Larry 說好開車來接李華去藝術館，可是李華等了他好久也不見他來。李華
今天會學到兩個常用語 spaced 和in a jiffy.

    （Phone rings ）

    LH： Hello？

    LL： Hi ， Li Hua ， This is Larry. I am so sorry I am late. I completely
spaced that we were going to the museum today.

    LH： You spaced going to the museum ？我們要去藝術館不是航空館，跟
space 沒有關系！

    LL： By "spaced" I meant I completely forgot. Again ， I'm really
sorry.

    LH：你怎么全忘了呢？我們不是一直說要去看畫展嗎？

    LL： I know ， Li Hua. I can't explain how I spaced it. I got busy
doing little things at home like laundry and cleaning the kitchen.

    LH：什么？你在忙著洗衣服和打掃廚房？平時不見你干活，怎么今天這么勤
快呢？不過別著急， Larry誰都有忘記的時候，包括我在內。

    LL： I can't believe it ， Li Hua. You are so well organized. I can't
imagine you spacing anything.

    LH：我今年就忘了給我母親寄生日賀卡。 I completely spaced it ！

    LL： You spaced sending your own mother a birthday card ？！

    LH：是啊，真不好意思。那幾天我忙著改學生的作業，把寄卡的事忘得一干
二凈。Completely spaced it！

    LL： Well ， that makes me feel a little better about spacing today's
trip to the museum.

    LH： Larry，你忘了沒關系，現在還來的及。我們還有時間去看展覽。

    LL： Really ？ I thought I had the pamphlet for the museum with its
closing time， but I seem to have spaced where I put it.

    LH：博物館的小冊子也不知道放在哪里了？你今天怎么了？得了，我上網去
查吧！讓我看看……有了，網站上說他們6 點關門。

    LL： OK ， if I don't space anything else ， we should have plenty
of time to see the exhibit and maybe get some dinner afterwards.

    LH： Larry，千萬別忘了把門票帶上。Don't space bringing the tickets
for the exhibit.沒有票我們就慘了。

    LL： Don't worry Li Hua ， I won't space the tickets. I've got them
right in my pocket. I'll be over soon. Bye！（hangs up）

    ******

    LL： See， I told you I'd be over in a jiffy！

    LH： In a jiffy ？你是說很快就到了，是嗎？

    LL： Exactly， Li Hua. In a jiffy means a very short amount of time.

    LH：對了，你平時要花一刻鐘才能到我這里，今天怎么十分鐘不到就到了呢？
You did make it here in a jiffy.

    LL： I tried very hard to get over here in a jiffy， because I felt
so bad about spacing our trip to the museum today.

    LH：別再想忘了去參觀的事了。我們得馬上出發，不然就沒有時間看畫展了。
We better get there in a jiffy.

    LL： Oh ， it won't take long to get there， Li Hua. The museum isn't
far. I promise we will be there in a jiffy. Are you ready to go ？

    LH：我去拿一下大衣和錢包，馬上就準備好。

    LL： While you are getting your coat and purse， I'll check the directions
to the museum on the Internet.（computer clicking sounds）

    LH： Okay ，我去拿大衣。你在網上查查去博物館的路線。

    LL： The web page isn't coming up. Usually web pages come up in a
jiffy.

    LH：是啊，平時網頁一點就開，今天真奇怪。 Larry，我們沒有時間了，還
是趕快上車吧。

    LL： Li Hua ， I didn't have lunch because I rushed to get over here.
Do you mind if I fix myself a sandwich real quick ？ I can make one in
a jiffy.

    LH： Oh ， Larry，實在抱歉，我不知道你還沒有吃午飯。你趕快去作sandwich
吧，我在這里等你。不過要快噢。Please do it in a jiffy ！

    LL： I will ， and I promise I will also eat it in a jiffy， too！

    今天李華學到了兩個常用語。一個是spaced，意思是忘了。還有一個是in a
jiffy 意思是馬上、立刻。