Larry跟李华商量星期六一起吃早饭。今天我们要学两个常用语：crack of dawn和crunch time.

LL: Hey Li Hua, how are you?

LH: 我正忙着把这个星期的工作赶紧处理完，好无忧无虑地过周末。你怎么样，忙不忙？

LL: I'm doing pretty good. I've been busy with work too. Hey, I was wondering... do you want to grab breakfast this Saturday?

LH: 星期六一起吃早饭？好啊。不过，我跟Jamie约好一起去爬山，所以如果要吃饭，一定要早。

LL: Oh okay, how about right at the crack of dawn?

LH: Crack of dawn? 那是几点啊？

LL: I mean right at dawn... right when the sun comes up.

LH: 哦，我明白了。Crack of dawn就是日出时分。

LL: Bingo. The crack of dawn is that first light in the morning when the sun rises above the horizon. That time of morning is called the crack of dawn.

LH: 可是Larry，好不容易到了周末，我可不想一大早就跑去吃早饭。

LL: You're probably right. I'm just used to getting up at the crack of dawn because of work.

LH: 你平时早起，难道连周末也不睡懒觉吗？

LL: I'd like to... But I'm so used to waking up at the crack of dawn during the week that I end up waking up at the crack of dawn on Saturday and Sunday too.

LH: 可crack of dawn对我来说实在是太早了。日出两个小时以后，大约八点钟前后怎么样？

LL: That's fine. How about we meet at 8:30?

LH: 好，一言为定。我们去哪里吃？

LL: I was thinking the local bakery on 14th and Elm. You can take the number 39 bus and we will meet outside the bakery.

LH: Perfect. 那我们星期六早上八点半不见不散。

LL: Come to think of it. I'm glad we are not meeting at the crack of dawn. Maybe I'll be able to sleep in.