流行美语第131课:借钱帮朋友与爱招惹别人-(韦博分享)流行美语第131课:借钱帮朋友与爱招惹别人-(韦博分享)Larry和李华准备到银行去,李华要开一个帐户,而Larry需要取一些现金。今天李华会学到两个常用语:tobehardup和topickonsomeone.LH:Larry,我要去银行开个户头,你去银行做什么?LL:Well,myfriendisalittlehardupforcashrightnow,soI'mgoingtowithdrawsomemoneyandlethimborrowit.LH:原来你是要提现金借给朋友啊!你的朋友怎么啦?你说他hardupforcash。Cash是现金。这个我懂,但hardup是什么意思?LL:Tobe"hardup"forsomethingmeansthatyoudon'thaveenoughofit.LH:Hardupforsomething就是什么东西不够,所以你那朋友hardupforcash,就是钱不够啦!对不对?LL:Exactly.He'shelpedmewhenIwashardupbefore,soIfeelthatIshouldhelphimoutnow.LH:嗯,你朋友以前也借钱给你,帮过你,所以现在你帮他。这也是应该的。对了,Larry,这个hardup除了指缺钱,还可以用在什么地方?LL:Well,oneisusuallyhardupformoney.However,youcanbehardupfortimeorforwork,too.LH:如果我说Iamhardupfortime,那就表示我很忙,时间不够,对不对?LL:Right.I'musuallyhardupfortimeduringexams.IhavesomuchstudyingtodothatIhardlyevensleep.LH:我也是,只要到了期中考,期末考的季节,我就觉得时间不够用,书都念不完。那hardupforwork不能说工作不够,只能说找不到工作喽?LL:I'mhardupforworkmeansthatIreallyneedajob,butI'mhavingahardtimefindingone.LH:嗯,那种需要工作却找不到工作的滋味一定很不好受。希望我毕业后不会经历hardupforwork.LL:SodoI.Idon'tthinkanyoneenjoysbeinghardupfortime,money,orwork.LH:对,缺钱,缺时间,没工作都不好受。******LL:Didyouseethosetwochildreninthebank?Thelittleboywasawful;hekeptpickingonhissister.LH:就是,那个小男孩真不听话,吵吵闹闹的。你说他pickingonhissister,那是什么意思?LL:Oh,topickonsomeoneistoannoyortobemeantothatperson.Thelittleboykeptpickingonhissisterbycallingheruglyandpullingherhair.LH:Pickonsomeone就是欺负,招惹别人,或者老是批评别人的意思。那个小男孩不断拉他姐姐的头发,还说她丑,真是很让人讨厌。我小时候我哥哥也喜欢捉弄我。他总是踩我的脚,却说是我踩他!LL:Well,atleastyourbrotherstoppeddoingthatwhenhegotolder.Myparentsstillpickoneachother.LH:你说什么,你的爸妈也老是互相指责?LL:Theyjustcriticizeeachotheroverstupidthings.Forexample,mydadlikestopickonmymomabouthercooking.Hethinksshe'saterriblecook.LH:你妈妈帮全家人做饭已经够辛苦了,你爸爸居然还批评她做饭做得不好。你爸爸也真是的!LL:Iknow,buttheyhavebeenpickingoneachotherforthirtyyearsandoldhabitsarehardtobreak.Tobehonest,Ithinktheyenjoyit.LH:那倒是,30多年都是这样,要改恐怕也难。可是,你说他们喜欢这样做,这不太可能吧!LL:Sometimes,theyarejoking.Whenmymompicksonmydadaboutthekindofmusichelistensto,Iknowshe'sjustjoking.Othertimes,Ithinktheyarejustbeinggrouchy.LH:我想他们有时是开玩笑。你爸听什么音乐,你妈还要管呐?肯定是开玩笑。当然,有的时候互相闹别扭也是可能的。人都有情绪不好的时候嘛!流行美语第131课:借钱帮朋友与爱招惹别人-(韦博分享)