊奇(说的是反话!)-Gee... that's too bad! I was really looking
forward to Professor Johnson's class!另一个是：oh well, 在中文里就是："行啊，得啦！"oh well 就是表示有点遗憾
(Did you hear, the football team won't make the playoffs this year. Oh well, that's too
bad.)
69.to catch a flick 表示看电影Do you want to catch a flick or something/romance flicks 就是爱情片, 那，adventure flicks 就是惊险片, comedy
flicks 呢，就是喜剧片。To have no business doing
something 表示某人水平很差，不适合干某件事或者某一行.That man has no business acting.
70.to jinx 表示"带来坏
运气,咒,名词的时候是指不详,不吉利的东西,倒霉运"(You'll jinx me!/ there is a jinx on the Chicago Cubs baseball team)；come off it 表示"不要瞎说"、"别装蒜"。
(Oh come off it, Li Hua. You said you don't believe in jinxes)
71.一个是：shades(复数的时候), 相当于 sunglasses, 也就是"太阳眼镜
"、"墨镜"(Do I look cool in these shades?)；另一个是：to get/be turned down, 意思是"遭到拒绝"。( Nobody likes to get turned down)
72.一个是：a drag, 意思是倒霉，不好的事(it's such a drag/What a drag!)。另一个是：
to start something from scratch, 这是指从头开始。(you do have to start from scratch/ to build a new house from scratch)
73.一个是：to be on crack, 这可以指"吸毒"，但是也可
以指："你疯啦！"( Are you on crack?)。李华学到的另外一个常用语是：to get a hang of something, 意
思是通过练习，熟能生巧。( I think you've gotten the hang of writing English essays now.)
74.一个是： to slack off, 意思是"松懈，懒散"( Well, this is the holiday season, so everyone at work is slacking off)。另一个
是peon, 指"在工作单位做简单工作的人"，也就是所谓的"小土豆"。(I am not that important, I'm just a peon where I work)
75.beats me, 意思是"不知道"( Beats me. I don't know much about that period of history/ Okay, that really beats me)。李华还学
到了另一个常用语：to be in a bind, 意思是"处境困难"。(Wow, it sounds like you're really in a bind/to get out of this bind I'm
in)
76.一个是：out of it, 意思是"昏昏沉沉，有点晕乎"( I just have a small cold. I took some strong cold medicine, so I am a little
out of it today.)。另
一个是：gung ho, 意思是"积极热情,同心协力"(I'm not very gung ho about this anti-war protest)。
77.今天李华学会说critter（Yes, he is a cute little critter）。这是指毛耸耸的小动物。今天她还学会一个词，那就是
mug。Mug 在这里是指动物和人的脸，一般是指难看的脸。（Look at that furry mug. He looks like
he should be friendly./For example, my brother has a really ugly mug./Oh, what a cute mug this little dog has!"）
可以用mug 这个词来指一个动物的脸很可爱，但是不能用
来形容人的脸。
78.一个是to have a cow, 意思是"惊慌失措"（Calm down. Li Hua, don't have a cow. I'm sure you'll find them）；另一个是
pack rat, 意思是"什么东西都不肯扔的人"。（ Li Hua, you really have a lot of stuff。You're really a pack rat. Look at all this stuff! No wonder you couldn't find your
glasses.）
79.一个是：down with that, 意思是"同意"，或者是"愿
意"。( I'm down with that. I need to buy some new tennis shoes.)另一个是：to pay through the nose, 意思是"出高价买东西"(You
have to pay through the nose to buy even a shirt there)。
80.To kick oneself 是由于错
过了机会而怨恨自己(I'm still
kicking myself for not buying it when I had the chance.)。Raw deal 就是在跟别人打交道时吃了亏。(The last time I bought a
car, I got a really raw deal!/That's really a raw deal!)
81.zip(名词) 就是零，什么也没有的意思(Nope. I don't have to do zip. I'm free the whole weekend/I don't have zip in my
pockets.)；
drama queen 是指那种喜欢小题大作，大惊小怪的女孩子。(Oh, don't be such a drama queen)
82.一个是bail, 表示"离开"(Let's bail
and get something to eat!/After the movie, they
wanted to go to a dance club, but I bailed on them and went home to get some sleep)可以说bail on someone, 也可以说bail on something
。另一个是call it quits, 意
思是"停止做某件事，男女分手"。（ I hope that this time they are calling it quits for real）
83.一个是shoot，这是一个惊叹词，表示讨厌，失望或者是
烦恼，也就是有的时候心里不高兴，但是又不想用脏话骂人的时候用的词突然大声地说shoot，就表示惊吓
或者是失望。如果是低声地说，那就表示讨厌或者是不在乎（oh shoot! I forgot my
wallet!/）。李华
还学到了to be shot，这是很累的意思。（ I'm really shot now。）
84.to stick around，意思是"在一个地方呆下去，先别走"（Let's stick around until their performance is over, OK?）.李华还学到
了a guilt trip，这是指"感到内疚"。（ But if we hadn't waited for Jack to perform, he
would have given us a huge guilt trip about it on Monday.）A guilt trip 就是一个人做错了什么事而觉得内疚，
好象他犯了错误。To give someone a guilt trip 就是让别人感到内疚
85.一个是live it up, 表示"尽情享受生活"。(I bet right now Michael is living it up in China)
另一个是Yeah right, 这是带有嘲讽口气的反话，表示不相信对方。( You think Michael's going to speak Chinese better than I? Yeah Right!)
86.一个是hang in there, 表示"坚持下去，不放弃"。(Hang in there, Li Hua! After Friday it will be all over, and then you can relax)另
一个是to be stressed out, 意思是"压力太大"。(You were really stressed out last week!)
87.一个是neat freak, 表示"特别爱干净、有条理的人"。(Wow, you really are a neat freak.)
另一个是crash, 在口语里可以表示"睡觉"。( I'm so tired that I think I'm going to
go home and crash.)
88.snap 用作名词，意思是"轻而易举的事"。(Don't worry, Li Hua, bowling is a snap. You'll figure it out in no time)
Spaced out 就是"昏昏沉沉、注意力不集中"。(Yeah, I agree. I feel kind of spaced out)
89.一个是threads(复数才表示衣服), 在口语里表示"衣服"。(Hey, Li Hua, those are nice threads you're wearing)另
一个是load up on something, 意思是"大量储存某样东西"，比如load up on food, 就
表示"吃得很多"。( won't have time to eat dinner until late, so I'm trying to load up on food now./We loaded up on batteries
/load up on sleep, 意思是多睡觉、多休息)
90.一个是to buy something, 表示"相信某件
事"。(I just don't buy the theory that global warming is caused by
humans.)另一个是to be sold on something, 意思是"认为某件事值得、是真的"。( I said that I am not sold on that school)
91.。一个是without a hitch, 表示事情"进展顺
利"。( I'm sure the party will go off without a hitch)另外一个是chow down, 相当于中文里所说的"狼吞虎咽"。(Some
people are really chowing down)
92.一个是dude, 是口语里男孩之间的称呼，
就相当于中文里所说的"家伙"。(Jack and some other dude were having a really intense argument)
另外一个是chick, 在口语里指年轻女孩儿,在熟悉的朋友之间这么说。(Is that the chick you're always telling me about?)
93.一个是horse around, 意思是"闹着玩儿、
开玩笑"。（ Oh, don't worry, they're just horsing around. They won't hurt each other.）
另外一个是jump the gun, 就相当于中文里所说的"操之过急"。（Yeah, and he was so sure that he would get the job that he quit his old job.
Unfortunately, he really jumped the gun.）
94.一个是on the fritz, 意思是"出了故障"。(My cell phone has been on the fritz.)
另外一个是to hog something, 意思是"把某样东西据为己有，不给别人"。(Hey, Li Hua, stop hogging all the popcorn!
