今天李华穿着沾满泥土的裙子来找Larry。Larry觉得奇怪，问李华为什么今天裙子这么脏。 李华会学到两个常用语：green thumb和go off the deep end。

LL: Li Hua, why is there dirt all over your dress?

(Li Hua looks down at her dress)

LH: 咦? 怎么这么脏! 噢, 一定是今天早上帮妈妈整理花园，沾到泥土了都没发现。

LL: You were helping out with the garden? I didn't know you could be helpful.

LH: 你可别这么说，别看我照顾不好自己，但整理花园我倒是很在行呢！

LL: Really?! Are you saying you have a green thumb?

LH: 你真会开玩笑，虽然我很会整理花园，但还没到手指变绿的地步。

LL: Haha. Don't take everything so literally, Li Hua. To have a green thumb means to have a special talent for gardening, the ability to make anything grow.

LH: 喔，是吗...那你是在夸奖我喽！真不好意思。

LL: You're welcome. Do you work in the garden often?

LH: 嗯，也还好。只是最近妈妈想把花园改成跟英国皇室的花园一样，所以每天早上都要我帮忙。

LL: Your mom wants to build a garden just like that of Britain's royal family? She must be going off the deep end!

LH: Deep? 这你就不懂了吧，园艺关键不是挖得多深，而是设计得有多好。

LL: I meant your mom is going way too far if she wants to rebuild the Royal Family's garden in her own backyard. That's just too much.

LH: 喔? 不过你刚不是说什么go off... 什么deep end...

LL: To go off the deep end?

LH: 对呀！就是那个，那是什么意思呢？

LL: To go off the deep end is to go too far with something or to do something crazy.

LH: 所以你说my mom is going off the deep end是指我妈想得太美，不切实际啦!

LL: Yes. That's what I meant to say.

LH: 其实我也这样觉得。No matter how many green thumbs she has, she can only do so much with a garden in our backyard.

LL: Right. So how is this going to work out?

LH: 其实我也不知道这花园能做得多成功，不过我妈是下定了决心要做一个皇室花园了。

LL: Wow, I definitely want to see how it's going to turn out.

LH: 不过Larry, go off the deep end说一个人做得过头，你能再举个例子吗？