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流行美语第330课：得心应手 筑室道谋 -（韦博分享） 流行美语第330课：得心应手 筑室道谋 -（韦博分享） Larry和李华一起吃中饭。今天我们要学两个常用语：in ones element和too many cooks in the kitchen. LL: Lihua, isnt this weather gorgeous? LH: 是啊，两个月前还是冰天雪地的，怎么好象一眨眼就进入夏天了似的。 LL: This year the weather has been really strange. First, it snowed a lot. And now its really warm. Maybe its global warming. LH: 不管是什么原因，只要阳光明媚，我就有一副好心情。坐在这里，感觉整个人都是暖洋洋的。 LL: Do you remember the other day when we were talking about Jeff? LH: 记得啊，上次我见到Jeff, 他好象正在忙着找女朋友，还说什么这是他今年要实现的目标。 LL: I saw him at a dance party the other night, and he looked like he was totally in his element. He was talking to one girl after another. LH: 这么说，他已经开始把计划落实在行动上了？不过Larry, what do you mean when you say he was in his element? LL: In ones element, basically means that someone is in a very suitable environment and doing something that comes very naturally. Like I could say that you are in your element when youre teaching Chinese. LH: 哦，我明白了，in ones element, 就是说做什么事情很自如，得心应手。那我也可以说，You are in your element when youre playing video games. LL: You got it. Jeff looked totally cool and in his element the other night. LH: 这么说，Jeff在舞会上非常自如，而且十分擅长跟女孩子搭讪。哎，我怎么记得他以前好象特别腼腆。你跟他打招呼了吗？ LL: Of course. He told me that hes become much more social and outgoing during the past year and hes always going out to bars and parties. LH: 这么说，Jeff 找女朋友的目标用不了多久就能实现了。 ****** LL: Hey, I almost forgot. I have great news. My brother George is finally getting married and we are invited. LH: George终于要结婚了！真是太好了。婚礼在哪里举行？ LL: I think its going to be in Orlando. Thats where my brothers girlfriends family is from. LH: 是佛罗里达的奥兰多吗？我正好没去过迪斯尼。这下好了，可以借着去参加婚礼的机会，到迪斯尼去好好玩玩。 婚礼具体在哪家宾馆，办定了吗？ LL: Im not sure. My brother and his girlfriend want to have the wedding on a beach. But the brides family wants to have it at a resort. Seems to me like there are too many cooks in the kitchen. LH: 你是说George和他未婚妻想在沙滩上举行婚礼，可新娘的家里人却希望能在渡假村里办。可这跟什么厨房、厨子有什么关系呢？ LL: No, youre misunderstanding the phrase too many cooks in the kitchen. Its a metaphor,