Larry昨天完晚上跟同事聚會，喝多了。李華今天要學兩個常用語，hangover和tipsy.LL: Ugh. I feel terrible today, Li Hua. I have such a bad hangover from the drinking I did last night.LH: Larry, 什麼是hangover？你昨天不是跟同事聚會嗎？
Larry跟李華一起去逛商店。李華今天要學兩個常用語，burn a hole in one's pocket和burned.LL: Wow, Li Hua - check out this new flat-screen TV! Too bad it's so expensive!LH: 是啊，現在物價這麼貴，美元又一個勁兒貶值，真不知道還有什麼人願意買這麼貴的電視。
2008年5月4日 5:39 AM Larry跟李華一起吃中飯，他發現李華心情很糟糕。李華今天要學兩個常用語，glum和chum.LL: Hey, Li Hua. You haven't eaten any of your food. Why so glum?LH: 如果你說的glum, 是沮喪的意思，那沒錯，我這兩天心情確實很糟糕。LL: Yes, glum means sad. So, what's wrong?LH: 我上星期去面試，本來以為那家公司肯定會要我，結果他們卻選擇了別人，害得我這兩天一點兒食慾也沒有。 Glum可以用來形容我現在的情況嗎？
2008年4月25日 11:16 PM 李華告訴Larry說，情人節那天，她班上的一個男生收到了很多女孩子送的花。李華今天要學兩個常用語，heartthrob和gaga.LL: So, this student walked into your classroom on Valentine's Day and THREE different girls gave him flowers? He must be the campus heartthrob.
2008年4月17日 11:06 AM 李華告訴Larry說，經常有學生上課時間用手機。李華今天要學兩個常用語，texting和txt tlk.LL: So, Li Hua, your students won't stop using their cell phones in class? That is so rude! It is really impolite to be texting when you professor is giving a lecture.LH: 你說的texting想必就是text messaging發短信的意思吧？
2008年4月10日 9:20 AM Larry 和李華一起看奧斯卡頒獎典禮。李華今天要學兩個常用語，Glitz和Fashion Risk.LL: Wow! I just love watching the Oscar Awards show, Li Hua. There is nothing quite as wonderful as the glitz of Hollywood.LH: 我也特別喜歡看奧斯卡。不過Larry, 你剛才說glitz of Hollywood, glitz是什麼意思啊？
2008年3月21日 3:07 AM Larry和李華正在談論李華的一個學生。這個學生經常在李華辦公時間去找她問問題，下課也喜歡多待一會兒再走。李華今天要學兩個常用語，puppy's Love和teacher's Pet.LL: So, Li Hua, you say this student of yours always comes to your office hours and stays after class to talk with you? It sounds like your student has a case of puppy love to me!LH: Puppy love? 小狗跟我的學生有什麼關係呢？
2008年3月14日 12:15 AM 美式足球超級杯那天，Larry要在家開party, 李華幫他做準備。李華今天要學兩個常用語，munchies和spread.LL: I'm really excited about having a Super Bowl party, Li Hua. I just went to the store and bought lots of munchies, so we will have plenty to eat while we watch the football game.LH: Munchies? 讓我看看？(翻塑料袋的聲音)。薯條、花生、開心果，I don't see anything called "munchies."
2008年2月29日 7:26 AM Larry開車接李華去看醫生，路上堵車遲到了。李華今天要學兩個常用語，meltdown和make up.LL: I'm really sorry I am late, Li Hua. But there is no need for you to have a meltdown about it.LH: (生氣地)如果meltdown是生氣的意思，那沒錯，I am having a meltdown.
2008年2月21日 9:22 AM 李華和Larry一起去附近一家新開的中國餐館吃自助餐。李華今天要學兩個常用語：yum和yuck.LL: There is so much good food at this buffet, Li Hua. I can't wait to eat some of those spring rolls. Yum!LH: 你說yum，那你肯定很喜歡吃春卷！因為我知道，yum在英語裡就是可口，好吃的意思。LL: Hey, Li Hua, you are right! Where did you learn about the word "Yum"?LH: 我前不久跟一幫美國朋友去吃pizza，其中一個人剛咬第一口，就大喊yum！他說自己最愛吃的東西就是pizza.
2008年2月1日 7:30 AM Larry患了重感冒，李華帶著雞湯去看他。李華今天要學兩個常用語，blah和bounce back.LL: Hi, Li Hua, it is so nice to see you. I just wish I didn't feel so blah.LH: Blah? 你得的不是感冒嗎？LL: I do have a cold, Li Hua. But "blah" is a word that describes how you feel when you have a cold or are sick - Blah is the feeling you have when you are really tired and have no energy.LH: 我知道了，blah是不舒服，生病時渾身乏力的意思。
2008年1月24日 11:41 AM Larry和李華去朋友Frank家參加新年派對。李華今天要學兩個常用語，dead和happening.LL: Gosh, there is hardly any one here, Li Hua. This party is really dead!LH: Larry. 這裡每個人明明都活得好好的，你為什麼說the party is dead呢？
2008年1月17日 4:10 PM 李華在幫彼得森教授看孩子。她急著打電話給Larry求助。李華今天要學兩個常用語，pee and poo和handful.LH: Hi, Larry, this is Li Hua. 你能告訴我pee and poo是什麼意思嗎？LL: Sure, Li Hua, but first you have to tell me why you need to know what pee and poo means.
