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第十四部 第五課: holed up , come up for air

  • Larry 最近一直在忙著幫老闆準備講話稿。李華到 Larry 的辦公室來看望他。李華今天會學到兩個常用語:holed upcome up for air
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  • It's so nice to see you Li Hua. I've been holed up in the office for days trying to get this presentation done for my boss.
  • Larry,我知道你忙著給你老闆準備報告,可你說在辦公室好幾天幹什麼來啦?Hold up,這不是搶劫嗎?
  • No, not a hold up. I said "holed up". Well, when I said I had been holed up here in the office, I meant I hadn't left my office in days,
  • 原來如此。你是說你在辦公室好幾天沒出去。Holed up 就是由於某種原因得待在一個地方很久都沒法出去啊。
  • Right. I've been holed up here for three whole days now. I feel kind of like a rabbit sleeping in his rabbit hole for the winter.
  • 你覺得自己好像一隻兔子鑽在洞裏面過冬啊!你說得好形象喔。對了,我是有好幾天沒見到你了,好像不止三天哪!
  • When you were holed up working on your thesis, Li Hua. I didn't see you for a long time.
  • 那到也是。我在趕論文那段時間啊常常好幾天都不出門,真有啊鑽進了洞裏的感覺呢。
  • Well, if you have to be holed up somewhere, your apartment is a pretty good place. At least it is comfortable.
  • 這倒是真的。我待在家裏好幾天,是覺得很舒服,不像你啊在辦公室,累了連個躺的地方都沒有耶。
  • There is a sofa in the break room. I've been taking naps there.
  • 你在休息室裏的沙發上睡午睡就行啦?Larry, 你還要多久才能準備好你老闆的報告啊?你這麼老待在辦公室裡不回家,對你的身體不好耶。
  • Never mind, I'm strong. I'll finish my boss's presentation in a few days.
  • 還要幾天才能夠完成這報告啊?這樣做,時間長了你會生病的。生了病啊,你可就真的不能出門了。You'll be holed up at home。
  • At this point, being holed up at home sounds a lot better than being holed up here at work.
  • Larry, 你啊還是跟我出去呼吸一下新鮮空氣,再回去繼續幹吧。
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  • Thanks for getting me out of the office, Li Hua. I just had to come up for air.
  • 你啊不用謝我,我在寫論文的時候,你也會把我拽出來休息休息的啊。Larry,你說 "come up for air" 大概就是指換換環境,呼吸一點新鮮空氣,休息一下,是不是啊?
  • Right, I felt like I was drowning under all that work. Coming up for air was just what I needed.
  • 我跟你啊有同樣的感覺。學期結束前我趕著寫一篇報告,好幾天都沒出門;我覺得自己啊好像真的要被那些書還有筆記本給淹沒了呢。
  • I know. You looked so pale and even sickly. That's why I practically dragged you out to come up for air.
  • 我啊當時確實感覺好像就要生病的樣子。幸虧啊你拉我出去換換空氣,休息一下。好吧,那你說你現在想做些什麼呢?
  • Well, I remember when you were working on your thesis, Li Hua, I'd get you to come up for air by asking you to go for a walk in the park.
  • 我記得你帶我去的那個公園。那裏有各式各樣的花耶。好啊,那我們就上那公園去散步。
  • OK, let's go for a walk in the park for a little while. I know I'll work better after coming up for some air.
  • 我敢肯定你啊散步、休息之後工作起來會更有效的。耶!對了,明天啊我也要說服我的同屋 Lisa 也要出來休息一下。
  • Why? What is she working on?
  • 她啊,她正在找工作,所以忙著在網上、在報上查那些招聘廣告,寄了幾十份履歷給公司,還要填寫申請工作的表格,哎喲,她啊已經一個星期都沒有出門了。
  • Sounds like she does need to come up for some air. If she wants to come out for air tomorrow, maybe I can join you too.
  • 那太好了啊。你們倆啊都應該要注意休息。You two should come up for air sometimes!
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  • 今天李華學到了兩個常用語。一個是 holed up, 意思是由於某種原因在一個地方不能出門。李華學到的另一個常用語是 come up for air, 意思是換換環境,休息一會兒
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