李華早上起床，發(fā)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！這么大的雪你怎么跑來了，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：�。磕闶情_車過來的？那你身上哪來的這么多雪呢？

    LL： I just walked five blocks to your house because I got in a wreck.
My car is totaled.

    LH： Your car is totaled？什么是totaled ？是不是開到一半陷在雪里了？

    我?guī)湍闳ヒ黄鸢衍囃瞥鰜戆桑?/p>

    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？怎么會
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。你好象除了受了點兒驚嚇以外，
毛發(fā)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！

    ******

    李華把Larry 讓到屋里，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.你既然這么疲憊，不如躺在沙發(fā)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(fā)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。