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第94课：on the fritz
今天李华到Larry的宿舍里去串门儿，李华会学到两个常用语：on the fritz和to hog。
LH: Hey, Larry, 我昨天晚上给你打电话，在你手机上留了言，你怎么没给我回电话啊？
LL: I didn"t get your message. My cell phone has been on the fritz. I don"t know what"s wrong with it.
LH: 你没收到我的留言？还说你的手机怎么啦？On the fritz - 那是什么意思啊？
LL: I said my cell phone is on the fritz. If something is on the fritz, that means something is wrong with it and it is not working properly.
LH: 噢，要是说什么东西on the fritz, 意思就是"出了毛病，不能正常工作了"。哎呀，我的手机有时候也会on the fritz. Larry, 除了电话以外，还有什么东西也可以说是on the fritz呢？
LL: Well, usually it is machines that are on the fritz. For instance, sometimes my computer does not respond to my commands, so it"s on the fritz.
LH: 原来on the fritz通常是用在机器设备上，比方说像你说的电脑。就是啊，有的时候电脑会出故障，不听指令，那就是on the fritz了。
LL: Now Li Hua, can you give me an example?
LH: 有了。昨天我在学校的食品零售机买coke，我明明塞进去一块美元，可是零售机一点反应都没有。It must have been on the fritz.
LL: Oh, some of the vending machines are often on the fritz.
LH: 哎，Larry, 除了说机器，我能不能说一个人on the fritz呢？
LL: Not really. However, the exception is that you can say that your stomach is on the fritz if it is uncomfortable.
LH: 噢，我们不能直接说一个人on the fritz, 但是，要是我的胃感到难受，我就可以说：My stomach is on the fritz.
LL: All right, Li Hua, forget about things that are on the fritz. You want to watch this DVD?
LH: Sure! 但愿你的DVD player is not on the fritz.
LL: Oh, come on, Li Hua!
