Larry 本來說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。今天我們要學兩個常用語：comatose和 mobbed.

    LL：（Tired sounding） Hello？

    LH： Larry，你怎么還在家里，不是說好六點鐘到我這兒來吃飯嗎？

    LL： What ？ What time is it？

    LH：現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)快七點了！

    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為趕項目熬夜了？

    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：我前天晚上在圖書館查資料，實在太累，趴在桌上就睡著了，I was totally
comatose for an hour. 最后還是圖書館的工作人員把我叫醒的，因為人家要關(guān)
門了。

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

    LH：是啊，圖書館里的椅子都特別舒服，而且又安靜，最合適睡覺。

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

    LH：我本來計劃你過來以后一起吃點兒東西，然后出去看個電影的。

    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，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：確實是好主意。不過Larry ，我怎么沒聽說這部電影呢？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，那你馬上過來，我去把菜熱一下。

    ******

    Larry 四十分鐘后來到李華的公寓。

    （Doorbell）

    LH： Larry，你不是說馬上過來嗎？怎么這么長時間？

    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，今天路上車特別多嘍？

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

    LH：中文里這叫車水馬龍，水泄不通。

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

    LH：我最受不了堵車了。一堵車我就心急如焚的。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：今天下午我去圖書館借書，現(xiàn)在正趕上期中考試，圖書館里人山人海，
不知道的，還以為有人發(fā)免費午餐呢！

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

    LH：座位早被占光了，很多學生索性坐在地上看書。

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

    LH：真是萬幸，我要借的書，書架上只剩下一本了，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，還有你最愛吃的花菜和烤雞。

    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�？斐园�！

    LL： Thanks Li Hua. This looks absolutely great.

    今天李華學了兩個常用語。一個是comatose指睡得不省人事。另一個是mobbed
意思是特別擁擠。