Dialogue 14

CAN I HELP?

laurance--Hey!What's the rush?

soony--The bank closes in half an hour and I need to

cash a check.

laurance--I can lend you some money.

soony--I need to cash a check because I'm going on a

trip this weekend.Actually,I want to buy some

traveler's checks.

laurance--Hmm.Can I help in any way?

soony--You can drive me to the bank if you want to.My

car's out of gas.

laurance--Yeah.Glad to.Let's go.

soony--Wait just a minute.I have to get my checkbook

out of the desk.

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注解：

1)rush：忙碌，匆匆忙忙。以rush构成的短语如，a rush of work/

rush hour/gold rush等。

2)out of gas：没有油了。gas=gasoline;out of表示“没有”

“短缺”，除与be动词连用外，还与run连用。如：I ran out of

ink.He always runs out of money before the next pay day.