Larry 本来说好晚上到李华家吃饭，但是迟迟不到，李华不知道是怎么回事，
打电话到Larry 家。今天我们要学两个常用语：comatose和 mobbed.

    LL：（Tired sounding） Hello？

    LH： Larry，你怎么还在家里，不是说好六点钟到我这儿来吃饭吗？

    LL： What ？ What time is it？

    LH：现在已经快七点了！

    LL： Oh man ， I'm sorry Li Hua. I fell asleep when I got home from
work. I was comatose.

    LH： Coma what？你昏迷了吗？没出什么事儿吧？

    LL： No ， I was just exaggerating， but it was like I was in a coma.
I've been asleep for 2 hours.

    LH：你这两天是不是又因为赶项目熬夜了？

    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：我前天晚上在图书馆查资料，实在太累，趴在桌上就睡着了，I was totally
comatose for an hour. 最后还是图书馆的工作人员把我叫醒的，因为人家要关
门了。

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

    LH：是啊，图书馆里的椅子都特别舒服，而且又安静，最合适睡觉。

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

    LH：我本来计划你过来以后一起吃点儿东西，然后出去看个电影的。

    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：快说，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：确实是好主意。不过Larry ，我怎么没听说这部电影呢？讲什么的？

    LL： It's about an undercover agent.

    LH：又是间谍片！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，那你马上过来，我去把菜热一下。

    ******

    Larry 四十分钟后来到李华的公寓。

    （Doorbell）

    LH： Larry，你不是说马上过来吗？怎么这么长时间？

    LL： I'm sorry Li Hua ， the roads were mobbed.

    LH： Mobbed ？我不懂，难道路上有人聚众闹事吗？

    LL： Not the Mafia Li Hua ， mobbed means extremely crowded.

    LH：哦，mobbed是拥挤的意思。这么说，今天路上车特别多喽？

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

    LH：中文里这叫车水马龙，水泄不通。

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

    LH：我最受不了堵车了。一堵车我就心急如焚的。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：今天下午我去图书馆借书，现在正赶上期中考试，图书馆里人山人海，
不知道的，还以为有人发免费午餐呢！

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

    LH：座位早被占光了，很多学生索性坐在地上看书。

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

    LH：真是万幸，我要借的书，书架上只剩下一本了，就被我抢到了手。

    LL： Good for you. Now that I've fought through the mobbed streets
to get here ， what's for dinner？

    LH：我按照新食谱做了酸辣汤，还有你最爱吃的花菜和烤鸡。

    LL： Sounds great Lihua. After all that sitting in traffic， I'm famished.

    LH：如果换了我，先是comatose for two hours，然后又braved the mobbed
streets ，我也一定肚子饿得咕咕叫了。快吃吧！

    LL： Thanks Li Hua. This looks absolutely great.

    今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是comatose指睡得不省人事。另一个是mobbed
意思是特别拥挤。