【流行美语】307:全面考虑；累死了（1/2）
李华在咖啡馆跟Larry见面。今天我们要学两个常用语： taking stock(全面考虑)和dead
tired(累死了).
只需要听写文中出现的【男生说的】英文部分，中文对话部分（包括里面个别的英语词组）不需要听写！！
Hints:
dry-cleaner
流行美语更新频率：早晚8点各更新一次，两期是一篇完整的音频~~谢谢大家支持
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201304/201304270821303244440.mp3I'm doing pretty well. How are you?
I know how that goes. I am taking stock of all the errands I need to run this weekend.
Taking stock means to step back from a situation and try to look at the whole picture. In this case it means the same thing as collecting one's thoughts.
Exactly! When you take stock of a situation, you think about it more clearly as a whole.
This weekend I have to go to the dry-cleaners: drop off some mail at the post office, wash my car, and pick up some groceries. I don't think it will take too long.
Yes, taking stock of what I need to do certainly helps put things in perspective and lets me realize how to best go about getting things done.
It certainly sounds like you have quite a bit of work to do.
That's the spirit.LH: Larry, 这两天还好吗？
LL: I'm doing pretty well. How are you?
LH: 还可以，就是这个周末有好多功课要做，肯定会忙得不得开交。
LL: I know how that goes. I am taking stock of all the errands I need to run this weekend.
LH: Taking stock是什么意思？
LL: Taking stock means to step back from a situation and try to look at the whole picture. In this case it means the same thing as collecting one's thoughts.
LH: 我知道了，taking stock就是纵观全局，全面考虑。你是说我应该从整体出发，安排所有要做的事情。
LL: Exactly! When you take stock of a situation, you think about it more clearly as a whole.
LH: 你刚才说，这个周末你也有一大堆事情要做。What things are you taking stock of?
LL: This weekend I have to go to the dry-cleaners: drop off some mail at the post office, wash my car, and pick up some groceries. I don't think it will take too long.
LH: 看起来，你已经taking stock of the situation，把所有要做的事情都安排好了。
LL: Yes, taking stock of what I need to do certainly helps put things in perspective and lets me realize how to best go about getting things done.
LH: 下星期上课前，我要完成两篇论文，有三篇文章要读，还要借同学的笔记，把上星期生病缺席的功课补上。
LL: It certainly sounds like you have quite a bit of work to do.
LH: 不过，我肯定能完成，特别是如今在你的帮助下，把思路全部整理清楚了，我准备在图书馆泡上一整天，不完成作业绝不出来。
LL: That's the spirit.
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