Larry本來(lái)說(shuō)好晚上到李華家吃飯,但是遲遲不到,李華不知道是怎么回事,打電話到Larry家。今天我們要學(xué)兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ):comatose和mobbed.
LL: (Tired sounding) Hello?
LH: Larry, 你怎么還在家里,不是說(shuō)好六點(diǎn)鐘到我這兒來(lái)吃飯嗎?
LL: What? What time is it?
LH: 現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)快七點(diǎn)了!
LL: Oh man, I'm sorry Li Hua. I fell asleep when I got home from work. I was comatose.
LH: Coma what? 你昏迷了嗎?沒(méi)出什么事兒吧?
LL: No, I was just exaggerating, but it was like I was in a coma. I've been asleep for 2 hours.
LH: 你這兩天是不是又因?yàn)橼s項(xiàng)目熬夜了?
LL: It wasn't that bad. I just didn't sleep that well last night. My neighbor's dog was barking all night about something. I was out of it all day, and when I got home, I just passed out, comatose.
LH: 我前天晚上在圖書館查資料,實(shí)在太累,趴在桌上就睡著了,I was totally comatose for an hour. 最后還是圖書館的工作人員把我叫醒的,因?yàn)槿思乙P(guān)門了。
LL: I remember the college library being a fine place to take a nap.
LH: 是啊,圖書館里的椅子都特別舒服,而且又安靜,最合適睡覺(jué)。
LL: So what we are doing tonight? What is the plan? I feel refreshed after two hours of comatose.
LH: 我本來(lái)計(jì)劃你過(guò)來(lái)以后一起吃點(diǎn)兒東西,然后出去看個(gè)電影的。
LL: Well it might be a little late to go out to a movie since I was comatose and slept for so long. But I've got a better idea.
LH: 快說(shuō),什么好主意?
LL: The movie Top Mission is coming out on DVD today. How about I stop by the rental store to borrow one and bring it over to your place to watch after dinner?
LH: 確實(shí)是好主意。不過(guò)Larry,我怎么沒(méi)聽說(shuō)這部電影呢?講什么的?
LL: It's about an undercover agent.
LH: 又是間諜片!You'll put me in a coma.
LL: OK....Well how about I just come by and we'll worry about our plans after we eat, I'm starving.
LH: 好吧,那你馬上過(guò)來(lái),我去把菜熱一下。
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Larry四十分鐘后來(lái)到李華的公寓。
(Doorbell)
LH: Larry, 你不是說(shuō)馬上過(guò)來(lái)嗎?怎么這么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間?
LL: I'm sorry Li Hua, the roads were mobbed.
LH: Mobbed? 我不懂,難道路上有人聚眾鬧事嗎?
LL: Not the Mafia Li Hua, mobbed means extremely crowded.
LH: 哦,mobbed是擁擠的意思。這么說(shuō),今天路上車特別多嘍?
LL: Was there ever, it took me 15 minutes just to get two blocks forward.
LH: 中文里這叫車水馬龍,水泄不通。
LL: Yeah, it was a total mob-scene.
LH: 我最受不了堵車了。一堵車我就心急如焚的。I'm glad I'm not driving right now if it is mobbed.
LL: Knowing you, I don't think you would do too well out there tonight.
LH: 今天下午我去圖書館借書,現(xiàn)在正趕上期中考試,圖書館里人山人海,不知道的,還以為有人發(fā)免費(fèi)午餐呢!
LL: I'll bet the library was mobbed. Was there anywhere to sit?
LH: 座位早被占光了,很多學(xué)生索性坐在地上看書。
LL: That sure sounds like it sure was mobbed. Did you get what you were looking for at least?.
LH: 真是萬(wàn)幸,我要借的書,書架上只剩下一本了,就被我搶到了手。
LL: Good for you. Now that I've fought through the mobbed streets to get here, what's for dinner?
LH: 我按照新食譜做了酸辣湯,還有你最愛吃的花菜和烤雞。
LL: Sounds great Lihua. After all that sitting in traffic, I'm famished.
LH: 如果換了我,先是comatose for two hours, 然后又braved the mobbed streets, 我也一定肚子餓得咕咕叫了??斐园?!
LL: Thanks Li Hua. This looks absolutely great.
今天李華學(xué)了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是comatose指睡得不省人事。另一個(gè)是mobbed意思是特別擁擠。