7 O! P9 }/ N, }$ OL:Michael,你答应跟我一起来参加聚会,我得谢谢你呀!你知道吗,我不太习惯在这种场合和那些不认识的人交谈。嗨, Michael,那不是你的朋友Steve吗?我听说,只要有party 他一定参加。1 w* u3 u" x/ I# n* c. g8 r
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M:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties. & K9 l6 I" f/ t. {! |3 q0 b4 ~3 p9 J3 Q7 w3 H$ B
L:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗?) a9 z' b, _0 i( V2 G
* ~+ p% Z, A: _) VM:No, "hit" here means he is the most popular person at these parties. "Hit" is a word used to describe someone or something that makes a favorable impression. - L. d+ Y5 ~5 L4 u/ P2 K; \ $ `; r3 E+ p! F G+ q2 ZL:啊呀,英文可真难学。一个词在这里是这个意思,在那里又变了意思。你说的hit是指大家都很喜欢的人。那hit用做这个意思的时候能指东西吗? 5 p% p; u: i3 H; ]( z& d! X, ~" L% G4 \! A6 o4 M
M:Yeah, things can also be called a hit. For instance, you can say "that song is a hit with teenagers". & v# a: [+ y# H( @6 @) f0 a $ l6 \$ n1 Y( rL:对了,有的歌曲非常热门,这也能称为hit。你刚才说:"That song is a hit with teeangers", 意思是:"青少年特别喜欢的一首歌。" 这么说,"年轻人喜欢的一首歌"就是。。。 R' e/ r% Z, q8 |0 i8 q" o5 y* z3 _: ~6 {9 b- S1 X1 ^
M:That song is a hit with young people.% x' d: T* }9 H/ U
/ ~3 T, B% a2 L, nL: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit吗?+ T1 k: ~- u. S
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M:Yes, you can! A hit TV program. 2 y5 s1 i& _/ k' a3 f2 E: v + j0 q% N: y0 o+ s6 t6 T4 ^* ^L:Michael, 我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你! 6 e' Y' D4 \( x: E, w; E 5 v! m# c3 K3 U; g8 ^# h$ B F; E7 JM:No, that's not true! % m. O, f3 Y( @ ( m9 R# E1 r; D+ TL:我认识的女孩都说你很帅!我想她们那么喜欢你,你恐怕还不知道自己是a hit with girls! . R/ n2 B% O/ B- \% C6 @+ ~: F3 o1 p. Z* d! v8 Q
M:Oh, stop it, Li Hua! You're embarrassing me.% n. Z5 h. H7 F
& g, v8 ~3 U, S/ g @+ C8 Q( rM:Yeah, the people here are pretty cool, but I'm getting tired. I've got a test tomorrow that I haven't prepared for yet. Do you think we can go pretty soon?! x; k/ S' A2 f- {' _ B
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L:对,这儿的人都挺好。怎么啦,你累了,想走了?我知道,你还没有准备好明天的考试。其实,我也有点累了。我们随时都可以走。* N a% e( f& U: P+ M
) s$ u% s6 c- z8 ^! C9 bM:Okay, let's roll! % `' J; J* ^$ X _ * Z6 k' O' o& k8 h3 Z" E# KL:什么? Let's roll? 滚回去啊?8 _+ E% [+ e4 M8 m& |% A
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M:Oh no, "let's roll" here means "let's leave!"( [% ~( q: c1 e8 Q% L
" W" B& E9 c! L, DL:To roll也能表示要离开? ( ]4 X$ H/ Y" k+ T; J( G . B2 m' ^2 t1 u4 i2 ~* I5 kM:Yes, if you're doing one thing, you can say "to roll" when you want to start something new./ x/ t5 H* {0 D- D. C) x
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L:等等,让我看看我是不是懂你的意思了。要是你在做一件事,过了一会儿,你不想继续做下去,而是想做别的事了,这时你就可以说to roll。 3 [* m9 Z& a3 w6 j& g" N, U- z! x3 w* B
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L:怪不得上次开舞会的时候,我们班上的那个高个子George 对他的女朋友说:Let's roll!后来我听说他们去看电影了。当时我还听不懂let's roll是什么意思。) F: o8 l, m4 r$ k7 S' V1 T
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M:"Let's roll" is very popular, especially among young people. Well, Li Hua, I really do think it's time to roll. 9 r% a3 W' p! n 6 l) N! V2 l6 cL:好吧。不过,刚才跟我说话的那个人告诉我,一会儿有一位名歌手会来唱歌。Michael,等他唱完一首歌再走,好不好?/ |5 ?, J, o7 W1 Q1 ]
; O2 \: n! w5 ~ G8 J( NM :A hit singer will be coming? I'd like to stay, but I really have to prepare for my test.: |9 n0 `! K2 b& z8 Q) v; t3 l