LL: Oh, yeah, Bob has so many jokes and almost everyone of them, I should say, is classic.
LH: 是啊, 不知道他哪儿来的那么多笑话。每个笑话都很妙,有的时候笑得我肚子都痛了。
LL: I remember sometimes you laughed so hard that you cried, Li Hua. Now, I have to say, your response was classic.
LH: 有的时候我真的笑得肚子都痛了。 可这有什么好不好的?
LL: Of course, it showed you have a great sense of humor.
LH: 那倒是,有的人对笑话毫无反应。Hey, look, Larry, 迈阿密热火队领先了!
LL: Whoooooo-eeeeeee! Alright! Awesome!
LH: Wow, Larry, 我要是有相机一定把你站在沙发上乱蹦的样子拍下来,
Now that would be classic!
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LL: Look at Yao Ming setting up his free throw. He is really taking too much time. He should just go for it.
LH: 轮到姚明罚球了。你说姚明应当Go for it? 这是什么意思呢?
LL: Oh, to go for it means to do something without thinking too much about it and ignoring the risks. Yao Ming should just take his free throw and get on with the game.
LH: 我明白了, go for it的意思是不要犹豫不决、要全力以赴。姚明罚球是有点不紧不慢的,不过这是他的风格呀。太快了,可能投不中。糟糕!姚明罚球没中!
LL: That's too bad. Say, speaking of going for it, I hear you are thinking of applying for a full-time teaching job.
LH: 是啊,我打算申请一个全职的教师工作,不过还没有最后决定呢。
LL: I think you should go for it, Li Hua.
LH: 我知道应该去争取, 可是那个工作在外州, 一想到搬家我就头痛。
LL: But if you don't go for it, you may never know if the job is good or not.
LL: That is just one of the chances you have to take when you go for it.
LH: 当然任何事情都有风险,找工作也一样。
LL: Li Hua, sometimes when you go for it, good things happen.
LH: 积极找工作有时会有好的结果?万一工作不满意怎么办?
LL: Well, my friend Bob saw a posting for a job he was interested in and decided to go for it. But his boss didn't want to see him go and gave him a really big raise.
LH: Bob真走运。 老板听见他要走就给他加工资。 我要碰到这种老板,那该多好呀!
LL: I think you should apply for that teaching job. You really should go for it!
LH: 让我想想再说。
今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是classic, 意思是优秀的、一流的。还有一个是go for it意思是不犹豫、全力争取。