冒險嘗試怎么說？

　　春天到了，夏天還會遠嗎?酷暑難當的一天，李華和Larry一起去游泳。今天我們要學兩個常用語：few and far between 和take the plunge 。

　　LH: Larry, 這幾天怎么這么熱啊，每天都有快40度!

　　L: I know! I have my air conditioner turned all the way to full power, and my apartment still feels really hot.

　　LH: 華盛頓每年夏天都這么熱。

　　L: Even though summers in Washington DC can be hot, summers that are this hot are few and far between.

　　LH: 你說這么熱的夏天是few and far between? 這是什么意思?

　　L: Something that is few and far between is very rare.

　　LH: 哦，few and far between就是很少見的意思 。你是說，雖然華盛頓的夏天比較熱，但像今年這么熱的還是很少見的。

　　L: Right! Here is another example. Hurricane Katrina caused a lot of terrible damage in Louisiana. Luckily, hurricanes that big are few and far between.

　　LH: 對，像卡特里娜那種威力的颶風也是很少見的。Larry, 你看天氣預報了么?不知道什么時候會下雨，能涼快涼快?

　　L: Not any time soon. We can have a nice day having fun swimming. Ive been so busy lately that my chances to relax have been few and far between.

　　LH: 是啊，你最近好像特別忙。怎么那么多工作啊?

　　L: Well there is a promotion opportunity for a great job at my company. Chances like this are few and far between, so Im working really hard to get it.

　　LH: 現在經濟不好，能有升職的機會的確不容易，你要好好爭取!不過今天我們還是在游泳池里好好輕松一下吧! 咱們去哪個泳池?

　　L: Were not going to the pool. My friend Andy is taking us out to swim in the ocean on his boat!

　　LH: 啊?你朋友Andy有船?這么有錢的朋友我怎么一個都沒有!

　　L: Well thats true, friends with boats are few and far between, so you have to be careful to maintain the friendship.

　　LH: Larry，你不會是因為Andy有錢才跟他當朋友的吧?

　　L: Of course not! But you know, Lihua, in heat like this, some friends might be more important than others.

　　Larry和李華上了Andy的船，準備在海中暢游一番。

　　LH: Larry, 在游泳之前，我得問問你，這海里到底有沒有鯊魚啊?

　　L: Hmmm ... probably. But to be honest, right now I am more afraid of the sun than I am of any sharks.

　　LH: 你不在乎，我可在乎!我不想成為鯊魚的下午茶!

　　L: Lihua, I understand that you are a little nervous. But sometimes you just have to take the plunge.

　　LH: Take the plunge? Plunge，不是往下跳的意思么?你是說，讓我不管三七二十一，跳進海里就好了?

　　L: Right! But you know, you can also say that you take the plunge any time you do something risky or scary.

　　LH: 哦，take the plunge就是冒險一試 。你是說，雖然我有些害怕，但還是應該果斷地下水?

　　L: Right! For example, Anthony was really nervous about quitting his job and switching careers, but eventually he decided to take the plunge.

　　LH: 哦，Anthony在辭職和改行的問題上一直挺猶豫的，但最后他還是決定冒險一試。這么說起來，我也有類似的經歷，我來美國留學就是這樣的!

　　L: Exactly! I bet it was a big decision to leave China and come to America, but you decided to take the plunge. Arent you happy you did?

　　LH: 哈，那可不好說，如果下面有鯊魚，我被吃了，那我來美國的決定可就是大錯特錯了!

　　L: Trust me, Lihua. The sharks out here are few and far between. And even if there are any around, I dont think sharks like Chinese food.

　　LH: 哦?你說鯊魚不愛吃中餐?不如這樣吧，Larry，你先跳下去，咱們看看鯊魚是不是比較愛吃美國飯!

　　L: Well, lets find out! This sun is so hot that Im willing to take the plunge. Are you ready, Lihua?

　　LH: 好吧!大海，我來啦!

