今天李华学到两个常用语。第一个是pumped，是形容很兴奋，很有活力的样子。另一个常用语是iffy，是指某件事情不太可能。 今天早上Larry和李华和一对朋友Charles and Lisa约好一起打网球。李华会学到两个常用语：pumped和iffy. LL: I m really pumped about today s tennis match. How about you, Li Hua? LH: 你对今天的比赛怎么啦？Pumped？你是不是在说你很紧张？ LL: No, I m not nervous. Pumped means energized and excited. I m looking forward to today s game because I think it will be a lot of fun. LH: 原来pumped是很兴奋。对了，pump不是也有打气的意思吗？你是说你打足了气，跃跃欲试的意思。 我要收藏 LL: That s right! What about you? Aren t you pumped about the game? LH: 嗯，我是很期待这场比赛，不过，我可不敢说我像你那样pumped. 我对体育没有象你那样感兴趣。 LL: Yeah, I guess I get particularlypumped about sports. If sports don t get you all that pumped up, then what does? LH: 我呀，我是一谈起旅行就特别兴奋。I m pumped about travel。只要想到要去旅行，我就非常兴奋。明年暑假，我计划要到温哥华去玩一个星期。 LL: You re pumped about going to Vancouver? What is there to do in Vancouver? LH: 到那儿去干什么？ 温哥华有很多美丽的高山。景色一定很壮观。还有那里的野生动物！我一想到有机会看到野生麋鹿我就特别兴奋。Yes, I m pumped about going to Vancouver. LL: Well, I guess people get pumped about different things. Personally, I don t get very excited about mountains and wild animals. LH: 我知道，高山美景和野生动物对你来说没有太大吸引力。还不如在网球场上打球来得过瘾。 LL: Hey, tennis is fun and it s good exercise. ****** LH: Larry，刚才跟Charles和Lisa一起打网球挺过瘾的。对了，我差一点忘了问你，这个周末在麦迪逊广场花园有一场职业网球赛。你想去看吗？ LL: I don t know. It s iffy that we ll even be able to get tickets. Tickets for things like that sell out very quickly. LH: 那倒也是，像这种热门球赛的票八成已经卖完了，所以你刚才说iffy，就是指我们“不太可能”买到票，是吗？Iffy肯定是从if 这个词来的。 LL: That s right. If something is "iffy"，that means that it is uncertain or even a little unlikely. LH: 要是用iffy这个词来形容什么事的话，那就是不肯定，不太可能。不过，Larry，我们还是可以试一试吗。没准运气好，还有票呢！ LL: Yeah, but even if I can get tickets, it s iffy that we ll be able to afford them. Tickets for games like that tend to be expensive, too. LH: 你说门票可能很贵，我们可能买不起啊？Larry，也许他们有半价的学生票呢。我们试试看嘛，好不好？ LL: Sure, I ll call the ticket vendor this afternoon. But it s iffy that they have half-priced tickets for students. LH: 没关系，如果真的买不到票，我们可以做别的事啊！如果我们不能去看职业选手打球，我们还可以找朋友去打嘛！ LL: Speaking of which, wasn t that last game fun? Do you think Charles and Lisa would play with us again? LH: 对，跟Charles和Lisa打的最后一场是真好玩！ LL: But it s iffy that they ll want to play against us again. LH：他们不一定再想跟我们打球。那是为什么呀？ LL：Can t you see? They were defeated by us every round. It s really iffy that they had any fun this morning. LH：对了。老是输球的话恐怕是没有什么好玩。