李华和Larry 到夏威夷渡假，假期结束后，坐飞机回家。今天我们要学两个
常用语：right up one's alley和out of the question.

    LH： Larry，我这次玩儿的真高兴！躺在沙滩上，懒洋洋地晒太阳，这种日
子我永远也过不厌。

    L ： Yeah ， I had a great time too. I love relaxing vacations on
the beach ， and eating fresh seafood every night for dinner makes it
even better.

    LH：不过Larry ，虽然夏威夷的风光很美，但我也喜欢去一些有人文特色的
地方，比如逛逛博物馆，看看历史风情。

    L ： Well then， for our next vacation we can go to Paris ！ It sounds
right up your alley.

    LH： Paris sounds right up my alley ？你这话是什么意思啊？

    L ： You can say that something is right up your alley if it is perfectly
suited to you.

    LH：哦，right up one's alley，就是指正合某人的口味。你是说，巴黎是
艺术、文化、还有历史之都，所以去巴黎旅行一定特别符合我的兴趣。

    L ： Right！ Here is another example. Roger loves to argue all the
time， so I think a career as a lawyer would be right up his alley.

    LH：可不，对于那些喜欢争辩的人来说，当律师最适合，如果做顾客服务，
得天天跟人吵架。对了，Larry ，咱们这趟班机上会播什么电影啊？我爱看喜剧。

    L ： They're going to play the new Jim Carrey movie ， so I think
that should be right up your alley.

    LH：要播Jim Carey 的喜剧，太好了，正合我意！

    L ： I'm not really interested in watching a movie right now. I think
reading a book might be more up my alley.

    LH：你想看书？那我就自己看电影吧！对了，待会儿空姐过来你帮我拿副耳
机。

    L ： Sure ， but you know you have to pay for them.

    LH：耳机还要钱？下次旅游，我不坐飞机了！

    L ： Well then， it sounds like the train might be right up your alley.

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    LH： Larry，我觉得好难受啊，飞机的座椅怎么这么窄，坐得真不舒服！唉，
航空公司的服务越来越差了！

    L ： You're right ， the airlines have really been reducing the quality
of service to save money.

    LH：是啊。现在飞机上的吃的和饮料都要钱，托运行李也要钱，不知道以后
会不会连随身行李都要交钱。

    L ： That would have sounded crazy a few years ago， but today it's
not out of the question.

    LH： Out of the question？这是什么意思？

    L ： When you think that something is totally impossible， you can
say that it is out of the question.

    LH：哦，out of the question ，就是绝不可能。你是说，放在几年前，没
人会想到随身行李也可能收钱，可是现在，这已经不是不可能的事儿了。

    L ： That's exactly right ， how about the time my friend Amy asked
to borrow my new car. But since she got in three accidents in the past
month ， I told her it was out of the question.

    LH：哦，因为Amy 开车老出事，所以你绝不会把自己的车借给她开。

    L ： Exactly.

    LH：这倒让我想起来，你什么时候把你那辆破车扔了，换辆新车开开啊？你
那旧车说不定那天在路上开着一半就散架了。

    L ： Well ， I just spent all my money on this Hawaii vacation， so
buying a new car is out of the question for right now.

    LH：这样的话，你不如骑车上班。省钱，还能锻练身体。

    L ： I don't think so. My office is really far away ， so biking there
every day is out of the question.

    LH：哦，对啊，你公司离家太远了，骑车要累死了。你想过换工作么？找个
离家近的。

    L ： I have ， but the company I work at now is pretty good.

    LH：可是，如果能找一个又好又离家近的工作，不是更好么？

    L ： Well I guess you're right. It's not totally out of the question.

    LH：啊，不知不觉，已经飞过一大半的旅程了。你说这趟飞机能准点抵达，
而且不弄丢乘客的行李么？

    L ： Now that ， Lihua， is totally out of the question ！

    今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是right up one's alley，表示正合某人的
口味。另一个是out of the question ，意思是绝不可能。