Larry 说好开车来接李华去艺术馆，可是李华等了他好久也不见他来。李华
今天会学到两个常用语 spaced 和in a jiffy.

    （Phone rings ）

    LH： Hello？

    LL： Hi ， Li Hua ， This is Larry. I am so sorry I am late. I completely
spaced that we were going to the museum today.

    LH： You spaced going to the museum ？我们要去艺术馆不是航空馆，跟
space 没有关系！

    LL： By "spaced" I meant I completely forgot. Again ， I'm really
sorry.

    LH：你怎么全忘了呢？我们不是一直说要去看画展吗？

    LL： I know ， Li Hua. I can't explain how I spaced it. I got busy
doing little things at home like laundry and cleaning the kitchen.

    LH：什么？你在忙着洗衣服和打扫厨房？平时不见你干活，怎么今天这么勤
快呢？不过别着急， Larry谁都有忘记的时候，包括我在内。

    LL： I can't believe it ， Li Hua. You are so well organized. I can't
imagine you spacing anything.

    LH：我今年就忘了给我母亲寄生日贺卡。 I completely spaced it ！

    LL： You spaced sending your own mother a birthday card ？！

    LH：是啊，真不好意思。那几天我忙着改学生的作业，把寄卡的事忘得一干
二净。Completely spaced it！

    LL： Well ， that makes me feel a little better about spacing today's
trip to the museum.

    LH： Larry，你忘了没关系，现在还来的及。我们还有时间去看展览。

    LL： Really ？ I thought I had the pamphlet for the museum with its
closing time， but I seem to have spaced where I put it.

    LH：博物馆的小册子也不知道放在哪里了？你今天怎么了？得了，我上网去
查吧！让我看看……有了，网站上说他们6 点关门。

    LL： OK ， if I don't space anything else ， we should have plenty
of time to see the exhibit and maybe get some dinner afterwards.

    LH： Larry，千万别忘了把门票带上。Don't space bringing the tickets
for the exhibit.没有票我们就惨了。

    LL： Don't worry Li Hua ， I won't space the tickets. I've got them
right in my pocket. I'll be over soon. Bye！（hangs up）

    ******

    LL： See， I told you I'd be over in a jiffy！

    LH： In a jiffy ？你是说很快就到了，是吗？

    LL： Exactly， Li Hua. In a jiffy means a very short amount of time.

    LH：对了，你平时要花一刻钟才能到我这里，今天怎么十分钟不到就到了呢？
You did make it here in a jiffy.

    LL： I tried very hard to get over here in a jiffy， because I felt
so bad about spacing our trip to the museum today.

    LH：别再想忘了去参观的事了。我们得马上出发，不然就没有时间看画展了。
We better get there in a jiffy.

    LL： Oh ， it won't take long to get there， Li Hua. The museum isn't
far. I promise we will be there in a jiffy. Are you ready to go ？

    LH：我去拿一下大衣和钱包，马上就准备好。

    LL： While you are getting your coat and purse， I'll check the directions
to the museum on the Internet.（computer clicking sounds）

    LH： Okay ，我去拿大衣。你在网上查查去博物馆的路线。

    LL： The web page isn't coming up. Usually web pages come up in a
jiffy.

    LH：是啊，平时网页一点就开，今天真奇怪。 Larry，我们没有时间了，还
是赶快上车吧。

    LL： Li Hua ， I didn't have lunch because I rushed to get over here.
Do you mind if I fix myself a sandwich real quick ？ I can make one in
a jiffy.

    LH： Oh ， Larry，实在抱歉，我不知道你还没有吃午饭。你赶快去作sandwich
吧，我在这里等你。不过要快噢。Please do it in a jiffy ！

    LL： I will ， and I promise I will also eat it in a jiffy， too！

    今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是spaced，意思是忘了。还有一个是in a
jiffy 意思是马上、立刻。