在今天的对话中Michael会教李华两个常用语：一个是under the weather，另一个是to grab a bite to eat.

    M： Hello？

    L： 喂，Michael，你今天怎么了？我怎么在学校没看到你，打电话到你上班的地方也没人接。你没事儿吧？

    M： Oh， its nothing. I am just a little under the weather today， so I decided to take the rest of the day off and really rest.

    L： 什么？你说天气不好，所以你就请一天假。天气好好的吗，你干吗撒谎呢？

    M： No no， I said "I am under the weather today". Under， U-N-D-E-R； The Weather， W-E-A-T-H-E-R. Under the weather， it means sick.

    L： 噢，under the weather就是生病的意思啊，那你还不赶快看医生啊？

    M： Oh， don't worry. It's not very serious. Usually when someone says that they are under the weather， they mean they feel bad， but are not very sick.

    L： 你的病不严重，那我就放心了。可是你为什么今天觉得under the weather呢？

    M： Last night I went out to eat with a friend. After dinner， it started to rain heavily. We didn't have umbrellas， and I had to walk to a long way back to my car in the rain. I think I caught a cold， so now I feel under the weather.

    L： 难怪了，你吃完饭就淋着雨走了那么长的路。哎呀，你以后可千万小心，万一得了什么大病那该怎么办呢？

    M： It's ok， Li Hua. I can take care of myself. That's why I am resting at home. That reminds me， how is your mother doing？ Didn't you say she was under the weather last week？

    L： 噢，我妈妈现在好多了。不过上星期可真把我们吓坏了。上星期一她突然说不舒服，提前下班，第二天就开始咳嗽，浑身发软。

    M： Oh no！ You must have been worried she had SARS.

    L： 没错，我家里人都担心她感染了萨斯。所以每个人都嚷着自己 under the weather，不过啊，第二天我妈妈的情况好转，他们每个人也都觉得自己好了。

    M： They were all thinking about SARS， so they also felt under the weather. In fact， they were all ok.

    L： 就是啊，他们觉得自己under the weather，我看纯粹是心理作用。

    M： So why were you trying to call me at work today？

    L： 我打电话想问问你今天晚上要不要一快去吃饭。

    M： Well， I'd like to， but I really think I should stay at home tonight. Maybe this weekend we can grab a bite to eat.

    L： 你说我们这个周末吃什么？

    M： I said we can "grab a bite to eat". Grab， G-R-A-B； a bite， B-I-T-E； to eat， E-A-T. It means we can go out and have a quick meal somewhere this weekend.

    L： 噢，grab a bite to eat就是随便到那个餐馆吃一顿，对不对。

    M： That's about right. To be exact， it means to find some quick and simple food， like fast food.

    L： 啊？尤其指吃快餐啊，我可不想这样随便grab a bite to eat.我想去个有气氛的好餐馆。再说了，Michael，你也不应该老吃垃圾食物。

    M： I know， I know. It's just that I often don't have a lot of time between classes and work. So at lunchtime， I usually have to go to a fast food place and grab a bite to eat. I don't have time to go anywhere else.

    L： 如果你觉得中午时间很紧，那你就应该在家里把午饭准备好带到学校。你看，你每天到外面grab a bite to eat，那样你的开销多大啊。

    M： I don't always grab a bite to eat at fast food places. Sometimes I make lunch at home. But it takes a lot of time in the evening， and sometimes I am busy then， too.

    L： Michael，你真是太不会照顾自己了，冒着雨乱跑，整天吃垃圾食品，难怪你会under the weather，以后你真的要好好照顾自己呢。

    今天Michael身体有点不舒服，就是under the weather：Michael约李华等他身体好了一起去grab a bite to eat，也就是随便到外面吃点快餐。