流行美语第76课：我有点儿晕 -（韦博分享）
流行美语第76课：我有点儿晕 -（韦博分享）
Michael和李华正坐在教室里聊天，等着上课。今天李华会学到两个常用语：out of it和gung ho。
L: 嘿，Michael, 你今天看起来好象不太舒服...你是不是病了？
M: I'm O.K. I just have a small cold. I took some strong cold medicine, so I am a little out of it today.
L: 噢，你有点感冒，但是吃了几颗比较厉害的药。你说你out of it? 你是说你药没啦？
M: No, I said "I am out of it" "Out of it" mean's that I am half-awake, not alert, or something like that.
L: 噢，原来是你吃的感冒药让你感到昏昏沉沉，晕呼呼的。这就是为什么我不喜欢吃那种感冒药。
M: Yeah, I know what you mean. But I had such a terrible headache, I had to take something. I just hope I'm not too out of it to pay attention in class.
L: 头痛太厉害倒也是得吃点药。可是，今天上课的内容对考试很重要。你要是昏沉沉的话，可能会漏掉重要的内容噢。
M: Well, you'll let me look at your notes, right? Anyway, I'm not so out of it that I can't pay attention at all. (yawns while speaking) I'm just a little sleepy, that's all...
L: 你当然可以看我的笔记。不过，要是你只是有点困，不太厉害的话，你还是可以注意听讲的。其实，Michael, 只要喝一杯热热浓浓的咖啡你马上就会清醒的。
M: (yawns) Hmm... That's a good idea, Li Hua. I was so out of it this morning that I forgot to make coffee.
L: 你早上连咖啡也忘了做？你真是够迷糊的了。我要是早上没喝咖啡的话，根本就醒不过来。
M: You mean if you don't have coffee, you'll be out of it for the whole morning? Wow, Li Hua, you're starting to become more and more American.
L: 我要没有咖啡，真是一个早上都没精神。对，都是你们美国人传染给我的好习惯。快走
吧，我们还有二十分钟，而且上课前得让你喝点咖啡才行呐。
L: 嗨，Michael, 我听说有的学生这个周末要去参加反战抗议活动，你去吗？
M: I'm not sure. I'm not very gung ho about this anti-war protest.
L: 你对这个抗议活动不太gung ho, 这是什么意思啊？
M: I said "I'm not very gung ho about this protests". Gung ho means to be very aggressive, enthusiastic or zealous about something. Believe it or not, Li Hua, it's from Chinese.
L: Gung ho这个说法是来自中文？意思是非常热情，很有闯劲。我怎么从没听说过？
M: You don't know that? Some say that in World War two, a U.S. marine commander taught a special marine unit the Chinese battle cry "gung ho".
L: 那是二战时一个美国海军陆战队的司令教他的士兵用的中国战斗口号？你真是越说越悬乎了。不过，你为什么对反战活动不积极呢？你不是讨厌这场战争吗？
M: I am not gung ho about this protests because I don't like the organizers, I think they are too radical.
L: 你是不喜欢组织这次抗议活动的人，你认为他们太激进了。
M: Are you going to the protest? You have been very gung ho about protesting the war.
L: 是啊，我反对战争，这方面的活动我都积极参加。可是这个周末我得写论文。I am very gung ho about working on my thesis.
M: Good for you! I wish I was as gung ho about my studies as you are. But right now, I am so out of it I don't have energy to do anything.
L: 说了那么多话，你还觉得困，那你赶快喝这杯咖啡啦!
李华今天学到两个常用语，一个是：out of it, 意思是“昏昏沉沉，有点晕乎”。另一个是：gung ho, 意思是“积极热情”。
流行美语第76课：我有点儿晕 -（韦博分享）
第二篇：流行美语第238课：这可不行啊 -(韦博分享)
流行美语第238课：这可不行啊 -（韦博分享）
流行美语第238课：这可不行啊 -（韦博分享）
Larry看见李华在修补她的书包，觉得有点奇怪。 李华今天要学会两个常用语cut it和get on it。
LL: Hey, Li Hua, what are you doing with that tape?
LH: (Sighs)我不小心把书包扯了一个大洞。 我要用胶布把它粘上。
LL: With that tape? Li Hua, this cheap clear tape isn't going to cut it, you need some duct tape.
LH: The clear tape isn't going to cut it? 我不是要把书包切开呀!
LL: I know! I said the clear tape won't cut it. Cut. If something or someone can't "cut it", that means it's not good enough.
LH: 原来won't cut it的意思是不够好， 而不是把它切开。所以你是说这种透明的胶条不结实，粘不住，你要用那种厚的胶布？
LL: That's right. Remember that Chinese newspaper reading class I was taking, it was too hard for me- my Chinese wasn't good enough. I couldn't cut it in that class, so I changed to another.
LH: 我当然记得咯！当时你才学了半年中文，看中国报刊是不行，所以跟不上，只好放弃。
LL: Yeah, to be able to read Chinese newspaper, I have to learn more Chinese characters.
LH: 你说的对。 Larry你有没有帮我修改申请书啊？
LL: Yeah, I looked at it. I don't think your application is going to cut it, though. You'll need to re-write some parts.
LH: 你认为凭我写的申请书是拿不到奖学金的。哪怎么办呢？你说吧，哪些部分要重写。
LL: You need to be more specific about your future academic plans. Simply promising to work hard isn't going to cut it with the review committee.
LH: 你说得有道理，我得应当更具体地讲未来的学术计划，而不是泛泛地说要努力学习。 我写的恐怕是通不过审查委员会。
LL：Call me when you finish rewriting.
LH：I will, Larry.
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[Li Hua and Larry meet on campus several days later]
LL: Hey, Li Hua, haven't see you for a couple of days. Do you have another draft of that application essay for me to check?
LH: 是啊，我们好几天没见了。 我一直忙着上课， 我的申请还没写好呢。
LL: Well, you'd better get on it! It's due next week!
LH: 我得get on it，那是什么意思？
LL: I said, you'd better get on it. To get on it means to take care of something or start working on an important task.
LH: 噢， get on it就是动手处理某件重要的事情。 没错，没错，我的确该动手修改那申请书了。
LL: That's right! You'd better get on it right away. By the way, I'm going to be busy on Thursday, so you'd better have it ready by noon tomorrow.
LH: 你星期四没有时间， 那就是说我非得在明天中午以前交给你。
LL: Yes. If you can give it to me around noon tomorrow, I'll get on it right away and have the corrections ready by Thursday morning.
LH: 星期四上午你就能改完。那太好了。 谢谢你。 你知道吗？我现在千头万绪，忙得不可开交，我这个月的电话账单还没付呢。
LL: Really? You'd better get on that! If you wait too long, they'll charge a big fee, and it might damage your credit score.
LH: 我知道，所以心里着急呢！过期不付要罚很多钱， 而且还会影响我的信誉。 这我都知道。可是我事太多， 我的汽车还没有重新登记呢。
LL: What? If the police notice that you are driving a car with an out of date registration, you'll get a big ticket, or worse! You'd better get on that!
LH: 是啊， 这件事一定得赶快办。 我可不想让警察发现我的车没登记，真要罚钱，我可受
不了。可是我就是不喜欢填表， 要花很多时间。
LL: That kind of thinking definitely won't cut it if you want to go to graduate school. Filling out forms for grant proposals is one of the main things that professors and graduate students do.
LH: 那也是，研究生要申请研究经费都要填表。 看来我是得改变这种想法了。
今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是won't cut it, 意思是不行，不够好。还有一个是get on it ， 意思是赶快处理。
流行美语第238课：这可不行啊 -（韦博分享）