李華來到Larry 的公寓，兩人一起吃晚飯。今天我們要學兩個常用語：out
of whack和such a wreck.

    LL： -Achoo- I have been sneezing all day.

    LH：你沒生病吧？

    LL： No ， I don't think I'm sick. I think I have allergies. All the
pollen in the air has got me feeling really out of whack.

    LH： Out of whack ？你是說自己不舒服嗎？

    LL： Yes， Li Hua ， out of whack means that I feel somewhat unwell，
but it does not necessarily mean I feel sick. Out of whack means feeling
not quite right.

    LH：這么說，上星期我眼鏡找不到了，看東西模模糊糊的，就可以說 I felt
out of whack？

    LL： Yes， you very well may have been feeling out of whack. - Achoo-

    LH：你沒完沒了地打噴嚏，為什么不吃點兒治過敏的藥呢？

    LL： I hate taking those medicines. They always leave me feeling out
of whack. I feel like I cannot even string together a thought when I take
them.

    LH：沒錯，我也不喜歡吃治過敏的藥，會覺得昏昏欲睡，所以我寧可象你一
樣，沒完沒了地打噴嚏。

    LL： That makes sense. What would you like to have for dinner ， Li
Hua ？

    LH：我找到了一個魚香茄子的菜譜，好象不錯，要不咱們試試看？

    LL： That sounds great， let's take a look at it.

    LH：在我電子郵件信箱里，我得上網(wǎng)打印出來。

    LL： Go right ahead.

    LH： Hmmm. Larry，你來看看，怎么印不出來��？

    LL： It looks like the printer is out of whack.

    LH：打印機也會不舒服，out of whack？

    LL： Yes， in addition to a person feeling out of whack ， a machine
can also be out of whack. This means that the machine is not working properly.

    LH：太糟糕了，打印機壞了，那菜譜印不出來怎么辦？

    LL： How about you just read out the ingredients from the computer.
That way we don't need to print anything. We will even save some paper.

    LH：只好這樣了。那你聽好了，我們需要茄子一個、肉餡半磅、還有，蔥、
姜、蒜……

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    酒足飯飽，Larry 還在回味魚香茄子的美味。

    LL： Mmm， that was a delicious dish Li Hua ， thank you for finding
it.

    LH：一點兒也不費事，只要你喜歡吃就好。

    LL： That was really good. Did you have enough to eat ？

    LH：我都快撐死了。你還要嗎？

    LL： No ， thank you， I can't eat another bite. I guess I should
clean up. This kitchen is such a wreck.

    LH： A wreck？是什么意思�。�

    LL： "What a wreck" ， means it is a complete mess.

    LH：我明白了，what a wreck就是亂七八糟的意思。那這么說，your apartment
is often a wreck. 你的公寓永遠都是a wreck.

    LL： Yes， Li Hua ， that is true ， my apartment does often need
cleaning， but I do try to keep it from becoming a total wreck.

    LH：可以理解，一忙起來就顧不上收拾房間了，我那兒可能還不如你了，我
最近都不敢讓朋友去。

    LL： When you are busy it is very easy for your home to become a wreck.

    LH：沒錯。

    LL： You should see my desk after I've just worked on a large new
project. It is a huge wreck.

    LH：這我相信，那你不忙的時候，辦公桌上是不是特別干凈整齊？

    LL： Well ， no I can't say it is much better most of the time.

    LH：跟你公寓現(xiàn)在的樣子差不多。

    LL： Ouch ！ It's not that bad in here， Li hua ， though I do admit
it could use a good cleaning.

    LH：別當真，我跟你開玩笑呢！說真的，我的公寓現(xiàn)在才是a bit of a wreck.

    LL： With all the papers you have been writing lately ， I am not
surprised that you have not had much time to clean up.

    LH： Larry，咱倆互助怎么樣？現(xiàn)在我?guī)湍阏�理房間，正好活動活動，消消
食，明天你來我家，幫我打掃。

    LL： That sounds like a great idea.

    今天李華學了兩個常用語。一個是out of whack，意思是身體不舒服，或者
是說什么東西壞了。另一個是such a wreck，意思是亂七八糟。