I want some too.)
95.一个是jack, 在英语口语里 I don't know
jack 的意思是"我什么也不知道"。(I don't know jack/I don't do jack!)李华学到的另一个常用语是kaput, 就相当于中
文里所说的"坏了""出了问题"。(Well, I got home and started to work on my term paper, but my computer went
kaput!)
96.一个是pick-me-up, 意思是"给人提神、
让人心情一下子好起来的东西"；(Well, this visit should be a nice pick-me-up for her.)李华学到的另外一个常用语是lay off, lay off
something 意思是"停止做某件事"，lay off someone 意思是"别烦某个人"。(I think that maybe the doctors should lay off the
painkillers.)
97.一个是rock, 说something rocks，就相当
于中文里的"棒极了"。(Yeah, that second trip rocked!)李华学到的另一个常用语是letdown, 意思是"让人失望的事
"。(I said that the park is a letdown)
98.一个是what's her face, 也可以说what's his
face。意思是"那个叫什么什么的人"。(Oh, it was... what's-her-face, you know, the tall girl with red hair.)李华学到的另一个常用语是thingamajig, 就
相当于中文里所说的"那个玩意儿"。(Oh, it's the thingamajig I use to measure the air pressure in
my car's tires.)
99.一个是sleep in, 意思是"睡懒觉"。(Li Hua, it's Saturday, I want to sleep in for once.)李华学
到的另一个常用语是slacker, 是指"喜欢偷懒的人"。( Come on! I'm not a slacker. I'm just a little tired because somebody didn't let me
sleep in this morning.)
100.一个是to have a blast, 意思是"玩得很痛
快"。(Oh man, I had a blast!)李华学到的另一个常用语是lighten up。这是指"放松，别太认真"。(Lighten up, Li Hua! You're in your mid-twenties! You have plenty of time
to decide what you want to do!)
101.一个是eye candy。意思是“华而不实的东西”。(That movie looks like it's nothing but eye candy./
In a movie, fancy special effects are just eye candy)
李华学到的另一个常用语是bazillion, 就相当于中文里面所说的“多得数都数不清”。(There are a bazillion other things to do in this city.)
102.。一个是hook somebody up, hook somebody up with something意思是“给某人带某样东西”；(Sure, no problem. I can hook you up with some milk.)
hook somebody up with someone意思是“把这个人介绍给某人”。
李华学到的另一个常用语buzz off. Tell someone to buzz off意思是“叫某个人离开”。(You can buzz off later.)
今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到两个常用语．一个是 dude，是口语里男孩之间的称呼，就相当于中文里所说的“家伙”．另外一个是 chick，在口语里指年轻的女孩儿
期终考试今天全部结束，Larry和李华准备开个party来庆祝一番．李华会学到两个常用语：without a hitch和chow down。
LH: Larry，你看我们准备的东西够不够啊？这是我第一次请朋友来开 party，要是东西不够吃啊，那就糟糕啦！
LL: Calm down, Li Hua. I'm sure the party will go off without a hitch.
LH: 你说我们的 party 会怎么样呀？ without a hitch？那是什么意思啊？
LL: Oh, if something "goes without a hitch", it means that everything goes smoothly and nothing will go wrong.
LH: 嗯～，对，hitch这个字啊，可以解释为“障碍”，那～，something goes without a hitch，就是“进展顺利”！ Larry，你的意思是我们的party will go off without a hitch，肯定啊能办好，不会有问题；那我可不可以说：There won't be any "hitches"?
LL: No, no, no, Li Hua, you can't use it that way. You can only say that something "goes without a hitch." This is an idiomatic expression. You can't generally substitute the word "hitch" for "problem."
LH: 哦～，原来 something "goes without a hitch" 是一个习惯用语，你不能够把 hitch 和 problem 两个交替来使用．那想说什么事情一帆风顺，我们就只能说：什么事情 goes without a hitch.
LL: Okay, Li Hua, now that you understand the phrase, can you give me an example?
LH: 我来想一想…．有啦！最近这一次考试啊，我觉得我考得不错， My exams went without a hitch.
LL: I wish I were as confident as you are. Now, can you give me another example of how to use "without a hitch"?
LH: 嗯～...，我最近申请了暑期里到一个公司去工作．他们约我啊上星期去面谈．我觉得那个面谈进行得挺顺利的，所以，It went off without a hitch.
LL: Hey, congratulations!
LH: Thank you, Larry．哎哟！我们赶快准备吧．客人啊，马上就要到了！
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LL: See, everybody is enjoying the party, I told you it would be fine.
LH: 嗯～，大家好像都玩得挺开心的．我原来啊还担心吃的不够呢，现在看来说不定还做多了！
LL: I don't know about that. Some people are really chowing down. Hey, look at Jim, he's eating one hot dog after another!
LH: 就是啊，我也注意到Jim啊，他是挺喜欢吃热狗的，可是你说什么啊？这儿有的人是在 chowing down? 什么是 chow down 啊？
LL: Well, "chow", C-H-O-W, is slang for "food" and to chow down is to eat a lot and to do it enthusiastically.
LH: 哦～，chow这个字在口语里可以表示“食物”．那么 chow down呢，就是“吃得很多，而且啊还兴致勃勃的”．那不就有点儿像我们中文里说的“狼吞虎咽”吗？
LL: Yep. Look, Jim has finished his hot dog. He's now moved on to eating a piece of cake. He's definitely chowing down. He acts as though he hasn't eaten in days.
LH: 哼嘿嘿，对啊，Jim啊，他刚吃完热狗，现在啊，又在吃蛋糕了，He is really chowing down. 好像啊几天没吃饭一样的．吔，对了，Larry，这也说明了我们准备的东西受欢迎呐！
LL: That's right! See, Li Hua, I told you that the party will go off without a hitch.
LH: 吔，Larry，说了这么半天了，你都吃什么啦？
LL: What have I chowed down? Well, I have been busy helping you and haven't got time to eat yet.
LH: 哎哟～，真是抱歉，你啊光顾着帮我招待客人，自己都还没顾上吃呢！
LL: That's OK. I think we should chow down now before all the good stuff is gone!
LH: 好啊，那我们啊赶紧开吃吧，要不然好东西都没了！
今天李华从Larry那儿学到两个常用语．一个是without a hitch，表示事情“进展顺利”．另外一个是 chow down，相当于中文里所说的“狼吞虎咽”。
今天Larry和李华在商店里给朋友买生日礼物．李华会学到两个常用语：to horse around 和 jump the gun。
LH: 哎哟，Larry，你看那边那两个小男孩儿在打架呢．他们家大人怎么也不管呐？
LL: Oh, don't worry, they're just horsing around. They won't hurt each other.
LH: 你要我别担心，说他们只是在 horsing around，Horse 这个词在英文里不是“马”吗？
LL: Yes, in "horse around", "horse" is used as a verb, "to horse around" means "to play or joke with someone". Those two kids were just playing, they were horsing around.
LH: 哦～，horse在这里呢是用作动词， to horse around 意思就是“和别人开玩笑、闹着玩儿”．Larry，你是说那两个男孩儿是在闹着玩儿啊！
LL: Hey! Why did you punch me in the arm?
LH: I'm just horsing around! Larry，这个 horsing around 还可以用在什么地方呢？
LL: Well, sometimes it means the same as "just kidding" or "just joking." Hey, Li Hua, you have something on your shirt.
LH: 什么？我衣服上沾了东西啊？在哪儿呢？我怎么看不见啊？
LL: That's because I'm just horsing around. There isn't anything on your shirt. I just wanted to see if you would look.
LH: 哦～，原来你又在跟我开玩笑啊．疑？这么说，和别人开玩笑或者是恶作剧，也可以算是 horsing around. Hey, Larry，你看你的鞋带松了。
LL: Nice try, Li Hua, but I know you're just horsing around.