2008年1月10日 8:30 PM 李華告訴Larry說，她想多賺點錢，買機票回中國探親。李華今天要學兩個常用語：bread和nest egg.LH: Larry, 我想回中國看看我父母。I need to make some more bread.LL: You need to make more bread? I know you aren't a baker, Li Hua, so you must have learned that bread is slang for money.LH: 沒錯。那天我聽一個朋友說，他要跟父母借點錢，因為he was short on bread，缺錢花了。LL: Well, Li Hua, how about you? Can you borrow some bread from your parents for a plane ticket home?
2008年1月3日 12:40 PM Larry去李華家吃飯。他告訴李華說，自己今天特別倒霉。李華今天要學兩個常用語：nightmare和group hug.LL: I had the worst day at work today. It was an absolute nightmare!LH: 上班做惡夢？Larry, 你可要小心點兒，上班睡覺是要被老闆炒魷魚的！LL: No, no. I didn't HAVE a nightmare at work...Being at work today was
2007年12月28日 8:45 AM Larry和李華正在商量下個週末去哪裏玩兒。李華今天要學兩個常用語outdoorsy和artsy.LL: Hey, Li Hua, do you remember how much fun we had camping in the woods? Wouldn't you like to do something outdoorsy again this weekend?
2007年12月21日 1:50 AM Larry和李華在紐約參加長跑比賽。李華今天要學兩個常用語，eat my dust和sore loser.LL: It's a good thing you've been training for this race, Li Hua. But you are still going to eat my dust.LH: Eat your dust? Yuck. 吃你的土？這是什麼意思啊！
2007年12月6日 11:45 AM Larry和李華在咖啡店裡買咖啡。李華今天要學兩個常用語，newbie和been around.LL: Wow, it seems to be taking a long time for this guy to get our coffee made. Maybe he is a newbie.LH: A newbie? 你說他是新來的？
2007年11月30日 2:22 AM Larry告訴李華說，他正在給公司做一個大項目，忙得連飯都沒時間吃。李華今天要學兩個常用語，snarf和power nap.LL: I've been so busy with this project, Li Hua, I've hardly had any time to eat. Today I just snarfed down a sandwich at lunch, and I haven't eaten anything since.LH: 你只吃了個三明治？snarf也是吃的意思嗎？
2007年10月26日 12:45 AM Larry和李華開車到遊樂園去坐過山車。她今天要學兩個常用語，Oh boy和scaredy-cat。LL: Oh, Boy! Isn't this amusement park great, Li Hua! I can't wait to take a ride on the roller coaster.LH: Oh, Boy？我知道你早就盼著來這兒坐過山車。可你說oh boy是什麼意思啊？LL: "Oh, Boy!" is a common American expression that really has nothing to do with boys at all.
2007年10月19日 7:40 AM 李華到Larry家借書，正好趕上Larry的朋友Dave打電話來 。她今天要學兩個常用語, fed up和off the hook。LL: That was just Dave on the phone, Li Hua. He is really fed up right now.LH: Dave給你打電話，就是告訴你他吃多了嗎？LL: No, Li Hua. To be fed up is to run out of patience in a difficult situation and to become angry.
2007年10月11日 7:38 PM 李華剛買了一台筆記本電腦。她今天要學兩個常用語，bells and Whistles和savvy。LL: So, you got a new laptop computer, Li Hua? Wow! It has all the bells and whistles, doesn't it?LH: Bells and whistles？我怎麼沒看見這台電腦上有什麼鈴鐺和哨子啊。LL: Oh, What I meant was that your lap top has a lot of special features and extras that ordinary lap tops don't have.LH: 噢，我知道了，你剛才說的bells and whistles是指電腦上的DVD播放器和超寬屏幕等額外的功能。
2007年10月5日 12:52 AM Larry有兩張歌劇的票，邀請李華一起去。李華今天要學兩個常用語，primo和glued。LL: Hey, Li Hua, I've got two primo tickets to the opera. Would you like to come with me?LH: 歌劇？好啊。不過Larry, 什麼是primo ticket ? Primo聽起來不太像英語，是外來語吧？LL: You are right, Li Hua. Primo is an Italian word that means "number one" or "first-class".LH: 噢，primo是意大利語，意思是最好的，最棒的。
2007年9月28日 8:09 AM Larry到李華家來看蜘蛛人的DVD。李華今天要學兩個常用語，rocket science和chemistry。LL: What's the matter, Li Hua? I can't believe you are having trouble with the DVD player. I mean, it's not rocket science!
2007年9月21日 8:38 AM Larry準備在公司匯報工作。事先想請李華幫他聽聽，看報告內容能不能吸引人。李華今天要學兩個常用語。一個是dud，另一個是oomph 。LL: Thanks for agreeing to listen to my presentation, Li Hua. I really don't want it to be a dud.LH: Larry, 什麼是 "dud" 呀 ?
2007年9月7日 3:49 AM 李華告訴Larry說，她跟一個學生約好，十點在她的辦公室見面，談談這個學生的成績，可以這個學生沒有赴約。李華今天要學兩個常用語no show和lala land 。
2007年8月28日 9:18 AM （大紀元記者曾去執編譯報導）前年五月美國新聞週刊(Newsweek)曾以中國為主題，用21個版面提出「中國的世紀」封面報導，從各種角度解讀中國的崛起，其中在教育方面，特別介紹美國學生正掀起學漢語的熱潮。
