英语下午茶

邓永林
LH: 嗨， Larry，我在这里！ LL: Hi, Li Hua, how are you? Thank you for coming to pick me up. LH: 没事！Florida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的朋友还请了几天假陪你玩呀！那你肯定玩得很痛快。嗨，Larry， 你刚才说 I had a...什么来啦？ LL: I said I had a blast. "To he a blast" means to he a great time. If something was a blast, that means it was a lot of fun. LH: Blast 不是“炸”的意思吗？怎么 "to he a blast" 又成了玩得特别高兴！哎哟，学英文真不容易！ 得了， Larry, 你玩得痛快，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，但是我不能去。我得工作，要不然下学期学费哪儿来呢？不过，昨天Rick过生日，我晚上去他的party 了... LL: Well, too bad I didn't come back a day sooner... his parties are always a blast. LH: 对，每次Rick party，大家总是玩得很痛快。昨天晚上我早上三点才回家。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不过生日的。 LL: Aww, whatever. I think everyone should he a blast on their birthday! ****** LH: 唉，时间过得真快，我都已经25岁了，四分之一个世纪呐！可我还在这儿念书，还没有一个正式的工作... LL: What? Lighten up, Li Hua! You're in your mid-twenties! You he plenty of time to decide what you want to do! LH: 什么？你叫我lighten up? 你是说我要减轻体重？你在胡说什么吗？ LL: Hey! I'm not talking about weight here. To lighten up means to relax, to be less serious. LH: 噢，lighten up就是要放松，不要太认真的意思！哎哟，不行，我可不能lighten up，我得考虑我的前途呐，我毕业以后干什么 - 是要回国还是呆在这儿... LL: Like I said, Li Hua, you seriously need to lighten up. Stress makes people gain weight. LH: 行，行，行，我想法放松。嗨，Larry，你好象是很轻松，没什么压力，那你肚子怎么会这么大呢？ LL: Watch it, Li Hua! I'm tired of you making fun of me. You know I've been working hard to lose weight recently... LH: "Lighten up, Larry!" 别跟我生气，我只是玩笑嘛！我只不过是想举个例子。我这么说lighten up，对不对？ LL: Yeah, you're right. But don't you mention my belly again! LH: 好了，好了，你家到了! Larry，我今天不想出去玩了，咱们明天再见吧！ LL: Wait, Li Hua, can you help me with this bag? LH: 那么两个小包你都拿不动呀？ 得了得了，我帮你拿这个包吧！ (Sound of many people yelling "SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!") LH: 哎哟，我的天哪！你们给我举行生日party都没让我知道！啊呀，你们真是太好了！怪不得Larry你非要我帮他拿包进来呢！ LL: Looks like you've lightened up already. See? I told you you'd he a blast tonight! LH: 那么多人给我过生日，我当然很高兴呀！谢谢，谢谢。Thank you so much! 今天李华从Larry那儿学到两个常用语。一个是to he a blast, 意思是“玩得很痛快”。李华学到的另一个常用语是lighten up。这是指“放松，别太认真”。
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2013-05-29 6653阅读
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  • 韩锐
    学习了。。。。。
    2013-06-04
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  • MAYANK.DHOLAKIA
    LH: Larry, 我已经好久都没有为我的论文研究了。我想今天不去上Wilkins教授的课而去图书馆。
    LL: I dunno, Li Hua. You'll really be pushing your luck if you miss class again.

    LH: Pushing-my-luck? Pushing是推的意思，luck是运气，我不懂耶！pushing my luck是什么意思。
    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: 噢，pushing-your-luck就是已经了冒风险的事，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 mi
    2013-06-04
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  • Sahrul
    LL: Hey, Li Hua, what's wrong? You're acting a little out of whack.
    LH: 我什么事也没有啊！你说我怎么了 - acting a little out of whack? 那是什么意思啊？

    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: 噢，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，我明天晚上有个约会，是我第一次要和这个人见面。心里有点儿紧张，我连穿什么衣服都还没想好呢！

    LL: You he 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. Fi
    2013-06-03
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  • 胡小姐
    great
    2013-06-03
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  • chelle
    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! 你要去商店东西呀？我正好牛奶喝光了，你可不可以帮我点牛奶呢？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? 哎，我知道hook是“钩子”的意思。那hook up就是把东西用钩子钩住， 你想把我和牛奶钩在一起？噢，我猜就是给我带牛奶的意思，对不对？
    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
    2013-06-03
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  • 韩锐
    LH: Larry, 谢谢你让我用你的电脑。我的电脑最近老出毛病，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: 你说我应该一台新电脑来取代什么？Clunker? 我在说我的电脑啊，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: 噢，原来clunker是指“又老又旧的机器”，用这个词来形容我那台电脑再合适不过了。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
    2013-06-02
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  • daniel.huang
    谢谢楼主分享。





    你需要的外贸英语口语，免费体验
    2013-06-02
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  • cathyken
    mark、mark
    2013-06-01
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  • Bonnie2
    搬个板凳慢慢看，很不错的感觉
    2013-05-31
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  • chad.belew
    我也学到了哦，lighten up and had a blast. Tks!
    2013-05-31
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  • lixi
    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 he 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，你真健忘。嗨，你说你想 "sleep in" 那是什么意思呀？

    LL: Ok, now pay attention. "Sleep in" is ery, very important term to me. "Sleep in" means to sleep later than usual.
    LH: 噢，sleep in 意思就是“比平时起得晚”，那不就是“睡懒觉”吗？你真懒，怪不得sleep in这个短语对你来说 "very, very important".

    LL: Hey, sleeping in once in a while does not make a person laz
    2013-05-30
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  • cathyken
    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? 哎，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: 噢，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what's her name 。Hm，Larry, 你这么说是不是不太礼貌呢？

    LL: Well, it's no
    2013-05-30
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  • Sahrul
    Li Hua: Hey Larry, 你知不知道纽约附近哪个地方可以钓鱼呀？
    Larry: Fishing, huh? I'm sorry Li Hua, I don't know jack about fishing.

    Li Hua: 哎，我问你钓鱼的事，你怎么说你不认识Jack?
    Larry: 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".

    Li Hua: 噢，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?
    Larry: That's right.

    Li Hua: I don't know jack about fishing, 那不就成了I don't know nothing about f
    2013-05-30
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  • Laura.Zhao
    LH: 哎哟，这一趟过山车坐得我晕头转向的，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，Larry, 你还想再去坐啊？你还说那个过山车rocks. Rock 当作动词不是“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: 噢，原来在这里，rock不是前后摇晃的意思，而是要是有什么事情有意思、够刺激，我们就说It rocks! 哎，那不就相当于中文里说的“棒极了”的意思吗？
    LL: That's right, Li Hua. I'm sure you've h
    2013-05-29
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