LH: 哎哟，吔，我们别光顾开玩笑了啦，赶快啊给我朋友挑挑生日礼物吧！
LL: Hey, how about this shirt?
LH: What?! 这个衬衫多难看呀！ You must be horsing around.
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LL: Hey, Li Hua. You know what happened to my friend George?
LH: 你的朋友 George？他最近不是在找工作吗？我听说他接受了一家大公司的面试吔。
LL: Yeah, and he was so sure that he would get the job that he quit his old job. Unfortunately, he really jumped the gun. He just found out yesterday that he didn't get the job after all.
LH: 哦～，George以为那个公司肯定会要他，所以把以前的工作给辞了．可是，他昨天才知道那个公司没有聘他．疑？Larry，那你说 George "jumped the gun"，那是什么意思啊？
LL: To jump the gun is to do something too soon. For instance, if a runner starts running before the race starts, he's jumping the gun.
LH: 哦～，to jump the gun就是过早采取行动的意思啊！对了，像赛跑的时候，有些运动员啊信号枪还没响就提前跑了．所以叫 jump the gun，吔，这个说法挺形像的． George在不知道是不是有新工作以前就把旧工作给辞了，那可不是操之过急了嘛！
LL: Okay, Li Hua, now that you understand what "jump the gun" means, can you give me an example?
LH: 嗯～，让我想一想...，我有一个朋友啊前不久要来美国，她还没拿到签证就先买了飞机票．这也可以说是 jumped the gun吧？
LL: Definitely, because if she doesn't get a visa, then she won't be able to use the plane ticket.
LH: 那可不是，要是签证领不到啊，那飞机票就白买了．吔，Larry，那你给我举个例子吧。
LL: I have a good one: Once I brought a girlfriend home to meet my parents. My mom really jumped the gun and assumed that we were going to get married.
LH: 什么啊？你带女朋友回家，你妈妈就误以为你们要结婚啦？哎哟，她可真是 jumped the gun了，当时啊一定挺尴尬的喔？
LL: You bet. It was embarrassing!
今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到了两个常用语：一个是horse around，意思是“闹着玩儿、开玩笑”．另外一个是 jump the gun，就相当于中文里面所说的“操之过急”。
___今天李华到Larry的宿舍里面去串门儿，李华学到两个常用语：on the fritz 和 to hog。
LH: Hey, Larry，我昨天晚上给你打电话，在你手机上留了言，你怎么没给我回电话啊？
LL: I didn't get your message. My cell phone has been on the fritz. I don't know what's wrong with it.
LH: 你没收到我的留言？还说你手机怎么啦？On the fritz - 那是什么意思啊？
LL: I said my cell phone is on the fritz. If something is on the fritz that means something is wrong with it and it’s not working properly.
LH: 哦～，要是说什么东西 on the fritz，意思就是“出了毛病，不能正常工作了”．哎呀，我的手机啊有时候也会 on the fritz. 吔，Larry，那除了电话以外，还有什么东西也可以说是 on the fritz 呢？
LL: Well, usually it is machines that are on the fritz. For instance, sometimes my computer does not respond to my commands, so it's on the fritz.
LH: 原来 on the fritz ，通常啊是用在机器设备上，比方说你说的电脑．就是啊，有的时候电脑啊会出故障，不听指令，那就是 on the fritz 了。
LL: Now Li Hua, can you give me an example?
LH: 有了，昨天啊我在学校的食品零售机买 coke，我明明就塞进去一块美元，可是啊，零售机一点反应都没有．It must have been on the fritz.
LL: Oh, some of the vending machines are often on the fritz.
LH: 吔，Larry，那除了说机器，我能不能说一个人 on the fritz 呢？
LL: Not really. However, the exception is that you can say that your stomach is on the fritz if it’s uncomfortable.
LH: 哦～，我们不能直接说一个人 on the fritz，但是，要是我的胃感到难受，我就可以说：My stomach is on the fritz.
LL: All right, Li Hua, forget about things that are on the fritz. You want to watch this DVD?
LH: Sure! 但愿啊你的DVD player is not on the fritz.
LL: Oh, come on, Li Hua!
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LL: Hey, Li Hua, stop hogging all the popcorn! I want some too.
LH: 得了得了，想吃爆米花就说嘛，给你！吔！你说我什么啊？Hogging all the popcorn? 好像不是什么好意思喔，你可得给我解释清楚！
LL: Well, to hog something is to keep it for yourself and not share it with others. Just now you were eating all of the popcorn without sharing it with me. Therefore, I said you were hogging the popcorn.
LH: To hog something 就是霸占着某样东西，不给别人．吔～，Larry，你怎么能说我霸着爆米花不给你呢？我又不知道你也想吃，再说，我现在不是分给你了吗？
LL: Okay, I suppose you aren't hogging it anymore.
LH: 对了，Larry，除了说食物以外，这种说法还可以用在别的地方吗？
LL: Well, we are now watching a DVD, if I don't let you use the remote control, then I'm hogging the remote.
LH: 哦～，要是你一个人拿着遥控器，不让我用，那你就是hogging the remote. 那可比 hogging the popcorn 更气人了！
LL: Okay, now it's your turn to give me an example.
LH: 让我也举个例子啊？想起来了：我那个同屋啊，她有的时候用洗手间用好长时间喔，进去了就不出来，我啊真应该告诉她 - stop hogging the bathroom.
LL: That's a very good example. Hey, Li Hua, look at me - if I lie down on the couch and don't give you any room to sit down, then I am hogging the couch.
LH: 哎哟，Larry，你干什么呀？你干嘛一个人把整个沙发都占了，一点地方都不给我留，你想让我坐地板啊？Stop hogging the couch, Larry!
LL: Calm down, Li Hua, I was just giving you an example.
今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到两个常用语：一个是on the fritz，意思是“出了故障”．另外一个是 to hog something，意思是“把某样东西据为己有，不给别人”。
今天李华和 Larry 在谈暑假里打算干什么，李华会学到两个常用语：jack 和 kaput。
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LH: Hey Larry，你知不知道纽约附近哪个地方可以钓鱼呀？
LL: Fishing, huh? I'm sorry Li Hua, I don't know jack about fishing.
LH: 我问你钓鱼的事，你怎么说你不认识Jack 啊？
LL: I'm not talking about a guy named Jack. When I say "I don't know jack about fishing", that means "I don't know anything about fishing".
LH: 哦～，原来 jack 在这里不是人的名字，你说 I don't know jack about fishing，意思就是“你对钓鱼一无所知”．这么说， jack 在这里就表示 "nothing", right?
LL: That's right.
LH: I don't know jack about fishing，那不就成了 I don't know nothing about fishing. 英文里是不能用双重否定的，不是吗？
LL: OK, you're right, we don't use double negatives in proper, formal English. But this is slang! "I don't know jack" means "I don't know anything".
LH: 我也经常听人说 I don't know nothing，我知道啊在正规英语里面，是不应该这么说的．这样说来，在口语里是这么用的，那 "I don't know jack" 就表示“我啊什么也不知道”．对了，Larry，那你暑假不准备钓鱼，你打算干什么呢？
LL: Well, I may just sit around. In other words, I don't do jack!
LH: You don't do jack! 我知道，你是说你什么也不干啊．除了"I don't know jack" ，原来你还可以说：I don't do jack! 好不容易到了暑假了吔，你却打算什么都不干啊？我才不会这样白白浪费时间呢。
LL: Well, the reason vacation is so valuable is because I can sit around and don't do jack all day. Usually I'm a very busy guy.
LH: 你啊说得也有道理，就是因为放假了，才有可能懒散一点嘛，什么事情也不做．平时呢又要学习又要打工，是够忙的喔。
LL: Well, anyway, I need to get home and start on the term paper. I haven't written jack yet!
