Larry 最近一直在忙着帮老板准备讲话稿。李华到Larry 的办公室来看望他。
李华今天会学到两个常用语：holed up和come up for air.

    LL： It is so nice to see you Li Hua. I've been holed up in the office
for days trying to get this presentation done for my boss.

    LH： Larry，我知道你忙着给你老板准备报告，可你说在办公室好几天干什
么来啦？Hold up ，这不是抢劫吗？

    LL： No ， not a hold up. I said "holed up". Well ， when I said I
had been holed up here in the office， I meant I hadn't left my office
in days ，

    LH：原来如此。你是说你在办公室好几天没出去。Holed up就是由于某种原
因呆在一个地方很久没法出去。

    LL： Right. I've been holed up here for three whole days now. I feel
kind of like a rabbit sleeping in his rabbit hole for the winter.

    LH：你觉得自己好象是只兔子钻在洞里过冬！说得真形象。对了，我是有好
几天没见到你了，好象不止三天哪！

    LL： When you were holed up working on your thesis， Li Hua. I didn't
see you for a long time.

    LH：那到也是。我在赶论文的那段时间常常好几天都不出门，真有钻进了洞
里的感觉。

    LL： Well ， if you have to be holed up somewhere ， your apartment
is a pretty good place. At least it is comfortable.

    LH：这倒是真的。我呆在家里好几天，是觉得很舒服，不象你这办公室，累
了连个躺的地方都没有。

    LL： There is a sofa in the break room. I've been taking naps there.

    LH：你在休息室里的沙发上睡个午睡就行啦？ Larry，你还要多久才能准备
好你老板的报告呀？你这么老呆在这里不回家，对你的身体不好。

    LL： Never mind ， I'm strong. I'll finish my boss's presentation
in a few days.

    LH：还要几天才能完成这报告呀？这样做，时间长了你会生病的。生了病，
你可就真的不能出门了。You'll be holed up at home.

    LL： At this point， being holed up at home sounds a lot better than
being holed up here at work.

    LH： Larry，还是跟我出去呼吸一下新鲜空气，你再回去继续干。

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    LL： Thanks for getting me out of the office， Li Hua. I just had
to come up for air.

    LH：你不用谢我，我写论文的时候，你也把我拽出来休息休息。Larry ，你
说"come up for air" 大概是指换换环境，呼吸点新鲜空气，休息一下，是吗？

    LL： Right， I felt like I was drowning under all that work. Coming
up for air was just what I needed.

    LH：我跟你有同样的感觉。学期结束前我赶着写一篇报告时候，好几天没出
门；我觉得自己真的好象被那些书和笔记本给淹没了。

    LL：I know. You looked so pale and evenly sickly. That's why I practically
dragged you out to come up for air.

    LH：我当时确实感到好象要生病的样子。幸亏你拉我出去换换空气，休息了
一下。好吧，你现在想做些什么呢？

    LL： Well ， I remember when you were working on your thesis， Li
Hua ， I'd get you to come up for air by asking you to go for a walk in
the park.

    LH：我记得你带我去的那个公园。那里有各式各样的花。好吧，我们上那公
园去散步。

    LL： OK ， let's go for a walk in the park for a little while. I know
I'll work better after coming up for some air.

    LH：我敢肯定你散步，休息后工作起来会更有效的。对了，明天我要说服我
的同Lisa也出来休息一下。

    LL： Why？ What is she working on ？

    LH：她正在找工作，所以忙着在网上，报上查招聘广告，寄几十份履历给公
司，填写申请工作的表格……她已经有一个星期没有出门了。

    LL： Sounds like she does need to come up for some air. If she wants
to come out for air tomorrow， maybe I can join you too.

    LH：那太好了。你们俩都应该注意休息。You two should come up for air
sometimes ！

    今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是" holed up" ，意思是一个人由于某种
原因在一个地方不能出门。李华学到的另一个常用语是"come up for air" ，意
思是换换环境，休息一会儿。