(Ambience sound in bookstore)
LL: I just found an interesting book on World War II. What are you reading, Li Hua?
LH: 我啊，我在看一本时装杂志，他们在批评茱莉亚罗勃兹，说她在奥斯卡颁奖典礼上，戴了太多的bling。Larry，什么是bling啊？
LL: Oh, that''s a new word for really big, shiny jewelry. Usually, a bling or a bling-bling is a piece of jewelry that has big diamonds.
LH: 噢！我懂了，bling就是指又大又亮的珠宝首饰，通常还镶有钻石的首饰。Larry, 你看，在这张照片里，茱莉亚罗勃兹戴了长长的钻石耳环，还有钻石项链，再加上大手镯。真的，太多bling-bling！
LL: Yeah, that is a lot of shiny jewelry, but I thought girls liked that sort of thing. Don''t you wish you had a lot of bling?
LH: 我想是吧。哪个女人不喜欢亮晶晶的珠宝呢！不过我觉得，一次戴太多的珠宝好像有点过份。Larry，你说呢？
LL: I''m not the best person to ask for fashion advice. To me, all that bling is really just a bunch of expensive rocks that don''t do anything.
LH: 你说的没错啦。这些亮晶晶的珠宝，说穿了，还不就是些昂贵的石头。对了，Larry，bling除了用来形容首饰以外，我能不能把一件亮晶晶的礼服也说是bling呢？
LL: I haven''t heard the word used that way. I think that bling only refers to jewelry.
LH: 原来，bling只能用来形容珠宝首饰。Larry 你看，这张照片里妮可基曼戴的戒指真漂亮。杂志说，这个戒指至少价值一百万美元呢！
LL: That has to be the biggest ring I have ever seen. I can''t imagine spending a million dollars on a rock!
LH: 你们男人啊！永远也不会理解为什么女人要花这么多钱买珠宝首饰。这种事只有女人才懂啦！
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LH: Larry, 这篇文章说"Booze on College Campuses." 大学校园里的booze！Booze是一种毒品吗？
LL: Booze is another word for alcohol, like beer or whiskey.
LH: 噢，原来booze在这里指的是酒啊！这篇文章说很多美国大学里都有学生酗酒的问题，不只危害学生的身体健康，有的时候还会导致意外。这是真的吗？
LL: Sadly, many college students drink a lot of booze. They study during the week and then they go to parties on the weekends. Booze is a major part of most college parties.
LH: 是呀！我也注意到了，很多美国大学生喜欢在周末开party，那总是少不了酒。对了，Larry，是不是所有的酒都可以称为booze？葡萄酒是不是也算booze?
LL: Yes, wine can be called booze, and so can rum and vodka.
LH: 噢，这么说，booze可以指葡萄酒，也可以指烈酒。Larry，你是不是也经常参加派对，喝酒狂欢啊？
LL: Very funny, Li Hua. You know I don''t have enough time to go to many parties. I do drink booze once in a while, but not all the time.
LH: 嗯，偶尔喝一点酒其实还可以。我比较喜欢喝葡萄酒，其他的酒我就不感兴趣了。你呢？你喜欢什么样的酒？
LL: Well, I prefer to drink beer. Stronger booze will give me a headache the next day.
LH: 我也不爱喝烈酒，除了像你说的，喝多了会头疼，我觉得烈酒喝起来有汽油的味道。
LL：You might as well not to drink it!
今天李华学到两个常用语。第一个是bling，或者可以说bling-bling。这是指又大又亮的珠宝首饰。李华学到的另一个常用语是booze。这是指喝的酒，包括各式各样的酒。