LH: 什么？你的期末论文一点儿还没动手啊？哎哟，那你赶紧回家去写吧！
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LH: Larry，你不是在家写论文吗？怎么又跑到学校图书馆来啦？
LL: Well, I got home and started to work on my term paper, but my computer went kaput!
LH: 你说你的电脑怎么啦？ Went kaput? 听起来就好像是电脑出问题了，是不是啊？
LL: Yes, "kaput" means "broken, ruined or not working properly." My computer went kaput, so now I have to work on my paper in the library.
LH: 原来 kaput 意思就是“坏了、没法子正常工作了”．你是说你的电脑坏了，Larry，你最近好像运气不太好嘛．前些天，你的手机电话不是也故障了吗？
LL: Oh man, that's a real problem! My cell phone really went kaput and nobody could reach me.
LH: 就是啊，我啊给你打电话留言，你也没收到。
LL: During that time, I was out of touch with everyone. It felt like my whole life went kaput.
LH: 有那么严重吗？你因为手机坏了，和所有人失去了联系，让你觉得整个生活都完蛋啦？哎哟，还是先说说你电脑吧 - 你的电脑 went kaput，那你有没有丢掉什么重要的文件呢？
LL: Well, I'm hoping it wasn't the hard drive that went kaput. That would be terrible!
LH: 你先别着急，即使是 hard drive went kaput，我想有的信息还是可以找回来的啦！
LL: Let's hope so. If I can't get my computer fixed soon, I won't have jack to show them in my term paper.
LH: 但愿你的电脑赶快修好．学期论文啊要是交白卷，那可真是太糟糕了。
今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到了两个常用语：一个是jack，在英语口语里 I don't know jack的意思是“我什么也不知道”．李华学到的另一个常用语是 kaput，就相当于中文里所说的“坏了、出了问题”。
LH: 吔，Larry，我觉得Laura生病以后啊，一直情绪不好，我真的很替她担心吔。
LL: Well, this (visit) should be a nice pick-me-up for her. I'm sure she'll like the flowers you bought her.
LH: 嗯～，我啊也希望她会喜欢我买的这些花．疑？可是，Larry，你说我们去医院看她，对她是个 "pick-me-up"，什么是 "pick-me-up" 啊？
LL: A pick-me-up as one word is something that makes someone feel better or gives them energy.
LH: 哦～，原来 "pick-me-up" 合起来呢是一个词，表示“能够让人振作起来、让人心情好起来的东西”．所以你说我们去医院看 Laura 会让她心情好起来啊！
LL: That's right. Here is another example - If you receive a birthday card from your best friend, you must feel good. So, the card for you is a "pick-me-up".
LH: 对呀，好朋友啊送我生日卡片，那肯定会让我很高兴．只可惜啊生日一年只有一次．吔，Larry，我啊如果情绪低落，你猜我会怎么办？我啊吃巧克力．Chocolate is a good pick-me-up.
LL: I don't really like chocolate, so when I need a pick-me-up, I usually eat ice cream.
LH: 嗯～，我也喜欢吃冰淇淋，不过，和冰淇淋比起来，我还是觉得“逛街买东西”更容易帮我调节心情。
LL: Well, that's a good pick-me-up for girls, but most guys don't enjoy shopping that much.
LH: 你说得太对了．“逛街买东西”啊，常常能让女孩子一下子心情就好起来，可是对男生来说啊，恐怕就不那么灵了．唉，真可惜 Laura 现在在医院里，要不然啊我可以约她出来逛街呢！
LL: Well, I'm sure that seeing her friends and getting such pretty flowers will be a great pick-me-up for her.
LH: 就是啊，见到我们啊还有这些好看的花，她一定会高兴起来的．前面就是医院了．吔，Larry，走了一路，我有点儿累了．我们先到这家咖啡馆喝杯咖啡怎么样？
LL: Yeah, I'm kind of tired, too. I could use a little pick-me-up.
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LL: Laura seemed so spacey. I think that maybe the doctors should lay off the painkillers.
LH: 就是啊，Laura 好像显得昏昏沉沉的，所以你觉得医生应该给她开止疼药 - painkiller 啊？
LL: No, I meant they should STOP giving her painkillers. To lay off (something) is to stop using it or to stop doing it, and to lay off someone is to stop bothering him or her.
LH: 哦～，原来 Lay off something 的意思呢就是“停止再用某种东西”或者“停止做某件事”．那 lay off someone 的意思就是“别再烦某个人了”．哦～，原来你说的是医生应该给 Laura 停用止疼药呀？
LL: You got it! You see - Painkillers tend to make the person spacey. That's why I think the doctors should lay off the painkillers for Laura.
LH: 说得也是喔，止疼药啊是会让人晕晕乎乎的．吔，Larry，我们能不能再到那个咖啡馆买杯咖啡呀？我看了 Laura 那么难受的样子啊，我也得提提神了- I need another pick-me-up.
LL: Hey, Li Hua, you ought to lay off the caffeine. You're going to become addicted!
LH: 你要我别喝那么多咖啡，不然会上瘾？唉！Larry，别管我的事， lay off me，我啊，就是想喝这杯咖啡！
LL: Alright, alright. Don't be mad at me.
LH: 哎哟，我也不是真的和你急嘛．我啊只不过是想用“lay off someone" 来举个例子， 吔，你说，我用得对吗？
LL: Yes, you sure used it correctly. Now, shall we lay off the English lessons for a while? I think I will have some ice cream as a pick-me-up.
LH: 好啊，我们俩这个“英语课”啊要先告一段落了，你啊吃冰淇淋．我呢，还是喝我的咖啡啰！
今天李华从Larry那儿学到两个常用语：一个是pick-me-up，意思是“给人提神、让人心情一下子好起来的东西．”；李华学到的另外一个常用语是 lay off，lay off something 意思是“停止做某件事”， lay off someone 意思是“别烦某个人”。
今天 Larry 和李华一起在游乐园坐过山车．李华会学到两个常用语：to rock 和 letdown.
LH: 哎哟，这一趟过山车啊坐得我晕头转向的，直想吐！真是活受罪！
LL: You are sick and dizzy? What are you talking about? That rollercoaster rocks! I'm going to ride it again!
LH: 什么啊，Larry，你还想再去坐啊？你还说那个过山车 rocks. Rock 当做动词不就是“摇摇晃晃”的意思吗？
LL: No, no, I didn't say that it rocked back and forth. "To rock" means "to be great". If something or some experience is really fun or exciting, we say "It rocks!"
LH: 哦～，原来在这里，rock不是前后摇晃的意思啊，而是要是有什么事情有意思、够刺激，我们就说 It rocks! 疑，那不就相当于我们中文里说的“棒极了”的意思吗？
LL: That's right, Li Hua. I'm sure you've heard this expression before.
LH: 还真是呢，上个星期啊，我和同学到学校附近那家湖南餐馆吃饭．吃完饭啊，我那同学说："That meal rocked!". 我啊当时没听懂，所以没敢答腔，现在我可明白了，她呀是在夸那顿饭好吃呢！
LL: Yeah, she must have liked it. Everyone likes Hunan Garden. That restaurant rocks.
LH: 哎哟，Larry，我看我们还是别说吃了吧，我的胃啊到现在还没缓过来呢！这样吧，你再给我举个别的例子好不好？
LL: Sure, if someone tells you some good news, you might say, "That rocks!"
LH: 吔，说到“好消息”，我啊还真有个好消息要告诉你，你知道吗，有家私人学校啊打算等我毕业后要聘用我呢！
LL: Whoa, really? That's great news. That rocks, Li Hua. You haven't even graduated yet, and this private school already offered you a great job!
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LH: 哇，总算啊可以回家了，我啊真担心你会不会坐过山车坐上了瘾呢！
LL: Well, I liked the two rollercoaster rides, but the park itself was kind of a letdown.
