流行美语第131课：借钱帮朋友与爱招惹别人 -(韦博分享).docVIP

HYPERLINK 流行美语第131课：借钱帮朋友与爱招惹别人 -（ HYPERLINK 韦博分享） HYPERLINK 流行美语第131课：借钱帮朋友与爱招惹别人 -（ HYPERLINK 韦博分享） Larry和李华准备到银行去，李华要开一个帐户，而Larry需要取一些现金。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to be hard up和to pick on someone. LH: Larry，我要去银行开个户头，你去银行做什么？ LL: Well, my friend is a little hard up for cash right now, so Im going to withdraw some money and let him borrow it. LH: 原来你是要提现金借给朋友啊！你的朋友怎么啦？你说他hard up for cash。Cash是现金。这个我懂，但hard up是什么意思？ LL: To be hard up for something means that you dont have enough of it. LH: Hard up for something就是什么东西不够，所以你那朋友hard up for cash, 就是钱不够啦！对不对？ LL: Exactly. Hes helped me when I was hard up before, so I feel that I should help him out now. LH: 嗯，你朋友以前也借钱给你，帮过你，所以现在你帮他。这也是应该的。对了，Larry, 这个hard up除了指缺钱，还可以用在什么地方？ LL: Well, one is usually hard up for money. However, you can be hard up for time or for work, too. LH: 如果我说I am hard up for time, 那就表示我很忙，时间不够，对不对？ LL: Right. Im usually hard up for time during exams. I have so much studying to do that I hardly even sleep. LH: 我也是，只要到了期中考，期末考的季节，我就觉得时间不够用，书都念不完。那hard up for work不能说工作不够，只能说找不到工作喽？ LL: Im hard up for work means that I really need a job, but Im having a hard time finding one. LH: 嗯，那种需要工作却找不到工作的滋味一定很不好受。希望我毕业后不会经历hard up for work. LL: So do I. I dont think anyone enjoys being hard up for time, money, or work. LH：对，缺钱，缺时间，没工作都不好受。 ****** LL: Did you see those two children in the bank? The little boy was awful; he kept picking on his sister. LH: 就是，那个小男孩真不听话，吵吵闹闹的。你说他picking on his sister，那是什么意思？ LL: Oh, to pick on someone is to annoy or to be mean to that person. The little boy kept picking on his sister by calling her ugly and pulling her hair. LH: Pick on someone就是欺负，招惹别人，或者老是批评别人的意思。那个小男孩不断拉他姐姐的头发，还说她丑，真是很让人讨厌。我小时候我哥哥也喜欢捉弄我。他总是踩我的脚，却说是我踩他！ LL: Well, at least your brother stopped doing that when he got older. My parents still pick on each other. LH: 你说什么，你的爸妈也老是互相指责？ LL: They just criticize each other over stupid things. For example, my dad likes to pick on my mom about her cooking. He thinks shes a terrible