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。 1 }# L# `! V2 t) S2 H$ Q- \6 s6 L1 A* o+ X G1 g
L: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。* X# B8 V5 o' _ } s
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M:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties. . @+ L" X) B! i5 j4 R' q# o( T% C8 V) ?* Y
L:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗? / E4 J6 h: x3 X' P) I" _ 4 F! y1 v, E7 l. p5 x9 o4 dM: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. N4 D: X& o6 s1 p0 l( U
& C, H q9 p3 ?9 h" |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? 7 l9 x4 d, O4 K! m$ F+ C2 q& P 1 r; |) Q+ C5 HM:Yeah, things can also be called a hit. For instance, you can say "that song is a hit with teenagers". 2 _- ^2 b7 c: A+ [% D5 l1 s" [+ r 9 r. X" F" g# b: X& t4 T" wL: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 R! l" v3 K7 F; M% k8 `
1 [1 ^$ X2 a& }1 PM:That song is a hit with young people., M9 I% p' h: v1 k8 ]+ H. e
L& L5 P: ~- g0 x0 Y7 H6 jL: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 w! v* s0 c4 G% [; v/ ~% m ) O( J: l X) U: E; A: MM: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? , J. w6 w+ W! ~& U! S& F% j2 L5 `% N I/ g
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。 0 k; |, a" f8 g * C; V' V! B: C. t) c- \M:Okay, let's roll!. x: W2 f) g4 X( s: x
- b/ Z2 ? }3 {$ ]L:什么? Let's roll? 滚回去啊? 3 n3 K3 N \ z8 `& I) r7 z' P1 a) j o
M:Oh no, "let's roll" here means "let's leave!". E4 S: ^! }# v- H% ?4 f5 _
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L:To roll也能表示要离开?8 N# B! L" D. u6 e8 A
0 x! O5 M7 j1 \8 Q9 CM:Yes, if you're doing one thing, you can say "to roll" when you want to start something new. 2 o: X1 p# n* g( F9 S8 E( P4 F8 O: j3 L8 h+ f4 H$ P9 ?5 Y- F: V
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。 0 G, O2 @ F7 w ) w0 Q0 [7 ~. |+ `" XM:That's correct.- g# W/ v8 d) V: s$ E0 x9 p2 `1 z( c7 _
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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。+ Z: L1 g$ M* k5 G* Y6 {+ }
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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.- B \; s3 w# ]1 r; U3 Z9 Q
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L: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? q- J+ u, k3 u2 C4 P4 {4 v
: @0 D* I/ \! F jM :A hit singer will be coming? I'd like to stay, but I really have to prepare for my test.6 d4 E* I+ m# v4 t; e
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L:那好吧!% {" a( V3 y3 Z0 M6 i+ P4 c) y+ e5 b
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M+L:Let's roll!4 ]8 ]: P. f1 p0 ^" p! n+ a/ X