VOA流行美语第200课 holed up实用英语
文章作者 100test 发表时间 2009:07:16 22:02:19
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Larry最近一直在忙着帮老板准备讲话稿。李华到Larry的办公室来看望他。李华今天会学到两个常用语:holed up和come up for air。
LL: It is 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.
LH: Larry,我知道你忙着给你老板准备报告,可你说在办公室好几天干什么来啦?Hold up,这不是抢劫吗?
LL: 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,
LH: 原来如此。你是说你在办公室好几天没出去。Holed up就是由于某种原因呆在一个地方很久没法出去。
LL: 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.
LH: 你觉得自己好象是只兔子钻在洞里过冬!说得真形象。对了,我是有好几天没见到你了,好象不止三天哪!
LL: When you were holed up working on your thesis, Li Hua. I didn t see you for a long time.
LH: 那到也是。我在赶论文的那段时间常常好几天都不出门, 真有钻进了洞里的感觉。
LL: Well, if you have to be holed up somewhere, your apartment is a pretty good place. At least it is comfortable.
LH: 这倒是真的。 我呆在家里好几天,是觉得很舒服,不象你这办公室,累了连个躺的地方都没有。