李华和larry到夏威夷渡假，假期结束后，坐飞机回家。今天我们要学两个常用语：right up one's alley和out of the question。

　　lh: larry, 我这次玩儿的真高兴！躺在沙滩上，懒洋洋地晒太阳，这种日子我永远也过不厌。

　　l: yeah, i had a great time too. i love relaxing vacations on the beach, and eating fresh seafood every night for dinner makes it even better。

　　lh: 不过larry, 虽然夏威夷的风光很美，但我也喜欢去一些有人文特色的地方，比如逛逛博物馆，看看历史风情。

　　l: well then, for our next vacation we can go to paris! it sounds right up your alley。

　　lh: paris sounds right up my alley? 你这话是什么意思啊？

　　l: you can say that something is right up your alley if it is perfectly suited to you。

　　lh: 哦，right up one's alley, 就是指正合某人的口味。 你是说，巴黎是艺术、文化、还有历史之都，所以去巴黎旅行一定特别符合我的兴趣。

　　l: right! here is another example. roger loves to argue all the time, so i think a career as a lawyer would be right up his alley。

　　lh: 可不，对于那些喜欢争辩的人来说，当律师最适合，如果做顾客服务，得天天跟人吵架。对了，larry, 咱们这趟班机上会播什么电影啊？我爱看喜剧。

　　l: they're going to play the new jim carrey movie, so i think that should be right up your alley。

　　lh: 要播jim carey的喜剧，太好了，正合我意！

　　l: i'm not really interested in watching a movie right now. i think reading a book might be more up my alley。

　　lh: 你想看书？那我就自己看电影吧！对了，待会儿空姐过来你帮我拿副耳机。

　　l: sure, but you know you have to pay for them。

　　lh: 耳机还要钱？ 下次旅游，我不坐飞机了！

　　l: well then, it sounds like the train might be right up your alley。

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　　lh: larry, 我觉得好难受啊，飞机的座椅怎么这么窄，坐得真不舒服！ 唉，航空公司的服务越来越差了！

　　l: you're right, the airlines have really been reducing the quality of service to save money。

　　lh: 是啊。现在飞机上的吃的和饮料都要钱，托运行李也要钱，不知道以后会不会连随身行李都要交钱。

　　l: that would have sounded crazy a few years ago, but today it's not out of the question。

　　lh: out of the question? 这是什么意思？

　　l: when you think that something is totally impossible, you can say that it is out of the question。

　　lh: 哦，out of the question, 就是绝不可能。 你是说，放在几年前，没人会想到随身行李也可能收钱，可是现在，这已经不是不可能的事儿了。

　　l: that's exactly right, how about the time my friend amy asked to borrow my new car. but since she got in three accidents in the past month, i told her it was out of the question。

　　lh: 哦，因为amy开车老出事，所以你绝不会把自己的车借给她开。

　　l: exactly。

　　lh: 这倒让我想起来，你什么时候把你那辆破车扔了，换辆新车开开啊？你那旧车说不定那天在路上开着一半就散架了。

　　l: well, i just spent all my money on this hawaii vacation, so buying a new car is out of the question for right now。

　　lh: 这样的话，你不如骑车上班。省钱，还能锻练身体。

　　l: i don't think so. my office is really far away, so biking there every day is out of the question。

　　lh: 哦，对啊，你公司离家太远了，骑车要累死了。你想过换工作么？找个离家近的。

　　l: i have, but the company i work at now is pretty good。

　　lh: 可是，如果能找一个又好又离家近的工作，不是更好么？

　　l: well i guess you're right. it's not totally out of the question。

　　lh: 啊，不知不觉，已经飞过一大半的旅程了。你说这趟飞机能准点抵达，而且不弄丢乘客的行李么？

　　l: now that, lihua, is totally out of the question!

　　今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是right up one's alley, 表示正合某人的口味。另一个是out of the question, 意思是绝不可能。