李华和Larry 一起去买自行车。今天我们要学两个常用语：To keep an eye
out for sth.和push one's luck.

    LH： Larry等你买了自行车，你可以天天骑车上班，又锻练身体又省汽油钱。

    L ： Yeah ， I think biking will be a lot of fun. And when it rains
or snows， I'll have the perfect excuse to take the day off from work.

    LH：这个嘛……我可没说让你以这个为理由偷懒不上班！

    L ： Well ， Lihua， you know I'm always keeping an eye out for a
reason not to go to work.

    LH： Keeping an eye out ？什么意思？

    L ： When you are looking for or expecting something， you can say
that you are keeping an eye out for it.

    LH：哦，就是特别留意的意思。你是说，你总是特别想找些理由，好不去上
班。

    L ： That's right ！

    LH：以后我当了老板，肯定不雇你这种员工！你再举个例子行吗？

    L ： Sure. When you're riding your bike on the road ， it's important
to keep an eye out for cars.

    LH：对，骑车的时候要特别留意周围的交通状况，小心汽车。哎，说到安全，
你应该买个骑车时戴的头盔。

    L ： Of course. When we get to the store， I'll keep an eye out for
other things I might need too ， like a bell and a light.

    LH：行。那我们去哪家店买呢？

    L ： I've been keeping an eye out for some good deals ， and found
a sale at a store near my house.

    LH：好吧，我们就去那儿。对了，Larry ，我听过一种说法叫"keep an eye
on something."这和keep on eye out for something 有区别吗？

    L ： When you keep an eye on something， you pay close attention to
it， usually because something negative has happened or will happen.

    LH：我明白了，keep an eye on something通常用在负面情况中。也就是说，
因为怕某些不好的事情发生，所以紧盯着，特别注意着。

    L ： Yes. For example ， one of the employees at my company has been
coming to work late every day ， so the boss is keeping an eye on him.

    LH：是吗？你们公司有个人上班天天迟到，所以老板已经盯上他了。这个人
不就是你嘛？

    L ： Of course not！ I haven't bought my bike yet.

    LH：买了自行车你也不能这么干啊！对了，待会儿你要骑车回家么？这天好
像要下雨了。

    L ： Well it's dangerous to ride a bike in the rain ， so we'll have
to keep an eye on the weather.

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    LH： Larry，你这辆新车真好看，待会儿你就骑车回家吧！

    L ： I'm really excited to ride it. But unfortunately I don't think
I can ride it today ， because it will probably rain.

    LH：会么？没准不会下的，你骑吧！

    L ： No ， I would really hate riding in the cold rain. I'm not going
to push my luck.

    LH： Push your luck ？什么意思？

    L ： When you push your luck， you take a big risk in the hope that
you will have good luck.

    LH：哦，就是抱着侥幸心里去冒险。你是说，你不想抱着天不下雨的侥幸心
理去骑车。

    L ： Right！ Here is another example. Even though everyone knows smoking
will likely give them cancer， some people decide to push their luck and
smoke anyway.

    LH：可不，抽烟的人都希望自己运气好，不会因为抽烟而得肺癌。把自己的
健康寄托在运气上，我可不干这种事。

    L ： Speaking of risks， I should buy a helmet， too. What do you
think of this one ？

    LH：这个是不错，可是太贵了，不值。

    L ： I guess I could just not buy a helmet and hope I don't get into
an accident ， but I don't want to push my luck.

    LH：对，要是真把脑袋撞伤了，可不是闹着玩儿的。

    L ： Exactly. You know， Lihua， I really appreciate you helping me
shop for this bike. I really owe you a favor.

    LH：啊，这样吧，为了表示你对我的感激，给我买个数码相机怎么样？

    L ： Don't push your luck ， Lihua. I was planning to buy you lunch.

    LH：请吃午饭？那也行啊！去哪儿吃？

    L ： How about McDonalds？ Remember that I took you there last weekend，
too ？

    LH： Larry， don't push your luck.上礼拜就骗我吃麦当劳，这个礼拜还
吃？！今天我一定要宰你一刀，吃牛排吧！

    今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是keep an eye out for sth ，表示特别留
意。另一个是push one's luck ，意思是抱着侥幸心理冒险。