今天Larry（LL）到Li Hua（LH）的宿舍去串門，Li Hua正在為期末論文和考試做準備，壓力很大。

我們要學兩個常用語：hang in there和stressed out。

　　LL: Li Hua, you look exhausted. Is everything OK?

　　LH: 哎喲，Larry，我得在星期五以前趕出兩篇論文，星期五還有一門課要大考，你說我能不累嗎？I AM exhausted!

　　LL: Hang in there, Li Hua! After Friday it will be all over, and then you can relax.

　　LH: Hang in there? 那是什麼意思呀？

　　LL: Hang in there. Hang in there just means "to keep enduring" or "to persist through a difficult situation."

　　LH: 噢，hang in there的意思就是，在困難的情況下再忍一忍，或者堅持下去。Hang in there - Hmm……這個說法很有意思。不過hang這個詞本意不是“懸挂”嗎？

　　LL: That's right, but "hang in there" can also mean "to stay the same" or "to not give up".

　　LH: 噢，我明白了，hang in there就是要"堅持下去，不要放棄"的意思。