李华正在兴致勃勃地给Larry 将她去看医生的经过，没想到被Larry 泼了一
盆冷水。李华今天要学两个常用语，TMI 和PDQ .

    LL： Oh ， Li Hua ， that is really TMI. I'm sorry you had to go to
the doctor， but I really don't want to hear all about your infected toenail！

    LH：你不想知道医生是怎么帮我处理那个发炎的脚趾甲的吗？TMI ？什么是
TMI 呀？

    LL： T-M-I is an abbreviation for "Too Much Information." I think
you were giving me too much information about your doctor's appointment.

    LH：我知道TMI 是too much information的缩写，但我还是不明白，你为什
么对我看医生漠不关心呢？

    LL： Well ， you were telling me very specific details about your
trip to the doctor， like how he had to cut away part of your toenail ，
and I thought you gave me too much information. TMI ！

    LH：噢，你是不想听医生是怎么把发炎的脚趾甲剪掉，又是怎么把里面的脓
……

    LL：（Urgently） Please ， Li Hua ， that really is TMI ！ Generally，
Americans don't like to talk about the specifics of personal matters like
a doctor's visit， especially when the details are disgusting ！

    LH：原来是这样，就是说凡是像看医生这类的私事，美国人一般不会告诉别
人，否则的话就是TMI.

    LL： That's right. But you should also not give too much information
about your personal relationships.

    LH：我有个朋友叫Sharon，她最喜欢给我讲她跟自己男朋友交往的细节。我
也觉得那些都是 TMI .

    LL： How so ？

    LH：比如说，她会告诉我，她的男朋友是怎么亲她的。

    LL： That is definitely TMI. You probably really don't want to know
how Sharon's boyfriend kisses.

    LH：那当然了。我实在不想听，可又不知道该怎么告诉她。

    LL： Well ， now you do ！ The next time Sharon goes on and on about
her boyfriend you can just say， "Please， Sharon ， TMI！"

    LH：我下次一定试试。对不起，Larry ，我得赶紧找个厕所。我刚才喝了一
大瓶水。憋死我了。

    LL：（Urgently） Li Hua ， that is another excellent example of TMI！

    ******

    LL： You are back ， Li Hua. That was PDQ ！

    LH：你刚才说TMI "too much information"，现在又说PDQ ， PDQ是什么意
思啊？

    LL： PDQ stands for "Pretty Darn Quick." You came back from the restroom
very quickly， you were PDQ ！

    LH：噢，你是说我动作快啊，我是不想让你等，当然PDQ 啦。

    LL： Say， Li Hua ， I am getting very hungry. Aren't you ？ Let's
stop chatting and find a place to eat PDQ.

    LH：附近那个三明治的小吃店怎么样？

    LL： That's a good idea ！ The sandwiches are really good and they
make them PDQ ， which is good because I should really get back to work.

    LH：对呀，他们那里的三明治又好吃又不用等。Larry ，你下午干脆别上班
了，我们好好吃一顿，然后去公园。这么好的天气，待在办公室里可惜了！

    LL： I wish I could ， Li Hua ， but I really can't. My boss assigned
me a project this morning ， and he really wants me to finish it PDQ.

    LH：那好吧，既然你要赶项目，那我们就快吃，你好get back to work PDQ.

    LL： What about you ， Li Hua ？ Do you have a relaxing afternoon
planned ？

    LH：其实我也有事。我的公寓有些地方需要修理，房东下午过来。所以吃完
饭，我也要立刻赶回去。

    LL： Well ， it sounds like we both have things to do this afternoon.
Here's the sandwich place. Oh ， No ！ It doesn't look like our lunch
is going to PDQ after all.

    LH：今天怎么这么多人，都排到门外了。

    LL： Well ， it doesn't look like the service will be PDQ today. They
must be short-handed.

    LH：我们改去麦当劳吧，快餐店应该不会等太久。

    LL： And then we'll need to eat them PDQ， too！

    今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是TMI ，意思是别人并不想知道的事。另
一个是 PDQ，意思是非常快。

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