Larry 在帮李华写一篇报告，因为李华的电脑出了问题，她写的整个报告都
丢了。今天李华会学到两个常用语：back to square one和killer.

    LH：电脑出了问题，我写的东西全没了！真糟糕，现在我得从头开始写了！

    LL： I'm sorry， Li Hua. It's a real bummer ， but I guess we're back
to squareone.

    LH： Larry，我急都快急死了，你还在做什么游戏，什么方块一，方块二的。
方块和我写报告有什么关系？

    LL： Oh ， when you're back to square one it means that you are back
where you started and you have to start all over again.

    LH：噢，原来back to square one就是回到开头的地方，一切都得从头来起。
唉，看来我也只能这么做了。

    LL： You must remember some of what you wrote. You can start by writing
that down before you forget it.

    LH：我脑子里是记得一些我写的东西。先把我记得的部份写下来。这倒是个
好主意，这样总比一切从头开始要好一些。

    LL： Don't feel so bad， Li Hua. It could be worse. My uncle spent
years working on a novel. But a computer virus destroyed his computer
and the backup disk. He was back to square one.

    LH：我的天啊！你叔叔比我更惨，写了多年的小说就这样没了。要是我的话，
我可能就会放弃了。

    LL： But my uncle said he's going to rewrite the novel despite the
fact he had to start from square one.

    LH：你叔叔真有毅力呀！嗯，Larry ，你有没有闻到一股烧焦味？

    LL： Oh no！ I forgot about the pizza in the oven. It's burning ！
Li Hua， I'm so sorry. I'm afraid that we're back to square one with dinner，
too

    LH：不得了，比撒饼在烤箱里都忘了。哎呀，你看，都烤焦了。看来我们得
重新打电话订比萨饼了。

    LL： That's a good idea because this one is completelyburned.

    ******

    LL： Let's watch TV while we're eating. The Simpsons are on. I love
watching The Simpsons ； it's such a killer show. LH：哎哟，Larry ，你
有没有搞错啊？“辛普森家族”是个卡通节目，很好玩的。哪是什么杀人行凶的
节目呢？

    LL： No ， I don't mean "killer" as in deadly. I mean killer as in
awesome or really cool. LH：噢，原来这里的killer不是杀人，而是指某样东
西很棒，很酷。我也觉得“辛普森家族”是个很棒，很好笑的节目。

    LL： This is killer pizza ， too. I'll have to remember to order pizza
from the same restaurant next time. LH：对，这比萨饼真好吃。没错，下回
再到这个饭馆去订。 Larry，我已经看过这一集“辛普森家族”了，这一集真的
很好笑。

    LL： Yeah ， you're right ， this is a killer episode. I can watch
it over and over again and never get tired of it. LH：这一集我也看了好
几遍了，但是还没有看厌。Larry ，我觉得另外一个电视连续剧也可以算得上是
个killer show.

    LL： What show？

    LH：那个描写6 个年轻男女在纽约市的“六人行”节目。那是我最喜欢的电
视节目之一，每次播那个节目，我绝对不会错过！

    LL： There are probably several million people who agree with you.
That is a killer show ， and one of the most popular TV shows in history.
LH：许多人都同意我的观点！那是美国电视节目有史以来最红的节目之一。这么
说，你同意我的判断喽？

    LL： I think the show could be better ， but Jennifer Aniston has
killer legs. LH ：啊！原来你的注意力全在女主角的一双漂亮的腿上呀？

    LL： It's not the only reason ， but she does have killer legs.