Dialogue 14
    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構(gòu)成的短語如，a rush of work/
    rush hour/gold rush等。
    2）out of gas：沒有油了。gas=gasoline;out of表示“沒有”
    “短缺”，除與be動(dòng)詞連用外，還與run連用。如：I ran out of
    ink.He always runs out of money before the next pay day.