LH: 是啊，我啊知道你喜欢过山车，要不然也不会连着坐两次啊！可是你又说这个游乐园是什么 - letdown?
LL: I said (that) the park is a letdown. A letdown is something that disappoints you. The park really wasn't especially bad, but I was expecting it to be better. It was a real letdown.
LH: 等等等等， letdown 的意思就是某件事让你失望．你是说，这个游乐园其实还可以，只不过不像你原先想像的好，所以啊让你失望了．那 Larry，你觉得这个游乐园哪一点让你失望呢？
LL: Well, It was too crowded. The lines in front of the rides were too long.
LH: 哎哟～，现在啊就是旅游旺季，这儿当然人多嘛，坐过山车当然要排队等啦！你啊就是爱发牢骚．那这样，你再给我举个例子吧，看看还有什么事啊对你是个 letdown.
LL: Well, my History Professor is a real letdown. He's a well-known expert in his area, but he's not very good at giving lectures.
LH: 嗯～，你们的历史教授在学术界是挺有名的，可是你说他不太会讲课呀，那确实是挺让学生失望的．吔，Larry，我记得你第一次到中国，去了长城，回来你也说和你原先想像的一点儿都不一样．那 the Great Wall 对你来说是不是个 letdown 呢？
LL: I'm glad you remember that. My first trip to the Great Wall was truly a letdown. It was so crowded with tourists and souvenir peddlers.
LH: 你怎么到哪儿都嫌人多啊？长城是有名的旅游景点，当然有各地的游客啰，还有小商贩卖纪念品嘛！不过啊你刚才说，你第一次去长城让你失望，吔，那后来你再去是不是就感觉好多了呢？
LL: Yeah, that second trip rocked!
今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到两个常用语：一个是 rock，说something rocks，就相当于中文里所说的“棒极了”．李华学到的另一个常用语是 letdown，意思是“让人失望的事”。
李华正在往图书馆走，突然， Larry 把她叫住了．李华在今天的谈话中会学到两个常用语： what's her face 和thingamajig。
LL: Hey, Li Hua. One of your classmates asked me to give you this envelope.
LH: 我的同学要你给我这个信封？哪个同学呀？
LL: Oh, it was... what's-her-face, you know, the tall girl with red hair.
LH: 高个子、红头发的女孩儿？你还说什么 - What's her face? 疑？ Face 不是“脸”吗？
LL: I said "what's-her-face" instead of her name because I couldn't remember her name. I guess it means I can remember her face, but not her name.
LH: 哦～，你不记得她的名字，但是你记得她的脸长的是什么样子，所以你说 what's her face，也就相当于是 what's her name ． 嗯～， Larry，你这么说是不是不太礼貌呢？
LL: Well, it's not really rude, but it's very informal. You shouldn't call someone what's-her-face if she is nearby... in that case, you should just ask her what her name is.
LH: 哎哟，幸亏你告诉我呢，尽管 what's-her-face 是很随便的说法，但是也不应该当着那个人的面这么说．要是这个人啊就在你身边，那么我就应该直接问她叫什么名字．吔，对了，Larry，刚才你是说 what's her face，要是男孩子的话，那应该怎么说呢？
LL: You would say what's-his-face.
LH: 哦～，要是男生，但是你又记不起他的名字，那也可以说 what's his face．我想起来了啦，那个高个儿红头发的女孩，哎哟，是 Julia 嘛．我啊和 Jenny 向她借了上星期四的笔记，因为那天我俩没去上课，这个信封里啊肯定是她的笔记。
LL: That's right - You missed a class last Thursday. Hey wait, if you needed notes, why didn't you just ask me?
LH: 啊嗯～，但是我们觉得…啊嗯～ what's-her-face... um, Julia... 她啊，肯定比你记得好。
LL: Well, come to think of it - If I were what's-her-face, er... I mean Jenny, I wouldn't want my notes either.
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LH: 吔，Larry，你手里拿的是什么东西呀？
LL: This thing in my hand? Oh, it's the thingamajig I use to measure the air pressure in my car's tires.
LH: 什么？ Thin-ga-ma-jig – 吔，这名字听起来很好玩儿。
LL: No no, that's not the real name of this thing. We use "thingamajig", to replace the name of an object when we don't know or can't remember its real name.
LH: 哦～，Thingamajig 不是这个东西的名字啊．那要是不知道，或是忘了一样东西的名称，我们就可以用这个 thingamajig 来代替．吔，那不就是像我们中文里说的“那玩意儿”吗？是不是？
LL: That's right. Actually, I think the thing in my hand is called a "tire pressure gauge". Tom asked me to help him check the air pressure of his car's tires.
LH: 哦～，原来你手里拿的这个 thingamajig 是用来测量汽车轮胎压力的．你要帮 Tom 来测测他的车子轮胎啊 ？哎哟，Larry，看来你对车子还挺懂的嘛！
LL: Hey, I never said I'm good with cars. To me, everything under the hood of my car is just a bunch of thingamajigs.
LH: 啊～？汽车引擎盖下面的东西你是一窍不通啊？我才不信呢．哦！说到这个修车啊，我这辆自行车的手闸最近不太灵，吔，Larry，你帮我看看好不好？
LL: Let me see. I think you just need to oil these thingamajigs on your handlebars here.
LH: 啊～？自行车把手上的这些零件该上油啊？你肯定吗？
LL: Well, if you don't believe me, you can ask what's-his-face, Jenny's boyfriend, the tall Indian guy - He can fix bikes.
LH: 那个高个子的印度人， Jenny 的男朋友？
__这是星期六，李华一大早就到 Larry 的宿舍去叫他一块儿去跑步．在今天的谈话中，李华会学到两个常用语：sleep in 和 slacker。
LL: come in!
LH: 哎呀，Larry，你怎么还没起床啊，都八点半啦！
LL: Li Hua, it's Saturday, I want to sleep in for once. What's so important that you have to wake me up?
LH: 哎哟，你不是说今天早上一起去跑步吗？还问我什么事情那么重要，把你叫醒了，你啊真健忘．疑？你说你想 "sleep in" 那是什么意思呀？
LL: Ok, now pay attention. "Sleep in" is a very, very important term to me. (Sleep in) means to sleep later than usual.
LH: 哦～，sleep in 意思就是“比平时起得晚”，疑？那不就是“睡懒觉”吗？喔！你真懒吔，怪不得 sleep in 这个短语啊，对你来说 "very, very important".
LL: Hey, sleeping in once in a while does not make a person lazy.
LH: 嗯～，这话也有道理喔，偶尔睡个懒觉也不见得就是懒惰，其实我有的时候也喜欢早上多睡会儿呢。
LL：Li Hua, why didn't you sleep in this morning? It's Saturday!
LH：喔～，这个星期啊每天我都忙得要命，根本没时间锻炼，所以才想早上起来跑步啊！
LL: Sleep is important, too, Li Hua. You should have slept in and run later.
LH: 唉～，要早知道你想睡懒觉，我也不用起那么早了．今天中午啊我睡个午觉，这样就可以补过来早上没有 sleep in 的损失啰！
LL ：That sounds like a good idea. Now, can I go back to sleep?
LH：跟你说了那么多话，你还想睡觉啊！起来，起来，起来，跟我一起去跑步。
LL: All right. I guess I'm awake now anyway. Wait for me, I'll be ready to go in a minute.
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LL：Li Hua, why don't we stop at Starbucks and have a coffee!
LH: Larry，跑了那么几分钟，你就想到星巴克喝咖啡啊！哎哟，你真懒。
LL: Come on! I'm not a slacker. I'm just a little tired because somebody didn't let me sleep in this morning.
LH: 对，是我把你叫醒的．可是你没睡懒觉也不至于就累成这样啊！你不是个 "slacker"，我连 "slacker" 是什么我都还不知道呢！
LL: A slacker is someone who "slacks off" or is very lazy.
