英语播客EnglishPod 283

 A:     Mike! Hey, how are you, man! Long time no see!

 B:     Hey, Pat!  Yeah, I haven’t seen you in ages!  How
       are you?

 A:     I’m doing great! It’s funny running into you like
       this. Just last week I ran into Matt as well.

 B:    Yeah? How’s he doing?

 A:     He’s doing well. We went out for a couple of beers
       and the funniest thing happened.

 B:    Oh yeah?
 A:    Well,  we were talking and catching¹ up on what
       we’ve been doing, talking about work and family,
       when all of a sudden, Matt saw a mouse run un-
       der his chair and he completely lost it! He started
       freaking out, and screaming...

 B:     Ha ha, really?

 A:    Yeah, and the funniest thing was, that he jumped
       on to his chair and started shrieking² like a girl.
       You had to be there! Everyone was staring and
        laughing... it was hilarious³!

1 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

2 shrieking   

v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. 拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They were all shrieking with laughter. 他们都发出了尖锐的笑声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。