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Topic: A Lousy Morning 一个糟糕的早晨 Hosts: Chris (上海浦东中心) ? I have had a lousy morning. 我有一个糟糕的早晨。 ? First of all I didnt get enough sleep last night. I stayed up late working on a report and didnt get to bed until three in the morning. 首先我昨晚就没有睡足。我熬夜忙着一份报告，直到三点才去睡觉。 ? The alarm woke me at six-thirty as usual. I turned it off and immediately went back to sleep. 闹钟照常在6点半把我叫醒。我把它关了，马上又回去睡觉了。 ? At seven the noise from my upstairs neighbours woke me up again. It sounded like a herd of elephants was in the flat above. 7点楼上邻居的吵闹声再一次把我吵醒了。听上去就像一群大象在楼上那么吵。 ? I got out of bed, walked into the bathroom and splashed some water on my face to wake me up. 我离开了床，走近浴室，在脸上洒上一些水让自己醒过来。 ? I went into the kitchen to make a much-needed cup of coffee. I turned on my coffee-maker. Suddenly there was a flash and the coffee-maker exploded. The lights went out too. 我走进厨房，做了一杯此刻十分需要的咖啡。我打开了咖啡机。突然之间，有一道闪光，咖啡机爆炸了。灯也跟着暗了。 ? Oh great I thought Just what I need! “太好”我想着“这就是我需要的！” ? To cut a long story short, every fuse in the place had blown. I had to get in an electrician to fix it. It took him all day, plus $400, to fix the wiring. 简而言之，房间里的每根保险丝都断了。我必须找个电工来修好。他花了一天，外加400美元，修好了电缆。 ? Of course that meant nothing worked all day- my computer, my TV, my stereo. I couldnt even cook anything to eat - I have an electric stove, not a gas one. 当然这意味着一整天什么都不能工作了——我的电脑，我的电视，我的立体声。 我都不能做东西吃——我有一个电磁炉，而不用煤气。 ? Boy, what a great start to a birthday! 天哪，这就是一个生日的伟大开始！ ? Let’s go over some phrases now. 让我们一起来回顾一下有用的短语吧！ lousy - bad, terrible alarm - alarm clock sounded like a herd of elephants - was very loud herd - a group of animals (sheep, cows, elephants) flat - apartment splashed/ to splash - to throw or hit water (or any liquid) in a careless way much-needed - something greatly wanted flash - a short, fast light exploded - blew up, like a fire cracker or a bomb to cut a long story short - dont give all the details or tell every piece of the story, just the ending blow a fuse - a fuse is an electrical safety swi