Larry 和李华都对他们的朋友Dave感到很同情，因为Dave最近刚同他的女朋
友分手。李华会学到两个常用语：get a life和happy camper.

    LL： Ever since Dave's girlfriend broke up with him ， Dave has been
staying in his apartment doing nothing but playing video games and eating
pizza. He really needs to get a life！

    LH：我也听说了，自从Dave同女朋友分手后他成天灾家里玩电子游戏，什么
事也不做。不过，Larry ，你说Dave needs to get a life，我不太懂，他不是
还活着，有生命啊。

    LL： Well ， when I said Dave needed to get a life I meant Dave needs
to stop thinking about his old girlfriend and get on with his normal life.

    LH：我明白了。你的意思是说他现在的生活不正常，头不梳，脸不洗的，天
天只吃pizza.他确实应当设法忘掉那女朋友，振作起来过正常的生活。

    LL： Yes. The other day I told one of my co-workers in the office
to get a life ， too.

    LH：你怎么老是让人get a life？你的同事又怎么了？

    LL： Well ， this one person I work with complains all the time. No
one ever does anything right， nothing is ever good enough， and she never
has anything nice to say.

    LH：这种人我见得多了！他们对什么事都不满意，总是发牢骚。要跟这种人
接触多了，你也会被他弄得情绪低落的。

    LL： Yeah ， she was upset because the chairs around the table in
the meeting room were not pushed in. I couldn't believe she was bothered
by something so minor ， so I told her to get a life.

    LH：椅子没放好，她也不高兴。这种人呀，算了吧。让她找点真正有意思的
事做。 Larry，我有一个同学也需要get a life. 他书不好好地念，可整天泡在
酒巴里。

    LL： Well ， Li Hua ， at least we know that isn't going to happen
to you. You study all the time.

    LH：是啊，我太用功了，只念书，不休息，也不娱乐，或许我也应当平衡一
下- get a life.

    LL： Oh ， I wouldn't worry about it， Li Hua. You are doing just
fine. I don't think you need to get a life. Li Hua， how about some ice
cream ？

    LH：不行，我在减肥，不能吃冰淇淋。

    LL： Oh ， come on， Li Hua ， get a life ！

    ******

    LL： Have you seen Dave lately， Li Hua ？ He sure is a happy camper！

    LH：什么？Happy camper，快乐的露营者？

    LL： No ， no. A happy camper is just someone who is really happy.

    LH：噢，A happy camper指的是很快活的人。Dave现在很快活吗？

    LL： Dave got back together with his girlfriend. And ever since then
he's been smiling and laughing.

    LH：难怪Dave最近笑口常开，原来和女朋友言归于好了。我真为他高兴。

    LL： I'm a happy camper ， too. That woman who was always complaining
at work got transferred to another office.

    LH：你办公室那爱发牢骚的同事调走了啦？那太好了。 Larry，看来你的运
气也很不错。

    LL： But I feel bad for the people who will be working with her. When
they find out how much she complains， they won't be happy campers.

    LH：那倒是，这种人走到哪里，哪里的人就倒霉。我有的时候想，这种爱抱
怨的人能不能改变，也成为happy campers. Larry，我真希望跟你们一样，也是
个happy camper. 可惜我有这么多作业要改，高兴不起来。

    LL： Hey， I've got an easy way to solve this problem. Just give all
your students A's. Then they will all be happy campers.

    LH： Larry，你别出馊主意了，给每个学生都打满分，他们当然高兴。可是
这是欺骗，也不公平，这不是害了他们吗？

    LL： Li Hua ， what would make you a happy camper ？

    LH：那还不简单！就是不改作业。

    LL： Well ， why don't you put the grading off for a while and let's
go get some ice cream. I promise you'll be a happy camper.

    LH：好吧，先不改作业，痛痛快快地吃一碗冰淇淋。。

    今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是get a life，意思是改变一下生活的态
度或方式。还有一个是happy camper，意思是快乐的人。