LH： Larry，我的钱包不见了。找了半天也没找到。我肯定是放在家里的，
你说现在怎么办呢？

    LL： That's a real downer. Let me help you look for it. What does
it look like？

    LH：嗯，我的钱包是红颜色的，上面还镶有蓝色的边。你刚才说downer，那
是什么意思？

    LL： Oh ， a "downer" is something that makes you feel "down" or depressed.
Losing your wallet is definitely a downer.

    LH： Downer 就是让人不高兴的事情。嗯，丢钱包真的是很倒霉。丢了钱还
不算，还得重新申请驾驶执照、身份证件，还得打电话给信用卡公司取消我的信
用卡，想到这些我就头疼。

    LH： Hey， don't get all upset yet. We still haven't finished looking
for it.

    LL：我知道。这样吧，我到厨房去找，你帮我找一找沙发底下。

    LL： Sure. Hey， you know what else is a downer ？ Julia can't go
out with us tonight. Her boyfriend is sick and she went over to his house
to take care of him.

    LH：噢，Julia 今晚不能和我们去吃饭啦？真让人失望。That is a downer！
自从她交了男朋友以后，我已经好久没见到她了。

    LL： I know what you mean. I haven't seen her in at least two months.

    LH：我找到了！我找到我的钱包了。你看，在冰箱下面，一定是今天早上我
买菜回来时掉下去的。

    LL： Great！ Let's go. I'm so hungry that I can eat a whole horse.
It would be a real downer if we have to wait for a table at the restaurant.

    LH：餐厅里等不到位子，那还不是什么大问题。我要是真找不到我的钱包，
那才真是a real downer. LL ： Yeah ， then I'd have to pay ！

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    LH：（Whiny ）什么！还得等一个小时才有座位啊？啊，我不行了，我快要
饿死了！

    LL： Oh ， don't be such a big baby. You'll survive. Besides， it
might not take that long.

    LH： Larry，你说我像个baby .Baby就是婴儿，娃娃。我饿了还不行吗？大
人也会肚子饿哪！

    LL： Well ， then don't act so immatureand whiny. You're too old to
whine like a baby.

    LH：你说我表现得象个孩子一样，所以叫我baby. 我饿了还不能说呀？

    LL： Saying that you're going to starve to death is a little dramatic，
don't you think ？

    LH：我说快要饿死了。这是强调，夸张！为了找钱包，我中午饭都没有来得
及吃。所以我真的是很饿啊！

    LL： All right， don't get so upset. I was just teasingyou. You don't
need to be such a big baby about it.

    LH：你怎么你又叫我baby了！

    LL： I'm sorry. It's just fun to tease you.

    LH：噢，你就喜欢逗我。你觉得这样很好玩啊？好啊！你不也是经常抱怨没
有时间看球赛，没有时间出去玩吗。那下回我也叫你a big baby！

    LL： I really was just kidding， Li Hua. You're not a big baby. You
don't need to start thinking of ways to get even with me.

    LH：你惹急了我就说是开玩笑。我当然要想办法报复了。

    LL：Hey ， look our table's ready.

    LH：谢天谢地。我们终于等到位子了。现在你再叫我big baby，我也无所谓
了。吃饭要紧，快点菜吧。