L：今天教授把考卷发回给我们了，Michael，你考得好吗?
M: I did much better than I expected. It was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers.
L：你考得比你预期的好，那太好了。不过，你说什么又是lucky，又是break的?Lucky不是好运气吗?Break是休息，对不对?
M: Lucky break together means something good that happens that you were not expecting.
L：噢，lucky和break这两个词放在一起，它的意思就是没有预料到的好运气。Michael，你刚才那句话是怎么说来着?
M: I said: it was a lucky break that I knew most of the answers.
L：我懂了。你是说，你没有想到运气会那么好，大多数考题的答案你刚好都知道。
M: Yeah, that's right. If you understand, give me an example.
L：哼，我当然懂了，你还要考考我呐?那天我开车开的飞快，警察让我把车停下来。可是他只给了我一个警告，而没有给我罚单，我可没想到会有这种好运气。这可以说是一个lucky break吧?
M: That was a lucky break. I think it was because the police officer found you attractive.
L：警察因为看我漂亮才不给我开票?你别开玩笑了!不过，那次可运气，否则至少要罚我五十美元。让我想想还有什么例子可以用lucky break这个说法的。
M: Well, the paper that's due in two days, I...
L：对了，教授要我们在两天后交报告，Michael，你还没有开始动手吧!幸好教授推迟了限期，让我们下星期一交。这对你来说真是个lucky break吧?
M: Let's go to lunch to celebrate our good luck.
L：好呀，去吃午饭，庆祝我们的好运气。
(Michael和李华到了吃饭的地方)
L：啊呀，这个地方太闹了!
M: Yeah, you're right. It'll be hard for us to have a conversation here. Let's go to a place that's more mellow.
L：对，在这里讲话都听不到。到别的地方去吧。Michael，你刚才讲什么more mellow?
M: I said that let's go to a place that's more mellow, meaning someplace more calm and relaxing.
L：噢，more mellow的意思是比较平静，比较放松。那也就是说到一个不太闹的地方去，对不对?
M: Yeah, you can use the word mellow to describe a person too.
L：Mellow也可以用来形容一个人，那今天我们的教授很平静，我可不可以说：She was mellow today!
M: Yeah, let's go the cafe near the library.
L：太好了，这个地方很安静。我们来看看菜单。哟，你看，再过五分钟就开始减价了，三明治今天半价。我们运气可真好呀!
M: Well, we found the mellow place and we pay half price. Really a lucky break. Worth celebrating too.
L：对，找到安静的地方，还只付半价。真值得庆祝。你多吃点吧，晚饭就别吃了。
M: Ok. Good idea!
这俩个小年轻还在狼吞虎咽地吃三明治。今天他们在讲话中用了lucky break和mellow这两个常用语，这是美国人在日常生活中经常用的，大家不妨也在口语中试着用用。
