李华早上起床，发现昨天晚上下了整整一夜的雪，足足有两英尺深，看来今
天是出不去了。今天我们要学两个常用语：total 和zapped of energy.

    （Knock on Li Hua's door， Li Hua opens it）

    LH： Larry！这么大的雪你怎么跑来了，路上一定特别难走吧？

    LL： Li hua ， you are right. When I left my apartment， I didn't
think the road conditions were that bad ， but the roads really are treacherous.
I couldn't see where I was going！

    LH：啊？你是开车过来的？那你身上哪来的这么多雪呢？

    LL： I just walked five blocks to your house because I got in a wreck.
My car is totaled.

    LH： Your car is totaled？什么是totaled ？是不是开到一半陷在雪里了？

    我帮你去一起把车推出来吧！

    LL： No ， Lihua， when you say something is "totaled"， it means
that it is demolished beyond repair.

    LH： Oh no Larry！你说你的车已经撞得没办法修了，彻底报销了？怎么会
呢？How did you total your car？

    LL： I turned onto your street and I hit a patch of black ice. I lost
control of my car and it went sliding at full speed into a telephone pole.
The entire front end is totaled.

    LH：哦，原来你是因为开到冰上，车子失去了控制，结果撞到电线杆子上，
车前面全都撞烂了。你当时一定吓坏了吧？

    LL： You're right. I am really shaken up right now. Totaling my car
is probably the scariest experience I have ever had.

    LH：好在撞烂的是你的车，而不是你的人。你好象除了受了点儿惊吓以外，
毛发未伤嘛！

    LL： You're right. Although my car is totaled ， what's most important
is that I'M not totaled.

    LH：没错，我们教授Johnson 上次出了个小车祸，胳膊就骨折了，更不要说
大车祸了，太可怕了。

    LL： Yeah ， I feel really lucky. People usually get badly injured
when they total their cars. My knee feels a little funny， but other than
that， I think the airbags did their job.

    LH：别多说了，快进来，赶紧叫拖车公司来把你的车拖走！

    ******

    李华把Larry 让到屋里，Larry 忙着给拖车公司打电话，请他们帮忙把自己
撞坏的车拖回家。

    LL： Thanks for your help Li Hua， the towing company will be here
soon to pick up my car.

    LH：不客气，只要你人没事我就高兴了。一会儿要不要出堆雪人、打雪仗。

    或许可以帮你转移一下注意力。

    LL： Oh Lihua ， I don't think I can. This is such a stressful situation.
I feel totally zapped of energy.

    LH： You are zapped of energy ？你是说精力旺盛？浑身上下有使不完的
劲？那好，我们现在就走。

    LL： No ， Lihua， when I say I am zapped of energy ， I mean that
my energy level is very low and I am feeling tired.

    LH：哦，你说的zapped of energy意思是精疲力竭，一点力气都没有了。我
能理解，你不仅出了车祸，把车子撞了个稀巴烂，而且走五条街到我这儿来，一
定累死了。No wonder you're zapped of energy.

    LL： Yeah ， plus there is already about two feet of snow on the ground.
Walking through that much snow can really zap the energy right out of
you.

    LH： I know you feel zapped.你既然这么疲惫，不如躺在沙发上休息一会
儿吧。我去给你泡杯茶，好不好？

    LL： Yes， I would love that. Plus my knee still hurts a little ，
I think I should rest it for a while.

    LH：好，那你赶快躺下，你早上有没有吃东西，要不要我给你做个三明治填
填肚子？

    LL： Oh ， Lihua， you're the best！ Yes， even if you don't mind ，
I'd love a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You know ， I cannot believe
how zapped I feel. I can barely keep my eyes open ！

    LH：等等，我去给你拿个枕头和毯子来，让你在沙发上好好休息一下，再喝
杯茶，吃点东西，补充补充能量。

    LL：（Yawn） Thank you so much Lihua！ I will certainly do the same
for you next time you feel zapped of energy.

    今天李华学了两个常用语，一个是total ，意思是彻底报销。另一个是zapped
of energy 意思是疲惫不堪。