LH: 哦～，我想起来了， Michael 啊以前就给我解释过 slack off 这个短语，意思就是“松懈、懒散”，那 slacker 就是“喜欢偷懒、特别懒散的人”啰！
LL: You got it. For example: a student who doesn't do his homework and is always late for class is a slacker.
LH: 嗯～，一个上课老迟到、老不做作业的学生就是个 slacker． 吔，Larry，我们认识的人里，谁是 slacker 啊？
LL: You know that guy in our history class who always sleeps through class and never reads his textbook? He is a slacker.
LH: 对对对，历史课上那个家伙啊一上课就睡觉，课本也从来不看，绝对是个 slacker．吔，Larry，那昨天饭馆里那个女服务员也是个 slacker 吧？
LL: Ah, she was a slacker! She was so slow that it took nearly an hour to get our food. I thought I was going to starve to death.
LH: 唉～，别说你了，让我们等了快一个小时，我啊都要饿死了．吔，Larry，你看，我们还有不到2百米就要到头了，快跑啊！
LL: Can't we walk the rest of the way?
LH: 你想走？不行不行，我们要坚持跑到终点 - Don't be a slacker, Larry!
LL: Stop calling me that! Next weekend, I'm going to wake you up at 6 a.m. to go running and then we'll see who is the slacker!
LH: 什么啊？你下星期六早上6点要叫我起来跑步啊？喝！我可不干，下星期六啊我要睡懒觉 - I'm going to sleep in！
今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到了两个常用语：一个是sleep in，意思是“睡懒觉”．李华学到的另一个常用语是 slacker，是指“喜欢偷懒的人”。
Larry 去 Florida 渡假了一个星期．李华现在正在开车去飞机场接他．今天李华会学到两个常用语：a blast 和 lighten up。
___Larry 正准备去食品店买东西．他打了个电话给李华问她要不要带甚么东西．李华会学到两个常用语： hook something up 和 buzz off。
LH: Hello?
LL: Hi, Li Hua. This is Larry. I'm going to the grocery store and I was wondering if you needed anything.
LH: Larry，你要去商店买东西呀？我正好牛奶喝光了，你可不可以帮我买点牛奶呢？回头我再给你钱。
LL: Sure, no problem. I can hook you up with some milk.
LH: Hook me up with some milk? 疑？我知道 hook 是“钩子”的意思．吔，那 hook up 就是把东西用钩子钩住． 吔，你想把我和牛奶钩在一起？哦～，我猜那就是给我带牛奶的意思，对不对啊？
LL: Yes, you're right. To hook somebody up with something means to get something for him. I meant that I will get the milk for you.
LH: 你看，我猜得不错吧！To hook me up with some milk 就是呢“给我带点牛奶”．对了，我差点也忘了，Larry，那你还能不能再给我带包土豆片呢？
LL: Sure, I can hook you up with some potato chips, too. Is there anything else you'd like me to hook you up with?
LH: 嗯～，还有甚么呀？对了，你能不能帮我买一张这个周末的音乐会的票子呢？
LL: Well, they don't sell those at the grocery store, but I have a friend who can hook you up with some tickets.
LH: 哦～，对不起，我忘了你是要去食品店．那儿是不卖音乐会的票的．你的朋友可以帮我买票啊，那太好了！疑？Larry，除了说hook somebody up with something以外呢，我能不能说hook somebody up with someone呢？
LL: Of course you can, but it means "to introduce the person". For example, if you want to meet my friend, then I can hook you up with him.
LH: 哦～，原来 to hook somebody up with someone 意思就是“把某人介绍给另一个人”．吔，Larry，你还记不记得上一次历史课里面那个很有意思的男孩呢？ Can you hook me up with him?
LL: I would if I knew him, but I've never talked to him before. Sorry.
LH: 你从来就没有跟他说过话呀？那就算啦．吔，对了，Larry，每一次啊我写这个学术报告，我总是对自己的英文不太有信心吔，你能不能给我介绍一个可以帮我改英文的人呢？
LL: Of course, I can hook you up. I'll help you myself.
LH: 你愿意帮我改我的英文报告啊？你真是太好了！吔，还是你先去买东西吧，可别忘了喔， hook me up with milk and potato chips!
LL: I won't forget.
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LL: Hey, Li Hua. Here's your milk and potato chips. See, I didn't forget to hook you up.
LH: 喔～，Thank you, Larry，可是啊我正忙着复习功课．I'll see you later.
LL: Hey, you aren't even going to invite me in? You're just telling me to buzz off? That's a little rude!
LH: 对不起嘛，Larry，我啊不是不想请你进来坐，可是我实在太忙了．疑？对了，甚么是 buzz off 啊？
LL: Buzz off is a way of telling someone to leave. You were trying to tell me to leave, so that's like saying "Buzz off!"
LH: 哦～， buzz off就是叫某个人离开啊，哎哟，Larry．我可没有要赶你走的意思哦，我啊只不过是心里着急，我星期五要考试，到现在还没准备好呢！
LL: Well, then instead of telling me to buzz off, you should ask me if I can help you?
LH: 对呀，那Larry，你先别走，那～，你现在有时间帮我复习吗？
LL: I have about an hour before I have to go home.
LH: 哦～，你大概有一个小时之后就要回家啦？吔，那你等一会儿吧， You can buzz off later.
LL: Thanks, Li Hua, You make me feel so important.
今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到了两个常用语：一个是 hook somebody up, hook somebody up with something 意思是“给某人带某样东西”； hook somebody up with someone 意思是“把这个人介绍给某人”．李华学到的另一个常用语是 buzz off. Tell someone to buzz off 意思是“叫某个人离开”。
今天李华的电脑坏了，她正在用 Larry 的电脑写学术报告．李华会学到两个常用语： clunker 和 Don't sweat it!
___今天李华和 Larry 在图书馆看书．Larry 注意到李华和平时有点儿不一样．李华会学到两个常用语：out of whack 和 goofy。
LL: Hey, Li Hua, what's wrong? You're acting a little out of whack.
LH: 啊～，我甚么事也没有啊！你说我怎么啦？ acting a little out of whack? 那是甚么意思啊？
LL: Out of Whack - means to be different from usual or abnormal. You're acting different from usual, so you seem a little out of whack.
LH: 哦～，原来 out of whack 意思就是“和平时不太一样”．你觉得我有点儿反常啊？你还真说对了，我啊明天晚上有个约会，是我第一次要和这个人见面呢．心里啊有点紧张，我连穿甚么衣服都还没想好呢！
LL: You have a date and you didn't tell me? That's out of whack! But, at least now I understand why you're acting out of whack. First dates make everyone nervous.
LH: 就是啊，第一次约会啊总是让人紧张的．吔，就是，我平常的活动你都知道，这一次约会我没告诉你，确实是不寻常啊，难怪你会说 out of whack．这么说，Larry， out of whack，可以指人，也可以指事情，对不对？
LL: That's right. For instance, I think it's really out of whack that my best friend has a date tomorrow and she didn't tell me about it.
LH: 对不起嘛，Larry，我其实本来想告诉你的啊，大概就是因为我太紧张了，心里没准，所以我就给忘了嘛。
LL: Okay, well, I suppose that I can forgive you. Hey, you know what makes me feel all out of whack?
LH: 啊～，有甚么东西会让你反常啊？我不知道，赶快赶快，告诉我啊！
LL: The fact that I haven't slept more than three hours every night this week. I've been so busy.
LH: 甚么啊？你这个星期每天睡眠还不到三个小时啊？再忙也不至于这样吧！
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LL: Li Hua, how was your date last night? Did it go well or was the guy really goofy?
