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現(xiàn)在播送《流行美語》。Larry和李華星期六晚上待在家里，覺得有些無聊，他們會用到兩個常用語：Stuck in a rut 和 someone's cup of tea.
LH:Larry, 好無聊啊！你說干點什么好啊？
Larry:Huh? Uh, yea... that's nice, Lihua.
LH:什么好好好？Larry！你又在打電腦游戲啦？哎呀，不要玩兒了！
Larry:Hey! I was about to clear that level!
LH:你每天晚上除了玩線上游戲就什么都不干了! 我們就不能出去轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)，找點好玩的事情做嗎？
Larry:You're right, Lihua. We haven't really done anything new recently. I guess we've been stuck in a rut.
LH:In a rut? 什么意思？
Larry:Being stuck in a rut means to be stuck in a boring routine.
LH:To be stuck in a rut就是生活一成不變。那么，這個rut是什么意思呢？
Larry:A rut is what happens when a wheel rolls over the same place over and over again. Eventually, the wheel will dig a line, or a rut, in the ground.
LH:我明白了，rut是車輪不斷壓過同一個地方后留下的印跡。我想，這就比喻一成不變的常規(guī)吧。Larry, 我們最近的確有些stuck in a rut，感覺有點平淡無味，你說這是怎么回事呢？
Larry:I'm not sure, Lihua, but we have been together for over a year now. It's relatively normal for couples to find themselves stuck in a rut after being together for awhile.
LH:啊？你覺得是因為咱們在一起時間不算短了，所以生活就變得平平淡淡了？我覺得根本不是這樣，We're stuck in a rot because of that stupid computer game! 都怪你天天打線上游戲，不陪我!
Larry:I'll admit I like to play my games, but you remember what happened last weekend, right?
LH:上個周末？怎么啦？
Larry:I wanted to take you out for a nice dinner, but you said you were too tired. We ended up staying home and watching TV all night!
LH:還說請我吃頓好的？Larry, 你每次請我吃飯都是漢堡和薯條，連吃飯內(nèi)容都一成不變，難怪我們會stuck in a rut!
Larry:Hmm... we need to find some new things to do that we both like. Otherwise, we might be stuck in this rut forever!
LH:可不是嘛! 咱們好久沒有去打網(wǎng)球啦! 不如去打兩場吧!
Larry:Aw, you know tennis isn't my cup of tea, Lihua. And besides, it's been so hot out lately...
LH:Your cup of tea? 打網(wǎng)球還要喝茶？你不怕熱嗎？
Larry:I would drink water, of course! I said "playing tennis is not my cup of tea"...in other words, I don't really enjoy tennis.
LH:哦，你說 playing tennis is not your cup of tea, 意思就是說你不喜歡打網(wǎng)球。那你的cup of tea 到底是什么呀？
Larry:I like swimming! How about we start going to the pool? It's always refreshing to take a dip in the pool on a hot day!
LH:去游泳？可是，游泳不是我的cup of tea。我怕曬黑！Oh, I know! Why don't you take me to the ballet? 我們?nèi)タ窗爬傥璞硌莅桑?/p>
Larry:The ballet? Uh, that's not my cup of tea, either. I never understood what's going on! It just looks like a bunch of people jumping around on stage, if you ask me.
LH:你這人一點都不浪漫！
Larry:Being romantic was never my cup of tea, Lihua. Remember when I sent you flowers for your birthday?
LH:記得!我生日你送玫瑰花給我，結(jié)果我花粉過敏，打了一天噴嚏！
Larry:Heheh. See? No wonder we're in a rut. I'm horrible at being romantic, and we can never agree on anything new to do. Tell you what-let me think about it some more while I finish this last boss in my video game...
LH:不行！你別想溜！Get us out of this rut, Larry! 要不你就別想玩兒電腦了！
Larry:Hmmm ...
LH:什么呀？你在想什么壞主意？
Larry:You want us to do something together, right? Our group could use another warrior...
LH:你想讓我和你一起打線上游戲？我可不會! You know video games are not my cup of tea!
Larry:Well, I guess I'll go make myself a real cup of tea and go stare out the window for fun...
