【大紀元2月8日訊】
Larry和李華都對他們的朋友Dave感到很同情，因為Dave最近剛同他的女朋友分手。李華會學到兩個常用語：get a life和happy camper。
LL: Ever since Dave’s girlfriend broke up with him, Dave has been staying in his apartment doing nothing but playing video games and eating pizza. He really needs to get a life!
LH: 我也聽說了，自從Dave同女朋友分手後他成天災家裡玩電子遊戲，什麼事也不做。不過，Larry, 你說Dave needs to get a life， 我不太懂，他不是還活著，有生命啊。
LL: Well, when I said Dave needed to get a life I meant Dave needs to stop thinking about his old girlfriend and get on with his normal life.
LH: 我明白了。 你的意思是說他現在的生活不正常，頭不梳，臉不洗的，天天只吃pizza。他確實應當設法忘掉那女朋友，振作起來過正常的生活。
LL: Yes. The other day I told one of my co-workers in the office to get a life, too.
LH: 你怎麼老是讓人get a life? 你的同事又怎麼了？
LL: Well, this one person I work with complains all the time. No one ever does anything right, nothing is ever good enough, and she never has anything nice to say.
LH: 這種人我見得多了！他們對什麼事都不滿意，總是發牢騷。要跟這種人接觸多了，你也會被他弄得情緒低落的。
LL: Yeah, she was upset because the chairs around the table in the meeting room were not pushed in. I couldn’t believe she was bothered by something so minor, so I told her to get a life.
LH: 椅子沒放好， 她也不高興。 這種人呀，算了吧。讓她找點真正有意思的事做。 Larry，我有一個同學也需要get a life。他書不好好地念，可整天泡在酒巴裡。
LL: Well, Li Hua, at least we know that isn’t going to happen to you. You study all the time.
LH: 是啊， 我太用功了，只唸書，不休息，也不娛樂， 或許我也應當平衡一下- get a life。
LL: Oh, I wouldn’t worry about it, Li Hua. You are doing just fine. I don’t think you need to get a life. Li Hua, how about some ice cream?
LH: 不行，我在減肥，不能吃冰淇淋。
LL: Oh, come on, Li Hua, get a life!
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LL: Have you seen Dave lately, Li Hua? He sure is a happy camper!
LH: 什麼？Happy camper，快樂的露營者？
LL: No, no. A happy camper is just someone who is really happy.
LH: 噢，A happy camper指的是很快活的人。Dave現在很快活嗎？
LL: Dave got back together with his girlfriend. And ever since then he’s been smiling and laughing.
LH: 難怪Dave最近笑口常開，原來和女朋友言歸於好了。 我真為他高興。
LL: I’m a happy camper, too. That woman who was always complaining at work got transferred to another office.
LH: 你辦公室那愛發牢騷的同事調走了啦？那太好了。 Larry ，看來你的運氣也很不錯。
LL: But I feel bad for the people who will be working with her. When they find out how much she complains, they won’t be happy campers.
LH: 那倒是，這種人走到哪裡，哪裡的人就倒霉。我有的時候想，這種愛抱怨的人能不能改變，也成為happy campers。 Larry , 我真希望跟你們一樣，也是個happy camper。可惜我有這麼多作業要改，高興不起來。
LL: Hey, I’ve got an easy way to solve this problem. Just give all your students A’s. Then they will all be happy campers.
LH: Larry， 你別出餿主意了， 給每個學生都打滿分，他們當然高興。可是這是欺騙，也不公平，這不是害了他們嗎？
LL: Li Hua, what would make you a happy camper?
LH: 那還不簡單！就是不改作業。
LL: Well, why don’t you put the grading off for a while and let’s go get some ice cream. I promise you’ll be a happy camper.
LH: 好吧，先不改作業，痛痛快快地吃一碗冰淇淋。.
今天李華學到了兩個常用語。 一個是get a life， 意思是改變一下生活的態度或方式。 還有一個是happy camper, 意思是快樂的人。(http://www.dajiyuan.com)
