Larry 和李華一起過美國獨立日。今天我們要學兩個常用語：go all out和
give someone some pointers.

    LH： Larry，看你這身打扮，紅上衣，白短褲，籃襪子，再加上這頂美國國
旗圖案的帽子，你簡直就是一面大星條旗！

    L ： Thanks ， Lihua. You know that it's Independence Day ， so I
wanted to dress up for the occasion.

    LH：你還在臉上畫了一面國旗？！這是不是有點過頭了？

    L ： Well Lihua ， I just love the Fourth of July ， so I wanted to
go all out.

    LH： go out ？出去玩就出去玩吧，干嘛還要go ALL out？這是什么意思？

    L ： When you go all out， you make the biggest effort possible.

    LH：哦，go all out就是全力以赴的意思。你是說，你特別喜歡7 月4 號獨
立日，所以一到這一天，你就要加勁兒地打扮！

    L ： Right！ Here is another example. There is a really important
project due for work this Friday， so everyone at the office is going
all out this week.

    LH：哦，你們公司這星期五必須做完一個非常重要的項目，所以同事們這個
禮拜都開足馬力工作！對了，Larry ，今天晚上是不是能看到煙火表演��？

    L ： Yeah ， usually the fireworks are really good. Washington DC
really goes all out for the fireworks show.

    LH：對，每年獨立日，首都華盛頓都會傾盡全力辦一場大型煙火表演！不過，
Larry ，說實話，美國獨立日的煙火真比不上北京奧運會開幕式的煙花。

    L ： Well that's true. China really went all out for the Olympics ，
so the fireworks display in Beijing was really amazing.

    LH：那Larry ，美國人在獨立紀念日這一天，都喜歡做些什么呢？

    L ： Most people like to barbeque on Independence Day.

    LH：燒烤？我喜歡！我們今天也要去燒烤么？

    L ： Oh yeah， we're going all out. I bought so much delicious food
that it's going to take us a week to finish it all！

    LH：太好了，咱們要甩開腮幫子大吃一頓！等等，咱們沒有燒烤架啊！

    L ： No problem ， I went to the store yesterday and got a fancy new
grill.

    LH：你專門買了一個燒烤架？

    L ： Yeah ， I went all out and bought the nicest grill they had.

    LH：你這次荷包大出血，買了最棒的燒烤架？太好了！咱們現(xiàn)在就開始準備
烤肉吧！

    L ： Sounds good！

    ******

    晚上，Larry 和李華一起來到華盛頓市中心，觀看煙火表演。

    LH： Larry，這煙火挺漂亮的。不過，我總覺得自己去放花更過癮！

    L ： I guess that's true， but it's dangerous.

    LH： Larry，你別怕，我可是放花的專家！明年咱們不來這里看了，自己在
后院放！

    L ： Well alright. If you're really a fireworks expert， next year
we can do them at home and you can give me some pointers.

    LH： I can give you some pointers ？這是什么意思？

    L ： When you give someone some pointers， you give him or her small
pieces of advice.

    LH：哦，give someone some pointers就是給人出些點子。你是說，明年咱
們自己放花時，讓我教教你。

    L ： Exactly！ Here is another example. Eric really wanted to join
the soccer team at school ， so he found a coach to give him some pointers
before the tryout.

    LH： Eric 想加入學校足球隊，所以在參加選拔之前，找了一個教練，指點
指點他。 Larry，我有點餓了。

    L ： Should we go to a restaurant ？

    LH：不用了。你看，那邊不是有個賣熱狗的攤子么？咱們?nèi)ベI個熱狗吧！

    L ： Let me give you a pointer， Lihua. Never eat street vendor food！

    LH：這倒是，街邊的東西可能不干凈。咱們還是坐地鐵去個正經(jīng)飯館吃吧。

    L ： Here's another pointer for you ， Lihua. The metro will be really
crowded tonight ， so it will actually be faster to walk to the restaurant.

    LH：對，今天這么多人來看煙火，地鐵上肯定擠死了。

    L ： But Lihua， how can you possibly be hungry after we went all
out on that barbeque just a few hours ago.

    LH： Larry， I'm going to give you a quick pointer：不要小看我的飯
量！

    今天李華學了兩個常用語。一個是go all out，表示全力以赴。另一是give
someone some pointers ，意思是點撥，出點子。