LH: 哎呀，别提了！昨晚的约会简直糟透了．那家伙啊也不知怎么搞的，第一次见面就忘了带钱包，结果还是我付的帐呢．疑，Larry，你刚才说 was the guy really goofy - "goofy" 是甚么意思啊？
LL: Goofy means several things. It can mean silly, funny, crazy or stupid. Or a little bit of all of those things combined. It sounds like your date was goofy.
LH: 哦～，要是你说 goofy 是指“愚蠢、可笑、怪怪的、傻傻的”，或者是这些因素都有一点儿的话，嘿，我那个 date 啊还真是 goofy．他真是傻得让人觉得可笑了呢，要不是那顿晚餐啊花了我那么多钱，我真的说不定会笑出来呢！
LL: Yeah, he sounds pretty goofy to me. Was he goofy-looking, too?
LH: Goofy-looking? 你是说他长的样子是不是也怪怪的、傻傻的啊？
LL: Yep, goofy-looking means silly looking, like a clown.
LH: 哦～，他呢长得倒不错啦，看上去一点也不傻，更不像个小丑．吔，Larry，你也不想想，我哪能找个样子傻傻的人去约会呢？唉，得了得了，先别说我那个 goofy date 了． Goofy 这个词我还可以怎么用呢？
LL: When kids act silly for attention, you can say that they are acting goofy.
LH: 吔～，对吔，小孩子啊为了让别人注意他，有的时候啊会干些傻事．这么说， goofy 这个词也不见得都是指不好的事情嘛。
LL: Generally, it's not very negative. You can call a person "goofy," too. For instance, I would call you goofy if you went on another date with that guy.
LH: 哦～，原来 goofy 这个词并不一定都是贬意，幸亏你告诉我．
_Larry 和李华正在课间休息的时候聊天，李华会学到两个常用语： to push one's luck 和 crackpot。
LH: Larry，我已经好久都没有为我的论文做研究了．今天啊我想不去上 Wilkins 教授的课，我要去图书馆。
LL: I don’t know, Li Hua. You'll really be pushing your luck if you miss class again.
LH: Pushing-my-luck? 吔～？Pushing 是“推”的意思，那 luck 是“运气”，吔，我听不懂耶！ pushing my luck 这是甚么意思呀。
LL: I said you will be pushing your luck. "To push your luck" means to take a chance when you've already done something risky.
LH: 哦～，pushing-your-luck 就是已经做了冒风险的事，可是啊！还想再进一步碰碰运气，是这个意思吗？
LL: That's right. The first two times, the professor didn't give you any trouble. But every time you miss a class, you are taking an even bigger risk. You (are) pushing your luck.
LH: 对喔，我那两次啊没去上课，教授没说甚么．要是我今天再不去上课，吔，万一教授不高兴，我不就麻烦了吗？疑？Larry，你不也是这样吗？你那台车啊，煞车都坏了，你还到处开，不也是碰运气，希望它不会出事吗？
LL: That's right. One day, I was almost in a car wreck, so I decided to stop pushing my luck and have the brakes fixed. I was so stupid.
LH: 啊～，我还不知道你差一点出车祸啊！哎呀，你看看，你啊非要 push your luck，非要到差一点出车祸的时候才去修车．真危险！吔， Larry，那这么说， to push one's luck 只能指冒风险，碰运气吗？
LL: Generally yes. But sometimes, if someone keeps asking you for favors, you might tell them "don't push your luck!"
LH: 吔～，我最近就碰到这么一个人，我帮了她一点忙，她就没完没了，要求啊是一个接一个．那下回我是不是可以对她说：Don't push your luck! 吔，对了，Larry，我啊还真想要你帮个忙吔，我能不能再借你的电脑用啊？这不算是 push my luck 吧？
LL: No, of course not. You're welcome to use my computer.
LH: 谢谢，Larry，你啊总是那么大方．吔，那今天下午我能借你的车吗？
LL: Yeah, OK... I guess...
LH: 那我能不能把你的电脑搬回家用一个礼拜呢？
LL: You're pushing your luck, Li Hua!
LH: 哈哈... ，跟你开玩笑的嘛！
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LH: 哎哟，老天爷啊， Wilkins 教授真是怪吔．他上课的时候花了最后二十分钟给我们说他每天吃多少维他命，为甚么要吃这些维他命。
LL: What? (laughs) Don't worry about it, Li Hua. Everyone knows Professor Wilkins is a crackpot.
LH: 他是甚么啊？你是说他吸毒吗？
LL: No, of course not... I said that he's a crackpot. A crackpot is a crazy person. Or maybe just someone who holds very strong, crazy opinions and ideas.
LH: 哦～， crackpot 就是一个很怪的人，有一些啊稀奇古怪想法的人．吔，Larry，有名的人是不是也是很怪的啊？
LL: Let me think... you know, most real crackpots don't become famous. But in his time, a lot of people thought that Christopher Columbus was a crackpot.
LH: 没错，真正怪的人一般是不会成名的．可是呢哥伦布的情况就不一样了．当时的人们觉得他很怪、有神经病，因为啊他说航行可以围绕着地球转，可是事实证明他是对的，所以啊他是聪明，不能够算是crackpot。
LL: I wonder if I or other students should talk to Professor Wilkins, and ask him to not talk about off-topic subjects in class. Would we be pushing our luck?
LH: 你和其他学生去跟 Wilkins 教授说别在上课时讲那些离题的内容啊？嗯～，我想他不会在意的啦！
LL: What if we just told him to stop talking about his crackpot ideas in class.
LH: 你说甚么啊？叫他别在课堂上说那些神神道道的想法啊！Now that would be pushing your luck!
今天李华学到两个常用语：一个是 to push one's luck，意思是“已经做了有点儿风险的事，还想进一步碰碰运气”．李华学到的另一个常用语是：crackpot，这是指那种“想法很奇怪的人”。
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LH: 吔～，Larry，谢谢你喔，让我用你的电脑．我那台电脑啊最近老出毛病，真气人！
LL: Heheh, don't mention it. You know, you ought to get a new computer to replace that old clunker of yours.
LH: 啊～，你说我应该买一台新电脑来取代甚么？ Clunker? 我是在说我的电脑吔，怎么是 "clunker" 呢？
LL: No, no... when I said it is a "clunker" - I meant that it's an old, worn-out machine.
LH: 哦～，原来 clunker 是指“又老又旧的机器”，用这个词啊来形容我那电脑再合适不过了．那， Larry，"clunker" 这个词只能够用来形容电脑吗？
LL: Not at all... a clunker can be any kind of worn-out machine that doesn't work very well. "Clunk" is the sound that an old car's engine makes... like this (makes clunking noise)
LH: Larry，你学得倒挺像的嘛！Clunk这个词啊，真的听上去就像一辆破车的引擎发出的声音．你知道吗？我那辆旧车啊就是这种声音．Larry，你说 clunker 可以用来指任何旧的、不中用的机器，是不是啊？
LL: Right! Heheh, Li Hua, no offense, but your car is a real clunker, too.
LH: 我才不介意呢，你啊是在说我的车，又不是说我．我那台车本来就是又老又旧。
LL: Well, some people in America are sensitive about their cars. People might feel a little ashamed if someone says the car they drive is a clunker.
LH: 是呀，不少美国人啊对他们开的车很敏感的，要是有人说他们的车太旧了，他们会觉得不好意思的．吔，不过，Larry，我的车啊只要能把我带到我想去的地方就行了．等我毕业后啊找了份好工作，我再卖掉这个 clunker，换一辆好车啰！
LL: Yeah, me too. I can't wait to replace my old clunker car, clunker bicycle, and this clunker computer.
LH: 哎哟，你可真着急吔，不仅想要换新车，连自行车、电脑你也想换新的呀！可是啊，跟我的电脑比，你的电脑算不上是 clunker - 你看，至少我还能用它写文章呢！
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LH: Oh no! 真对不起，Larry，我不小心把你的鼠标器掉到地上了，哎哟，可千万别摔坏了。
LL: Oh well. Don't sweat it, Li Hua, it was an old mouse. I needed to replace it anyway.
