李华来到Larry 的公寓，两人一起吃晚饭。今天我们要学两个常用语：out
of whack和such a wreck.

    LL： -Achoo- I have been sneezing all day.

    LH：你没生病吧？

    LL： No ， I don't think I'm sick. I think I have allergies. All the
pollen in the air has got me feeling really out of whack.

    LH： Out of whack ？你是说自己不舒服吗？

    LL： Yes， Li Hua ， out of whack means that I feel somewhat unwell，
but it does not necessarily mean I feel sick. Out of whack means feeling
not quite right.

    LH：这么说，上星期我眼镜找不到了，看东西模模糊糊的，就可以说 I felt
out of whack？

    LL： Yes， you very well may have been feeling out of whack. - Achoo-

    LH：你没完没了地打喷嚏，为什么不吃点儿治过敏的药呢？

    LL： I hate taking those medicines. They always leave me feeling out
of whack. I feel like I cannot even string together a thought when I take
them.

    LH：没错，我也不喜欢吃治过敏的药，会觉得昏昏欲睡，所以我宁可象你一
样，没完没了地打喷嚏。

    LL： That makes sense. What would you like to have for dinner ， Li
Hua ？

    LH：我找到了一个鱼香茄子的菜谱，好象不错，要不咱们试试看？

    LL： That sounds great， let's take a look at it.

    LH：在我电子邮件信箱里，我得上网打印出来。

    LL： Go right ahead.

    LH： Hmmm. Larry，你来看看，怎么印不出来啊？

    LL： It looks like the printer is out of whack.

    LH：打印机也会不舒服，out of whack？

    LL： Yes， in addition to a person feeling out of whack ， a machine
can also be out of whack. This means that the machine is not working properly.

    LH：太糟糕了，打印机坏了，那菜谱印不出来怎么办？

    LL： How about you just read out the ingredients from the computer.
That way we don't need to print anything. We will even save some paper.

    LH：只好这样了。那你听好了，我们需要茄子一个、肉馅半磅、还有，葱、
姜、蒜……

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    酒足饭饱，Larry 还在回味鱼香茄子的美味。

    LL： Mmm， that was a delicious dish Li Hua ， thank you for finding
it.

    LH：一点儿也不费事，只要你喜欢吃就好。

    LL： That was really good. Did you have enough to eat ？

    LH：我都快撑死了。你还要吗？

    LL： No ， thank you， I can't eat another bite. I guess I should
clean up. This kitchen is such a wreck.

    LH： A wreck？是什么意思啊？

    LL： "What a wreck" ， means it is a complete mess.

    LH：我明白了，what a wreck就是乱七八糟的意思。那这么说，your apartment
is often a wreck. 你的公寓永远都是a wreck.

    LL： Yes， Li Hua ， that is true ， my apartment does often need
cleaning， but I do try to keep it from becoming a total wreck.

    LH：可以理解，一忙起来就顾不上收拾房间了，我那儿可能还不如你了，我
最近都不敢让朋友去。

    LL： When you are busy it is very easy for your home to become a wreck.

    LH：没错。

    LL： You should see my desk after I've just worked on a large new
project. It is a huge wreck.

    LH：这我相信，那你不忙的时候，办公桌上是不是特别干净整齐？

    LL： Well ， no I can't say it is much better most of the time.

    LH：跟你公寓现在的样子差不多。

    LL： Ouch ！ It's not that bad in here， Li hua ， though I do admit
it could use a good cleaning.

    LH：别当真，我跟你开玩笑呢！说真的，我的公寓现在才是a bit of a wreck.

    LL： With all the papers you have been writing lately ， I am not
surprised that you have not had much time to clean up.

    LH： Larry，咱俩互助怎么样？现在我帮你整理房间，正好活动活动，消消
食，明天你来我家，帮我打扫。

    LL： That sounds like a great idea.

    今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是out of whack，意思是身体不舒服，或者
是说什么东西坏了。另一个是such a wreck，意思是乱七八糟。