Larry和李华在谈论他们的朋友Dave。 Dave的老板刚刚给他加了一大笔工资。李华今天要学会两个新的习惯用语，live large和a hoot. LL: It is a good thing that Bob got such a big raise. He likes to live large! LH: Live是生活，你说live large那是什么意思呀? LL: By living large, I mean Bob likes to buy expensive things, wear the best clothes, and eat out at fancy restaurants. LH: 谁不喜欢那样生活奢侈呀？买贵的东西、穿最好的衣服、下高级饭馆？I like to live large too。 LL: Right. And Bob does live large. The minute after he heard about his new raise, Bob went out and bought a brand new Mercedes. LH: Wow，他可真够大手大脚的，钱还没拿到手就已经花出去了。 一辆Mercedes至少要几万美金吧。不过，喜欢live large的人还挺多。教我英国文学的史密斯教授最近买了一座豪宅，里面有六个卧室， 四个洗澡间，还有一个马厩。 LL: Wow, maybe someday, I ll be able to live large, too. LH: 我不知道你， 反正我是没有希望了， 靠教中文这点收入连做梦也不会live large. LL: I don t earn that much at my job either. I will need more than one big raise to be able to live large. I ll need several raises! LH: 要加薪好多次才能过上奢适的生活， 那要等到什么时候啊。 不过Larry，过不上那种日子也没关系，我并不羡慕那种生活。 LL: What do you mean? You don t want to live large? LH: 生活奢适是要付出代价的， 比如，保养和维修奔驰车要花很多钱。 大房子也要费时间打扫。 LL: Those are good points, but it sure is fun to dream about living large. LH: 过不了那种生活光是梦想有什么好玩的呀！ Larry，如果你有了钱，可以挥霍地生活， 你想作什么呢？ LL: Well, I would first buy my own private jet. LH: 买一架私人飞机？ That would be living large. LL: And then I would fly my jet to my own private island in the Caribbean. LH: 你还想开着飞机到自己在加勒比海买的一个岛上去！你真是在做梦！ ****** LL: I loved your reaction when I told you I wanted to buy my own private island in the Caribbean. It was a hoot! LH: "A hoot"是猫头鹰的叫声。你说我刚才的反映是猫头鹰的叫声？你这是什么意思呀？ LL: No, that s not what I meant. You looked so amazed I thought it was really funny. Something that is really funny is a hoot. LH: 我刚才听你说要买一个私人岛屿是让我非常惊讶！想像你在加勒比海的私人海滩上悠闲地喝着果汁，那情景很可笑的哟。 LL: Say, you know what else was a real hoot? Did you see that show on the comedy channel last night? LH: 你是指昨天晚上那喜剧节目频道播出的节目吗？我当然看了。 英语学习精华 英语六个月变流利 “日全食”英语表达 LL: Yes! Wasn t it the funniest thing you have ever seen? I thought it was such a hoot. LH: 我也觉得很有趣。 有个人模仿总统，模仿的真好笑。 都快把我笑死了。 He was a hoot! LL: Hey, I hadn t really thought about this before, but doesn t our friend Bob look like the guy who impersonated the president? LH: 是啊， 模仿总统的人很像我们的朋友Bob 。真有趣 - What a hoot! LL: Speaking of Bob, did I tell you that he took me out for a drive in his new Mercedes? LH: Bob开着崭新的奔驰车带你去兜风了？ 下回我也要让他带我去兜风。 LL: Well, you wouldn t believe what happened. We were stopped behind a garbage truck at a stoplight when all of the sudden the truck dumped trash into the Mercedes all over me and Bob! LH: 什么， 垃圾车突然把垃圾倒出来，把你和Bob弄得全身都是垃圾？Larry，那卡车司机把你们当成了垃圾场了。 这真可笑 - It s really a hoot! 今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是live large，意思是生活挥霍。还有一个是hoot，意思是可笑、有趣。