Larry 和李华一起过美国独立日。今天我们要学两个常用语：go all out和
give someone some pointers.

    LH： Larry，看你这身打扮，红上衣，白短裤，篮袜子，再加上这顶美国国
旗图案的帽子，你简直就是一面大星条旗！

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

    LH：你还在脸上画了一面国旗？！这是不是有点过头了？

    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，干嘛还要go ALL out？这是什么意思？

    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。你是说，你特别喜欢7 月4 号独
立日，所以一到这一天，你就要加劲儿地打扮！

    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，你们公司这星期五必须做完一个非常重要的项目，所以同事们这个
礼拜都开足马力工作！对了，Larry ，今天晚上是不是能看到烟火表演啊？

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

    LH：对，每年独立日，首都华盛顿都会倾尽全力办一场大型烟火表演！不过，
Larry ，说实话，美国独立日的烟火真比不上北京奥运会开幕式的烟花。

    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 ，美国人在独立纪念日这一天，都喜欢做些什么呢？

    L ： Most people like to barbeque on Independence Day.

    LH：烧烤？我喜欢！我们今天也要去烧烤么？

    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，咱们要甩开腮帮子大吃一顿！等等，咱们没有烧烤架啊！

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

    LH：你专门买了一个烧烤架？

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

    LH：你这次荷包大出血，买了最棒的烧烤架？太好了！咱们现在就开始准备
烤肉吧！

    L ： Sounds good！

    ******

    晚上，Larry 和李华一起来到华盛顿市中心，观看烟火表演。

    LH： Larry，这烟火挺漂亮的。不过，我总觉得自己去放花更过瘾！

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

    LH： Larry，你别怕，我可是放花的专家！明年咱们不来这里看了，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 ？这是什么意思？

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

    LH：哦，give someone some pointers就是给人出些点子。你是说，明年咱
们自己放花时，让我教教你。

    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 想加入学校足球队，所以在参加选拔之前，找了一个教练，指点
指点他。 Larry，我有点饿了。

    L ： Should we go to a restaurant ？

    LH：不用了。你看，那边不是有个卖热狗的摊子么？咱们去买个热狗吧！

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

    LH：这倒是，街边的东西可能不干净。咱们还是坐地铁去个正经饭馆吃吧。

    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：对，今天这么多人来看烟火，地铁上肯定挤死了。

    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：不要小看我的饭
量！

    今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是go all out，表示全力以赴。另一是give
someone some pointers ，意思是点拨，出点子。