LH: 啊～，你连这个鼠标器也想换新的啊！疑？等等，你还说 Don't sweat it ，你是让我别出汗？
LL: I'm not talking about sweat! When I say "don't sweat (it)", that mean's "don't worry about it".
LH: 哦～，Don't sweat it 意思就是“别担心”．你是说即使我把你的鼠标器给摔坏了也没甚么大不了的．Larry，吔，好像真的给摔坏了吔，那可怎么办啊！
LL: Don't sweat it, Li Hua. The computer store is just a five-minute drive from here. We can go and get a new mouse.
LH: 哦～，谢天谢地！我还真忘了你这儿附近就有个电脑商店嘛！Larry，是我弄坏的，我要赔你，但愿啊不是太贵。
LL: Expensive? Nah, don't sweat it. A cheap mouse like this only costs around ten dollars. Anyway, I'll pay for it... like I said, I needed a new one anyway.
LH: 像这样的鼠标器大约才10美元一个啊，真是便宜吔．吔，不过，是我弄坏的，还是我来买吧！那我们赶紧走吧，我还得赶回来赶报告呢！
LL: Don't sweat it, it's only four thirty. You have plenty of time.
LH: 虽然才四点半，可我还是得抓紧时间呐！Larry，你等我一下喔，我把这写好的部份存在这张 disk 上．我可不想我辛辛苦苦写好的东西被你那 old clunker computer 给搞丢了。
今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到了两个常用语：一个是 clunker, 意思是“由于太旧而不太好用的东西”．李华学到的另一个常用语是 Don't sweat it, 意思是“别担心”、“别着急”。
LH: 嗨， Larry，我在这里！
LL: Hi, Li Hua, how are you? Thank you for coming to pick me up.
LH: 啊～，没事！吔，佛罗里达怎么样？ 玩得好吗？
LL: Oh man, I had a blast! My friends in Miami took a few days off, just to hang out with me. We did nothing but hang out on the beach and go partying every night!
LH: 哟，你那个在 Miami 的朋友还请了几天的假陪你玩呀！那你肯定玩得很痛快．疑？Larry， 你刚才说 I had a... 什么来啦？
LL: I said I had a blast. "To have a blast" means to have a great time. If something was a blast, that means it was a lot of fun.
LH: Blast 不是“爆炸”的意思吗？怎么 "to have a blast" 又成了玩得特别高兴！哎哟，学英文啊真不容易！得了，Larry，你啊玩得痛快，我可是花了整整一个星期帮 Jones 教授来准备下学期的课呢！
LL: Yeah, well, I tried to get you to come along. You would've had a blast too.
LH: 对，你是请我一起去了，可是我不能去啊．我得工作，要不然下学期的学费哪儿来呢？不过，昨天啊 Rick 过生日，我晚上啊去他的party 了．
LL: Well, too bad I didn't come back a day sooner... his parties are always a blast.
LH: 对吔，每次啊 Rick 开 party，大家总是玩得很痛快．昨天晚上我到早上三点才回家．我走的时候还有好多人在那儿呢！大家都玩疯了！
LL: Sounds like you had a blast. What about you? Li Hua, your birthday's today. Are you going to celebrate?
LH: 嗯～，生日也不是什么大事嘛．我在中国的时候从来就不过生日的。
LL: Aww, whatever. I think everyone should have a blast on their birthday!
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LH: 唉，时间啊过得真快，我都已经25岁了，四分之一个世纪呐！可我还在这儿唸书，还没有一个正式的工作...
LL: What? Lighten up, Li Hua! You're in your mid-twenties! You have plenty of time to decide what you want to do!
LH: 什么啊？你叫我 lighten up? 你是说我要减轻体重啦？你在胡说什么嘛？
LL: Hey! I'm not talking about weight here. To lighten up means to relax, to be less serious.
今天 Larry 和李华下课以后在电影院门口商量看什么电影．李华会学到两个常用语：eye candy 和 bazillion。
LH: Hmm，我啊想要看Troy，听说这部电影挺棒的吔！
LL: I don't know, Li Hua. That movie looks like it's nothing but eye candy.
LH: 啊～，你说那部电影是什么啊？ Eye candy? Candy 不是“糖果”吗？．吔～，这是一部关于古希腊的电影，和“糖果”有什么关系呀？
LL: I said it's mostly eye candy. Eye candy describes something that looks really good, but does not serve a useful purpose.
LH: 哦～，你说的是 eye candy．Eye candy呢是比喻某个东西看上去虽好，可是啊却不实用．吔，那不就有点儿像我们中文里常说的“华而不实”吗？
LL: That's right. In a movie, fancy special effects are just eye candy.
LH: 现在啊好多电影都是靠电脑制作的特技场面，看起来是挺花哨，其实啊电影本身一点意思也没有．可是Larry，你知道吗， Troy 这部电影是 Brad Pitt 主演的呢？
LL: Well, in this case the eye candy is Brad Pitt.
LH: 什么啊？说 Brad Pitt 是 eye candy，这也太不公平啦．他啊不仅长得帅，而且演技也是一流的．你怎么能说他“华而不实”呢？
LL: Fine, fine, Brad Pitt is more than just eye candy. Still, I'd rather see something else... like that science fiction film I was telling you about. That's the kind of eye candy I want to see!
LH: 你要看那部科幻片啊？唉！我看那才是名符其实的 eye candy 呢！
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LL: You know, Li Hua, we've been standing here trying to choose a movie for fifteen minutes. Why don't we forget about seeing a movie today? There are a bazillion other things to do in this city.
LH: 就是啊，我们在这儿啊都站了15分钟了还决定不了看哪个电影．那～，要是不看电影我们干什么呢？你说有 a bazillion 事情可以做．Bazillion？这是个数字吗？
LL: I said "there are a bazillion other things". "Bazillion" means a lot. It's supposed to sound like "a billion" or "a zillion" - a large number, anyway.
LH: 对吔， bazillion 听起来啊就好像 billion，或者 zillion．Billion是十亿， zillion 呢是“千千万”，所以 bazillion 也可以说是“许许多多，数不清”的意思了．吔！OK，Larry，你说啊，我们有 bazillion 的事可干，那你说说我们可以干什么呢？
LL: Well, there's an outdoor rock concert this evening not far from my place and the museum is showing a new exhibit of ancient bronze work today.
LH: 嗯～，我啊不想听什么摇滚音乐会，博物馆的古青铜器展览可能会更有意思．Larry，我还是有点糊涂吔， bazillion 这个词可以像使用具体数字一样来使用它吗？
LL: Yeah, pretty much. For instance, I'm not sure that today is a good day to visit the museum. There will be a bazillion people there on the opening day of that exhibit.
LH: 嗯～，没错，这个开展第一天啊，人肯定很多，那我们改天再去吧．你不是说有 a bazillion other things to do 吗？
LL: There's a bazillion bars along this street. We could go hang out in one while we decide what to do next.
LH: 这条街上的酒吧是挺多的，可是现在才下午3点多吔，我不想去酒吧。
LL: Hmm... well, let me think... sometimes when you have a bazillion choices, it's hard to make a decision.
LH: 哎哟，得了得了，说什么选择多了反而不好决定．我说啊还是看电影吧．Troy 还有几分钟就要开始了，你肯定不想看吗？
LL: Look, we've discussed this a bazillion times. That movie is nothing but eye candy for girls.
LH: 哎哟，你真是的，你不要看，那我自己去看啦！
今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到了两个常用语：一个是eye candy．意思是“华而不实的东西”．李华学到的另一个常用语是bazillion，就相当于中文里面所说的“多得数都数不清”。
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