　　今天李華學了兩個常用語。一個是few and far between , 表示很少見。另一是take the plunge , 意思是冒險嘗試。

　　冒險嘗試怎么說？

　　春天到了，夏天還會遠嗎?酷暑難當的一天，李華和Larry一起去游泳。今天我們要學兩個常用語：few and far between 和take the plunge 。

　　LH: Larry, 這幾天怎么這么熱啊，每天都有快40度!

　　L: I know! I have my air conditioner turned all the way to full power, and my apartment still feels really hot.

　　LH: 華盛頓每年夏天都這么熱。

　　L: Even though summers in Washington DC can be hot, summers that are this hot are few and far between.

　　LH: 你說這么熱的夏天是few and far between? 這是什么意思?

　　L: Something that is few and far between is very rare.

　　LH: 哦，few and far between就是很少見的意思 。你是說，雖然華盛頓的夏天比較熱，但像今年這么熱的還是很少見的。

　　L: Right! Here is another example. Hurricane Katrina caused a lot of terrible damage in Louisiana. Luckily, hurricanes that big are few and far between.

　　LH: 對，像卡特里娜那種威力的颶風也是很少見的。Larry, 你看天氣預報了么?不知道什么時候會下雨，能涼快涼快?

　　L: Not any time soon. We can have a nice day having fun swimming. Ive been so busy lately that my chances to relax have been few and far between.

　　LH: 是啊，你最近好像特別忙。怎么那么多工作啊?

　　L: Well there is a promotion opportunity for a great job at my company. Chances like this are few and far between, so Im working really hard to get it.

　　LH: 現在經濟不好，能有升職的機會的確不容易，你要好好爭取!不過今天我們還是在游泳池里好好輕松一下吧! 咱們去哪個泳池?

　　L: Were not going to the pool. My friend Andy is taking us out to swim in the ocean on his boat!

　　LH: 啊?你朋友Andy有船?這么有錢的朋友我怎么一個都沒有!

　　L: Well thats true, friends with boats are few and far between, so you have to be careful to maintain the friendship.

　　LH: Larry，你不會是因為Andy有錢才跟他當朋友的吧?

　　L: Of course not! But you know, Lihua, in heat like this, some friends might be more important than others.

　　Larry和李華上了Andy的船，準備在海中暢游一番。

　　LH: Larry, 在游泳之前，我得問問你，這海里到底有沒有鯊魚啊?

　　L: Hmmm ... probably. But to be honest, right now I am more afraid of the sun than I am of any sharks.

　　LH: 你不在乎，我可在乎!我不想成為鯊魚的下午茶!

　　L: Lihua, I understand that you are a little nervous. But sometimes you just have to take the plunge.

　　LH: Take the plunge? Plunge，不是往下跳的意思么?你是說，讓我不管三七二十一，跳進海里就好了?

　　L: Right! But you know, you can also say that you take the plunge any time you do something risky or scary.

　　LH: 哦，take the plunge就是冒險一試 。你是說，雖然我有些害怕，但還是應該果斷地下水?

　　L: Right! For example, Anthony was really nervous about quitting his job and switching careers, but eventually he decided to take the plunge.

　　LH: 哦，Anthony在辭職和改行的問題上一直挺猶豫的，但最后他還是決定冒險一試。這么說起來，我也有類似的經歷，我來美國留學就是這樣的!

　　L: Exactly! I bet it was a big decision to leave China and come to America, but you decided to take the plunge. Arent you happy you did?

　　LH: 哈，那可不好說，如果下面有鯊魚，我被吃了，那我來美國的決定可就是大錯特錯了!

　　L: Trust me, Lihua. The sharks out here are few and far between. And even if there are any around, I dont think sharks like Chinese food.

　　LH: 哦?你說鯊魚不愛吃中餐?不如這樣吧，Larry，你先跳下去，咱們看看鯊魚是不是比較愛吃美國飯!

　　L: Well, lets find out! This sun is so hot that Im willing to take the plunge. Are you ready, Lihua?

　　LH: 好吧!大海，我來啦!

　　今天李華學了兩個常用語。一個是few and far between , 表示很少見。另一是take the plunge , 意思是冒險嘗試。