Larry 有两张歌剧的票，邀请李华一起去。李华今天要学两个常用语，primo
和glued.

    LL： Hey， Li Hua ， I've got two primo tickets to the opera. Would
you like to come with me？

    LH：歌剧？好啊。不过Larry ，什么是primo ticket？ Primo听起来不太象
英语，是外来语吧？

    LL： You are right， Li Hua. Primo is an Italian word that means "number
one" or "first-class."

    LH：噢，primo 是意大利语，意思是最好的，最棒的。

    LL： When I said I had primo tickets to the opera ， I meant I had
very， very good seats.

    LH：既然你有最好的票，那我们一定有primo seats ，最好的座位了！

    LL： Yes， we do have primo seats. The tickets are for two seats right
in front of the center-stage.

    LH：前排最中间，真是太好了，我们一定能看得特别清楚。对了，我们看的
是哪一部歌剧啊？

    LL： It is Verdi's Aida. Since it is an opera in Italian， I guess
it is appropriate to say it will be a "primo" experience.

    LH：我听说过，威尔第的《阿依达》是一部很有名的意大利歌剧，但是我从
来没看过。

    LL： Yes， Aida is a very famous opera， and I know you will enjoy
it. I've also heard the tenor has a primo voice.

    LH： Larry，这两张primo tickets 会不会很贵啊。

    LL： Actually ， no. I got a primo deal on the tickets. My friend
bought season tickets to the orchestra， but couldn't make this performance.
He sold them to me for half price.

    LH：原来是你朋友买的季票，但是正好不能去，所以半价卖给你。That is
a primo deal！

    LL： And I was thinking before the opera， we could have dinner. I
know a primo little Italian restaurant near the opera house.

    LH：意大利饭，太棒了！我最喜欢吃意大利饭了。

    LL： I think you will find the food at this place is primo - Some
of the best in New York City.

    LH：现在只有一个问题，Larry. I don't have any primo clothes to wear！
周末先得去买一身正式点儿的衣服。

    ******

    （After the opera ）

    LL： Wasn't the opera amazing ！ I was glued to my seat the whole
time.

    LH：什么？让我看看，你裤子上没有胶水儿啊，你怎么会一直粘在椅子上呢？

    LL： I don't actually have glue on my pants ， Li Hua. When I said
I was glued to my seat， I meant I was so fascinated by the opera I didn't
want to get up.

    LH：噢，我明白了，你是说歌剧太精彩了，你听得全神贯注。确实没错，特
别是那个男高音，唱得简直太棒了。I was glued to my seat， too.

    LL： It reminds me of this lecture about China I went to not long
ago. The professor who spoke was very entertaining and charismatic.

    LH：你是说那个教授讲得太吸引人了，大家都坐在椅子上一动不动，听得聚
精会神？

    LL： Actually ， not only was I glued to my seat， I was glued to
his every word.

    LH：每个字？能让你这样的学生把他的每个字都听进去，这个教授一定很棒。

    LL： He was really good ， and he had a lot of interesting things
to say about life in China today. What about you， Li Hua ？ What keeps
you glued to your seat？

    LH：我最近正在看一部韩剧《朱蒙》，剧情太吸引人了，我一集接一集地看，
根本放不下。I am glued to the TV set for hours.

    LL： If you are glued to your television for hours， you have really
become an American， Li Hua ！

    LH：你为什么这么说呀？

    LL： I think statistics show Americans on average are glued to their
television sets for nineteen hours a week.

    LH：我简直不敢相信，美国人每星期要看十九个小时的电视，我可能连九个
小时都看不了。跟看电视比起来，我更喜欢看书。

    LL： Are you reading anything good right now？

    LH：我最近正在看一本畅销的侦探小说。I have been glued to every page！

    今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是primo ，意思是最棒的。另一个是glued，
是指被深深吸引，全神贯注的意思。