流行美语第276课

Larry陪李华一起找公寓。李华今天要学两个常用语，Up for grabs和psyched.

LL: Wow! Check out the price for this place...

LH: 很便宜吗？多少钱？

LL: Wait...what's your budget? I forgot - $2000 per month? Hahaha! How much you should be able to afford after getting that new job!

LH: 两千块的房子我可住不起。我的标准是，房租不能超过一千美金！

LL: Well...it's $1200 per month. I guess I'll keep looking...oh - hey - this one looks tempting - "one bedroom in group house for $675 up for grabs.

LH: 跟别人合租，675美元一个月，价钱倒是满便宜的，可是 Larry, 广告上说的up for grabs是什么意思啊？

LL: "Up for grabs" is a casual, informal way of saying that something is available - but you have to compete for it!

LH: 啊？还要跟别人争啊，是不是看谁出价高呢？

LL: In this case, it means that the room is available to the first suitable person who is willing to take the room and pay for it.

LH: 哦，那咱们下手为强。太好了，我们现在正好有时间。快打电话给他们。

LL: (Calling) Hello? Hi there. Is your room still available? Ok, if it's still up for grabs, we'll be there in half an hour.

LH: 太好了，Larry, 你看。那一带还有好几处价格比较合适的房子，咱们正好一块看了。

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LH: Larry, 你觉得这个公寓怎么样？

LL: Well, I can understand why it's still up for grabs...the bedroom is small, the house smells of cigarette smoke, and the housemates seems strange!

LH: 就是，怪不得没人愿意租，不仅地方小，屋里都是烟味，而且那两个室友也都怪怪的。我们还是去看下一家吧，就在街对面。

LH: WOW! 这里简直太棒了，而且还配家具，价钱只稍微贵一点。Excuse me, is this room still up for grabs? It is? Fantastic! I'll take it!

LL: You should see the expression on your face, Lihua! You seem totally psyched!

LH: 简直难以相信！哎，Larry，我刚才是不是特不正常？

LL: Well - 'psyched' in this situation means that you are really excited because you're happy.

LH: 能找到这么好的房子，我当然高兴了。I am totally psyched! 这个周末就搬家。

LL: I'm glad that you're psyched. I was worried that you wouldn't find a new place for a reasonable price that is close to your new office.

LH: 现在想想，搬家又要打包，高兴劲儿一下少了一半。不过有些家具我不打算要了。Any extra furniture I leave behind is up for grabs.

LL: I'd be psyched if you left behind that new leather couch you got for Christmas last year. I'll take that one off your hands!

LH: 原来你在惦记我去年圣诞节买的新沙发。我还想让你帮我搬过来呢！哈哈！

LL: Well, it was worth a try! You've got so much to be psyched about, Lihua - you've got your new, cool job, a new place, and the best friend in the world to help you move your stuff!

LH: 还真是，好事都让我赶上了。

LL: I'm psyched for you.

LH: 那我们得庆祝庆祝。Now. What is something Larry would get psyched for...ah yes, - a free dinner! 晚上我请客。

LL: Larry certainly would be psyched about that! In fact, he's so psyched that he can't wait! This apartmenthunting makes me really hungry.

LH: (Laughing) 别说，我肚子也开始叫了。那你想吃什么？

LL: I'd be the most psyched for some Burger King! Their new triple cheeseburger sounds delicious! What do you think?

LH: 汉堡王？太不健康了。这样好了，我点一份中餐，带到汉堡王去陪你一起吃。

今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是 Up for grabs, 可以得到的，待价而沽的。另一个是 Psyched, 指特别高兴。

• available [ə´veiləbəl]   a.可用的；有效的   (初中英语单词)
• compete [kəm´pi:t]   v.比赛，竞争，对抗   (初中英语单词)
• suitable [´su:təbəl, ´sju:-]   a.合适的，适当的   (初中英语单词)
• willing [´wiliŋ]   a.情愿的，乐意的   (初中英语单词)
• reasonable [´rizənəbəl]   a.合理的；有理智的   (初中英语单词)
• apartment [ə´pɑ:tmənt]   n.一套房间   (初中英语单词)
• budget [´bʌdʒit]   n.&vi.(做)预算；安排   (高中英语单词)
• casual [´kæʒuəl]   a.偶然的；临时的   (高中英语单词)
• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ]   n.言语；言论；格言   (高中英语单词)
• tempting [´temptiŋ]   a.引诱人的，吸引人的   (英语四级单词)
• informal [in´fɔ:məl]   a.非正式的，非正规的   (英语四级单词)
• totally [´təutəli]   ad.统统，完全   (英语四级单词)
• hunting [´hʌntiŋ]   n.打猎   (英语六级单词)
• triple [´tripəl]   a.三倍的v.增加到三倍   (英语六级单词)