Larry本來(lái)說(shuō)好晚上到李華家吃飯，但是遲遲不到，李華不知道是怎么回事，打電話到Larry家。今天我們要學(xué)兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：comatose和mobbed。

LL: (Tired sounding) Hello?

LH: Larry，你怎么還在家里，不是說(shuō)好六點(diǎn)鐘到我這兒來(lái)吃飯嗎？

LL: What? What time is it?

LH: 現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)快七點(diǎn)了！

LL: Oh man, I'm sorry Li Hua. I fell asleep when I got home from work. I was comatose.

LH: Coma what? 你昏迷了嗎？沒(méi)出什么事兒吧？

LL: No, I was just exaggerating, but it was like I was in a coma. I've been asleep for 2 hours.

LH: 你這兩天是不是又因?yàn)橼s項(xiàng)目熬夜了？

LL: It wasn't that bad. I just didn't sleep that well last night. My neighbor's dog was barking all night about something. I was out of it all day, and when I got home, I just passed out, comatose.

LH: 我前天晚上在圖書(shū)館查資料，實(shí)在太累，趴在桌上就睡著了，I was totally comatose for an hour. 最后還是圖書(shū)館的工作人員把我叫醒的，因?yàn)槿思乙P(guān)門(mén)了。

LL: I remember the college library being a fine place to take a nap.

LH: 是啊，圖書(shū)館里的椅子都特別舒服，而且又安靜，最合適睡覺(jué)。

LL: So what we are doing tonight? What is the plan? I feel refreshed after two hours of comatose.

LH: 我本來(lái)計(jì)劃你過(guò)來(lái)以后一起吃點(diǎn)兒東西，然后出去看個(gè)電影的。

LL: Well it might be a little late to go out to a movie since I was comatose and slept for so long. But I've got a better idea.

LH: 快說(shuō)，什么好主意？

LL: The movie Top Mission is coming out on DVD today. How about I stop by the rental store to borrow one and bring it over to your place to watch after dinner?

LH: 確實(shí)是好主意。不過(guò)Larry，我怎么沒(méi)聽(tīng)說(shuō)這部電影呢？講什么的？

LL: It's about an undercover agent.

LH: 又是間諜片！You'll put me in a coma.

LL: OK...Well how about I just come by and we'll worry about our plans after we eat, I'm starving.

LH: 好吧，那你馬上過(guò)來(lái)，我去把菜熱一下。

Larry四十分鐘后來(lái)到李華的公寓。

(Doorbell)

LH: Larry, 你不是說(shuō)馬上過(guò)來(lái)嗎？怎么這么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間？

LL: I'm sorry Li Hua, the roads were mobbed.

LH: Mobbed? 我不懂，難道路上有人聚眾鬧事嗎？

LL: Not the Mafia Li Hua, mobbed means extremely crowded.

LH: 哦，mobbed是擁擠的意思。這么說(shuō)，今天路上車(chē)特別多嘍？

LL: Was there ever, it took me 15 minutes just to get two blocks forward.

LH: 中文里這叫車(chē)水馬龍，水泄不通。

LL: Yeah, it was a total mob-scene.

LH: 我最受不了堵車(chē)了。一堵車(chē)我就心急如焚的。I'm glad I'm not driving right now if it is mobbed.

LL: Knowing you, I don't think you would do too well out there tonight.

LH: 今天下午我去圖書(shū)館借書(shū)，現(xiàn)在正趕上期中考試，圖書(shū)館里人山人海，不知道的，還以為有人發(fā)免費(fèi)午餐呢！

LL: I'll bet the library was mobbed. Was there anywhere to sit?

LH: 座位早被占光了，很多學(xué)生索性坐在地上看書(shū)。

LL: That sure sounds like it sure was mobbed. Did you get what you were looking for at least?

LH: 真是萬(wàn)幸，我要借的書(shū)，書(shū)架上只剩下一本了，就被我搶到了手。

LL: Good for you. Now that I've fought through the mobbed streets to get here, what's for dinner?

LH: 我按照新食譜做了酸辣湯，還有你最?lèi)?ài)吃的花菜和烤雞。

LL: Sounds great Lihua. After all that sitting in traffic, I'm famished.

LH: 如果換了我，先是comatose for two hours，然后又braved the mobbed streets，我也一定肚子餓得咕咕叫了。快吃吧！

LL: Thanks Li Hua. This looks absolutely great.

今天李華學(xué)了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是comatose指睡得不省人事。另一個(gè)是mobbed意思是特別擁擠。