Larry 和李华今天晚上约好了和朋友碰面，可是当 Larry 到李华家接她的时候，李华还在梳妆打扮．今天李华会学到两个常用语： dilly-dally 和 dis。
LL: Come on, Li Hua. Aren't you ready yet?
LH: 再等一下啦，我头发还没弄好呢。
LL: Come on, already. Stop dilly-dallying and let's go!
LH: Larry，你在说什么啊，什么是 dilly-dally 啊？
LL: To dilly-dally is to waste time doing pointless things. Right now, you're dilly-dallying with your hair when our friend is waiting for us.
LH: Dilly-dally 就是拖拖拉拉．喔！你是说我们的朋友在等着，而我在这儿浪费时间．整理头发是浪费时间呀？我总不能披头散发地出门吧．你不有的时候也爱拖拖拉拉， - dilly-dally 吗？
LL: Me? Dilly-dally? Tell me, when have I ever dilly-dallied?
LH: 瞧你说得，好像你自己从来就没有拖拖拉拉过啊？两天前，我们约好晚上七点吃晚饭，结果你在家打电话跟朋友聊天，到了七点半才来吔！这不是 Dilly-dally 吗？你忘啦？
LL: Oh, I forgot about that. Yeah, I guess I do dilly-dally sometimes. I really felt sorry for making you wait.
LH：还有一次啊，我在家里开 party，我让你早点来帮忙，结果客人都到齐了，你还没到，原来啊你是去买牙膏，在商店里啊逛得忘了时间了。
LL：Hey, Li Hua, you do have a good memory. I already forgot about it. But, I am sorry for dilly-dallying.
LH：我倒不是要你道歉，你啊早就道歉过了．我只是要提醒你，你也有拖拖拉拉的时候．也就是： dilly-dally，对不对啊？
LL：You're right. But at least you've learned how to use "dilly-dally".
LH: 不过啊说真的，现在 5 点半了，我们和 John 的约会是 6 点，真得赶快走啰。
LL: Well, because of your dilly-dallying, we're really going to have to hurry.
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LH: Larry，你的上衣跟裤子根本就不搭配，你是关着灯穿衣服还是怎么着？
LL: Don't dis my clothes! I may not have great fashion sense, but at least I don't waste a lot of time dilly-dallying with my hair.
LH: 吔～，我是在说你的衣服耶，你怎么又扯上我的头发．你说我 dis 你的衣服．那是什么意思？
LL: To "dis" something is to criticize something or make a negative comment about it. I think dis is short for "disrespect."
LH: 哦～，原来 dis 就是 disrespect 这个词的简称， disrespect 呢就是不尊重．你说： “Don't dis my clothes" 就是让我别批评你的衣服．我不是批评你的衣服，只是你搭配得不好嘛。
LL: That doesn't make me feel any better, Li Hua. It's not nice to dis your friends or their clothes.
LH: 我以为朋友之间应该坦率，我说你衣服搭配得不好，你也不高兴，还说我这样说是不礼貌的．你不觉得你这样批评我也是不对的吗？
LL: Oh, please, you started the whole thing by dissing my clothes.
LH: 好啦，好啦，我以后啊不说就行啦。
LL: All right, I promise not to dis you if you promise not to dis me or my clothes, deal?
LH: Deal．以后啊你不批评我，我也不再批评你穿衣服的品味．我们就这么说定啰． Larry，已经六点了，怎么 John 还没有来呢？
LL: Yeah, I wonder where he is? I hate people dilly-dallying.
LH: 也许John正在哪儿闲晃，根本就忘记时间了！
今天李华学到了两个常用语，第一个是： dilly-dally，这就是说“拖拖拉拉，把时间浪费在不重要的事情上”．另一个常用语是： dis，是“批评或者是给予负面的评价”。
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