流行美语第348课：后悔到想踹自己—(韦博分享).docVIP

流行美语第348课：后悔到想踹自己 -（韦博分享） 流行美语第348课：后悔到想踹自己 -（韦博分享） 李华和Larry一起到饭馆吃饭。店里人多，他们只好排队等位。今天我们要学两个常用语：to kick oneself和wiggle room。 LH: Larry, 真希望这家饭馆能快点上菜，我快饿晕了！ L: Yeah, Im pretty hungry too, and smelling all the delicious food here is only making it worse. LH: 咱们待会儿也别看菜单了，就跟服务员说，什么菜能上得最快，我们就点什么。 L: Well, I guess we could do that ... but if the food is really bad, youre going to be kicking yourself later. LH: 你说我要kick myself? 踢我自己？别开玩笑了，我连抬腿的劲儿都没有了，怎么还能踢自己。 L: Actually, if you really regret something stupid that you did earlier, you can say that you are kicking yourself. LH: 哦， 原来to kick oneself不是自己踢自己，而是为自己做的蠢事感到后悔。你是说，要是我不看菜单瞎点，八成得后悔。 L: Right! Here is another example. I spent $1,000 on a new computer, but I was kicking myself a week later when it went on sale for half the price. LH: 那可不，刚买台电脑，没几天就降价50%，这能不让人后悔么？早知道就多等几天，可以省好多钱呢。好了，咱们还是赶快决定吃什么吧，辣鸡翅怎么样？ L: I really love spicy food, but it always makes my stomach hurt. If I eat it, I know Im going to be kicking myself later. LH: 那油炸奶酪？ L: Yeah, those are really tasty too, but theyre so fattening! I know Im going to be kicking myself at the gym tomorrow. LH: Larry, 你怎么这么多事！这家饭馆挺贵的，应该不会难吃。 L: Yeah, Im going to be kicking myself if we spend a lot of money on dinner but the food isnt very good. LH: 可是Larry，我真的饿死了。那张桌子空出来了，我们可以进去了! L: Great! Lets go and sit down. ****** LH: 啊，真是酒足饭饱，我吃得太多了，撑死了。咱们干点什么消化消消食儿吧。 L: Hmm ... do you want to go see a movie? I think that the new Tom Cruise action movie starts playing at 9 PM. LH: 好啊，可是现在已经八点一刻了，咱们赶得及么？ L: Well, the theater is only 15 minutes away, so we have some wiggle room. LH: Wiggle room? 那什么意思？ L: When you say that you have some wiggle room, that means that you have some flexibility, or room to spare. LH: 噢，wiggle room就是回旋余地。你是说电影院离得不远，我们还有一些时间，应该可以赶上九点钟的电影。 L: Right! Here is another example. My apartment lease ends next week, but I have some wiggle room because my landlord said I could stay an extra month if I need to. LH: 我明白了。房东允许你再多住一个月，所以你就不必赶紧搬家，还有时间可以慢慢找房子。 对了，我听说Tom Crui