李华结束了在中国的短期研究，返回美国，跟Larry 一起在公园里散步。今
天我们要学两个常用语：deal和let it go.

    LL： Wow， Lihua. Not only am I glad that you are back， I'm grateful
that we can spend some time together in this warm weather ！

    LH：是啊，今天天气真是太好了。你看，对面快餐店门口的那个不是小燕吗？
我们过去打个招呼吧！

    LL： Ummmm. We can meet up with her later ， but I'd rather stay here
and talk with you.

    LH：怎么啦？你好象显得很不自在。

    LL： Ok Lihua ， it's best that we don't go over there. She's - well
- it's best you don't know what her deal is ， you know ？

    LH： Her deal ？你说小燕走私毒品？那怎么可能！

    LL： 'The deal' refers to someone's situation ， mental state ， or
attitude problem. So， it's best that you not know what happened with
her. But I should tell you.

    LH：我知道了，the deal是说一个人有问题。Tell me what her deal is.
还有啊，你也得好好解释解释，What YOUR deal is ！这次回来，你好象老是遮
遮掩掩的。

    LL： I'm sorry， but here's the deal： She took me out several times
for dinner， and I -

    LH：真的吗？你们俩人没有怎么样吧？

    LL： Please let me finish. The deal is - she wanted to try to start
dating， and I tried the most polite way possible to let her know what
MY deal was - which was that I'm not interested ， but -

    LH： So THAT's the deal ！我真没想到小燕会做出这种事来！What's her
deal？你干嘛不早告诉我！

    LL： Ok ， so the deal is - I was hoping to avoid this whole situation
- to avoid this whole deal - but it's best that you know now.

    LH：我确实不太高兴，但我相信你。我也很了解小燕，I know her deal.

    LL：If only I had known ， I could have avoided the whole deal altogether！

    LH：算了，不说这些，我做了些三明治，还有茶，我们去野餐。

    ******

    LH：怎么样，我做的三明治好吃吗？

    LL： Delicious， Lihua！ Where did you learn to make these…… during
your time in China？ Hahah！

    LH：别逗了，小燕那桩事，还是让我心烦意乱的。她毕竟是我的好朋友，如
今，她一定是伤透了心。

    LL： Don't worry. She just needs some time to let it go.

    LH： let what go？放手？你难道有什么东西在小燕那里吗？

    LL： 'To let it go' means to forgive and continue with your life after
something bad happens. She is upset about what happened. After some time，
she will let it go.

    LH：我明白了，let it go 是忘记不愉快的事情，向前走的意思。你是说，
只要待以时日，小燕就会把这段感情忘掉？你要知道，Larry ，心灵的伤痛可是
很难愈合的。

    LL： I agree， but everyone is different. Sometimes it takes a long
time for people to let things go. And sometimes ， people never let things
go.

    LH：没错，很多人都有过类似的经历。

    LL： I recall the first time I was rejected for a job that I applied
for in college. It took me years before I could let it go ！

    LH：还看不出来，你原来这么容易受到伤害。

    LL： So ， was there anything that took you a long time to let go ？

    LH：那可能要算结束我的初恋了。

    LL： Your first breakup ？ Who took longer to let it go ？ You or
him ？

    LH：当然是他了。说实话，我们两个本来就不是一路人。分手后，我的第一
任男友整整给我打了一年的电话，希望能破镜重圆。He just recently let it
go.

    LL： Letting go can be the key to moving on with one's life. Sometimes
people need to see a mental health specialist to help overcome such a
difficult thing.

    LH：看心理医生？有那么严重？对了，你要不要再加点茶？

    LL： Ah ， great. Thanks， Lihua！ I won't let go.

    LH： Let go ？你在说什么呀？

    LL： Nothing. I mean I won't let go of the tea cup. It's very expensive！
Haha！

    LH：你又闹！有时候，我真搞不懂你。正经事说到一半，你就开玩笑。一点
没正经。

    LL： You know that's not true. I think we should let it go.

    LH： What ？？？ Let WHAT go？

    LL： This topic ， of course！

    今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是deal，意思是某个人的状况和问题。还
有一个是let it go ，意思是忘记不愉快的往事，走出阴影。