【大紀元4月12日訊】李華早上起床，發現昨天晚上下了整整一夜的雪，足足有兩英尺深，看來今天是出不去了。今天我們要學兩個常用語：total和zapped of energy.
(Knock on Li Hua’s door, Li Hua opens it)
LH: Larry! 這麼大的雪你怎麼跑來了，路上一定特別難走吧？
LL: Li hua, you are right. When I left my apartment, I didn’t think the road conditions were that bad, but the roads really are treacherous. I couldn’t see where I was going!
LH: 啊？你是開車過來的？那你身上哪來的這麼多雪呢？
LL: I just walked five blocks to your house because I got in a wreck. My car is totaled.
LH: Your car is totaled? 什麼是totaled? 是不是開到一半陷在雪裡了？我幫你去一起把車推出來吧！
LL: No, Lihua, when you say something is “totaled”, it means that it is demolished beyond repair.
LH: Oh no Larry! 你說你的車已經撞得沒辦法修了，徹底報銷了？怎麼會呢？How did you total your car?
LL: I turned onto your street and I hit a patch of black ice. I lost control of my car and it went sliding at full speed into a telephone pole. The entire front end is totaled.
LH: 哦，原來你是因為開到冰上，車子失去了控制，結果撞到電線桿子上，車前面全都撞爛了。你當時一定嚇壞了吧？
LL: You’re right. I am really shaken up right now. Totaling my car is probably the scariest experience I have ever had.
LH: 好在撞爛的是你的車，而不是你的人。你好像除了受了點兒驚嚇以外，毛髮未傷嘛！
LL: You’re right. Although my car is totaled, what’s most important is that I’M not totaled.
LH: 沒錯，我們教授Johnson上次出了個小車禍，胳膊就骨折了，更不要說大車禍了，太可怕了。
LL: Yeah, I feel really lucky. People usually get badly injured when they total their cars. My knee feels a little funny, but other than that, I think the airbags did their job.
LH: 別多說了，快進來，趕緊叫拖車公司來把你的車拖走！
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李華把Larry讓到屋裡，Larry忙著給拖車公司打電話，請他們幫忙把自己撞壞的車拖回家。
LL: Thanks for your help Li Hua, the towing company will be here soon to pick up my car.
LH: 不客氣，只要你人沒事我就高興了。一會兒要不要出堆雪人、打雪仗。或許可以幫你轉移一下注意力。
LL: Oh Lihua, I don’t think I can. This is such a stressful situation. I feel totally zapped of energy.
LH: You are zapped of energy? 你是說精力旺盛？渾身上下有使不完的勁？那好，我們現在就走。
LL: No, Lihua, when I say I am zapped of energy, I mean that my energy level is very low and I am feeling tired.
LH: 哦，你說的zapped of energy意思是精疲力竭，一點力氣都沒有了。我能理解，你不僅出了車禍，把車子撞了個稀巴爛，而且走五條街到我這兒來，一定累死了。No wonder you’re zapped of energy.
LL: Yeah, plus there is already about two feet of snow on the ground. Walking through that much snow can really zap the energy right out of you.
LH: I know you feel zapped. 你既然這麼疲憊，不如躺在沙發上休息一會兒吧。我去給你泡杯茶，好不好？
LL: Yes, I would love that. Plus my knee still hurts a little, I think I should rest it for a while.
LH: 好，那你趕快躺下，你早上有沒有吃東西，要不要我給你做個三明治填填肚子？
LL: Oh, Lihua, you’re the best! Yes, even if you don’t mind, I’d love a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You know, I cannot believe how zapped I feel. I can barely keep my eyes open!
LH: 等等，我去給你拿個枕頭和毯子來，讓你在沙發上好好休息一下，再喝杯茶，吃點東西，補充補充能量。
LL: (Yawn) Thank you so much Lihua! I will certainly do the same for you next time you feel zapped of energy.
今天李華學了兩個常用語，一個是total, 意思是徹底報銷。另一個是zapped of energy意思是疲憊不堪。 (http://www.dajiyuan.com)
