春天来了，Larry和李华计划到外面转转，享受春天的美景。他们会用到两个常用语：to catch something和open minded.

    Larry： What wonderful spring weather！ We should get out and enjoy it， Lihua.

    LH： 没错，咱们踏春去！

    Larry： There are a lot of music festivals around town these days. Would you be interested in catching an outdoor show somewhere？

    LH： Catch a show？ "Catch"不是捕捉的意思吗？ 怎么可能捕捉一个show呢？

    Larry： Not that kind of catch， Lihua. Here， the word "catch" means to go to attend something， like a show.

    LH： 哦，catch在这里不是“捕捉”，而是“参加某项活动”的意思。 To catch a show就是去看一场表演。

    Larry： That's right！ We could catch a rock concert.

    LH： 啊？摇滚演唱会？太吵了！ Let's catch a classical music performance instead. 我们去欣赏一场古典音乐。

    Larry： Classical music？ With music that boring and weather this nice， I'd surely fall asleep！

    LH： 听古典乐你会睡觉？真是没有艺术细胞！ 好了，你还有什么主意？

    Larry： Well， we could always go catch a movie. There's a new action film that just came out.

    LH： Catch a movie？ 看电影？可那是在室内啊，可惜了这么好的天气！

    Larry： That's OK. We can just enjoy the lovely weather - as we walk to the movie theater.

    LH： 可我不是很想看电影……Wait！ I know！ 我们去运动运动吧，I feel like catching a game of tennis. 去打网球吧！

    Larry： Well， you can't "catch" a game of tennis if you are playing it. If you are watching other people play， however， then you can say you are "catching" the game.

    LH： 哦，to catch something是强调被动地，不需要费力就可以享受的那种参与。如果自己挥汗如雨地去打网球，就不能用catch， 可如果自己不用动，轻松地坐在一边看网球赛，就可以说catch a game of tennis 了！ 这样吧 Larry， 咱们去博物馆看艺术展，怎么样？

    Larry： Ah， I guess we could go to the museum……

    LH： 你好像不太情愿啊！

    Larry： Well， it's just that I had my mind set on going to that rock concert for awhile now.

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    LH： 真不明白，那么吵闹的摇滚乐，有什么好听的。

    Larry： Come on， Lihua. I think you should be more open-minded when it comes to music.

    LH： Open-minded？ 什么意思？

    Larry： To be open-minded means to be open to new ideas or experiences.

    LH： I get it. To be open minded就是宽容，思想开放的意思。这么说起来，Larry， 你就不是个open-minded，思想开放，勇于尝试的人。

    Larry： No way！ I am very open-minded， Lihua. I've done all sorts of crazy things with you that I wouldn't normally do.

    LH：比如呢？

    Larry： Well， like playing Mahjong with your friends. Even though I had to learn from scratch， I still kept an open mind and tried to have fun.

    LH： 哈哈，你打麻将那次还真是出丑呢！

    Larry： And I went camping last year with your friends. And even though it was cold and raining the entire time， I was open-minded and tried to enjoy myself.

    LH： 好啦，我承认你是个优秀的男朋友！

    Larry： Of course I am！ And I'm not close-minded.

    LH： Close-minded？ 我知道了，一定是open-minded的反义词，就是思想保守的。对不对？

    Larry： That's right. You shouldn't be so close-minded to this rock concert thing.

    LH： 那好，我们来个妥协。咱们先去看博物馆看艺术展，然后再去听摇滚乐，怎么样？我够open-minded了吧？

    Larry： Great！ Let's go！

    今天李华学了两个常用语，一个是to catch something，意思是“观看观赏”。另一个是open-minded，意思是“思想开放的，肯接受新鲜事物的”。