VOA流行美语第八十七课 有洁癖的孩子实用英语考试

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　　今天Larry到Li Hua的宿舍里面去串门，Li Hua会学到两个常用语：neat freak和crash.　　
　　Larry: Hey, Li Hua. What are you doing?
　　Li Hua: 我刚收拾完房间，现在我要把所有文件分类，然后放在这些不同颜色的文件夹里。
　　Larry: Wow, you really are a neat freak.
　　Li Hua: 你说我是什么？Neat freak？听上去就不是什么好意思。哎，你别叫那些我听不懂的名字，好不好？
　　Larry: Calm down. Li Hua. To be neat is to be very clean and orderly. A freak is a person that is really weird or unusual. Together, a "neat freak" refers to someone who likes to keep things extremely clean and organized.我要收藏
　　Li Hua: 嗯，neat这个词我知道，就是“干净、有条理”的意思， freak就是说一个人和一般人不一样，很古怪。所以，a neat freak就是一个特别爱干净、特别有条理的人。哎，Larry, 你真觉得我是个neat freak吗？
　　Larry: Yes, see, your room always looks perfect, you always make your bed. You never throw your clothes on the floor. And you have all your papers well organized.
　　Li Hua: 那你和neat freak刚好相反。你的房间总是乱糟糟的，床也不铺，衣服满地乱扔，还有，你的各种学习资料也是到处乱放。
　　Larry: Well, Im not a neat freak, so I dont care if everything is neat and perfect.
　　Li Hua: 我看哪，Larry, 你就是太懒了——I think you are just too lazy。
　　Larry: Well, maybe I am a little lazy, but look at your room, books, sweaters and even newspapers are stacked in order, and youre a real neat freak.
　　Li Hua: 怎么啦，书呀、毛衣和报纸当然应该放整齐嘛。这有什么奇怪的？ 对你来说这可能是过份“有条理”，可能是有点怪。Well, I guess I am a neat freak.