在纽约上大学的Michael明天要考试,可是他的中国同学李华一定要他去参加一个聚会。李华今天学到的两个常用语是:hit 和to roll。2 [) R- k8 F _7 [
1 X# C y. j0 i4 IL: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。& @' g. S7 T4 L8 j4 i$ T7 b+ p: F, ]
! W0 q5 q9 A1 _7 kM:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties. 7 _* T, o0 E, d3 V% j) l% {: D; C8 l4 Y, W) t
L:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗? % Z/ {0 c- d* Y3 Q* A1 f2 q$ _' O: D0 f! R; v8 r* r- q
M: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.1 i# j# ?! W$ N; P
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L: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?1 |7 c! d, g. s( F! z
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M:Yeah, things can also be called a hit. For instance, you can say "that song is a hit with teenagers". 3 a) }/ A- b. R0 a# B& L5 S 9 G3 A' r& X! x5 o5 eL: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。。。 6 K# D' B6 v$ W8 x - c9 ]% |; J$ `0 R. x- @M:That song is a hit with young people. + a/ s; ^2 J/ R4 r5 V: A3 m1 E! U # g: j8 g/ c* X- [L: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit吗? ( u, b& e' J* X) p* _1 o) A+ O9 d7 f4 y) ^. D8 y
M:Yes, you can! A hit TV program.% w/ A7 c- U3 [- J
- j3 q# E4 V8 c7 g2 VL:Michael, 我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你! & S: L) M) A* l0 H) O3 u, k! ]1 j1 e$ y) _0 t
M:No, that's not true!' n8 V: t, q g% Y1 \4 h
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L: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! 9 b" \7 ^' a7 s1 S, q! K0 L# x 5 M* |) J$ p/ A$ y' }& WM:Oh, stop it, Li Hua! You're embarrassing me. ( d2 ?9 m( P8 S) f5 N' L! Y 8 _+ t$ Z# k6 x. cL:哟,你还会不好意思呐!得了,去拿点东西吃吧,我饿了。) e2 D/ S, A- X# \/ }# K
, }; B$ s( ^2 w- L3 X$ \5 W1 fL:Michael, 我们来了有两个小时了吧!我倒是认识了几个很有意思的人。6 r" y( E$ v5 a+ V: f9 |# s4 j
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M: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? ) a- G0 p5 v& M# p3 h# @- Y" u% i+ d# Y$ y' h4 |! @7 k
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。 , ~: Q5 A7 J% J, | . K( A; z" E6 P1 ?+ {M:Okay, let's roll!2 g5 C% u* H8 `
8 G C/ M+ B: d0 [- u8 F$ dL:什么? Let's roll? 滚回去啊? q8 M8 a2 U M! c; z7 {! C2 w! k! G m% f A
M:Oh no, "let's roll" here means "let's leave!" ) _3 p1 Q. S; `: [/ z& W3 z* X1 ]% {% H% j+ g9 r
L:To roll也能表示要离开? : u% t( G% ^1 V7 x 6 R- D; R' P" U: @M:Yes, if you're doing one thing, you can say "to roll" when you want to start something new.* r5 C3 r0 q! k1 e# D& E
' x, u# \- D/ `% i l$ j( \; `M:That's correct. . B8 x0 I2 h9 [9 L* K5 `, `5 k ) j F7 L; S/ }, IL: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。9 J4 Y, }6 H; G2 i" C
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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.: `8 I3 O) x1 M
1 [! p$ t: [9 F# C7 EL: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?. h0 M1 _0 B! d, h4 W
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M :A hit singer will be coming? I'd like to stay, but I really have to prepare for my test. % [: g9 h' G, E6 x1 D2 b% n 6 }; n3 l; \" G! tL:那好吧!8 o5 E6 i# ^* I+ Q/ x3 j, G8 s; B