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。 % j2 v7 \. M0 X% I - o& M3 I6 P; {4 _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。% l( @4 i# g0 }2 k: e% b. N
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M:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties. 3 }8 q0 Y! x' l X3 p. W. g) ]! f% J( m0 T. A& |. a* V9 B- ] N
L:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗?6 g& p" @, F% U$ L
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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. 4 N1 J8 o, _- v \1 {) C n( c5 u- Y4 m+ d# h5 d8 _- [
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?3 A( x3 s' n& B3 T
# W" w$ y5 Z& G- NM:Yeah, things can also be called a hit. For instance, you can say "that song is a hit with teenagers".7 ]" v8 R- H1 l- H" v. |+ p
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L: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。。。+ U6 ]; R- d, \2 S
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M:That song is a hit with young people. * k) ]3 _( _1 ]3 p5 u7 G* ]2 C" K, O5 E% |0 ]! R# m' R
L: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit吗?/ a! n) j, ?' B4 {2 n w$ D; a
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M:Yes, you can! A hit TV program.0 {/ A( m8 ?, Y; l
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L:Michael, 我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你! 2 _1 E+ k4 Q& H6 l; U5 P, c& E! a: i* [, ~! m; d+ g
M:No, that's not true!8 @0 l, v) X8 t8 X b2 }' E2 V
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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!% l4 t/ v" r2 O' ~
8 m5 y. ~' }. EM:Oh, stop it, Li Hua! You're embarrassing me. + u: {% ~, @0 h4 B* l$ A7 Y- Y: _8 ?, x. \; t
L:哟,你还会不好意思呐!得了,去拿点东西吃吧,我饿了。 5 ~# [% ?0 e' P% R2 A0 f / ]1 ^7 x+ m" }L: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。 L! ~/ Y. b! e J2 `& }; t7 O7 x. t7 |
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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?7 P) W A* t4 A9 g
9 i5 T/ |, X8 h% ?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。 7 D7 J9 |' K) R/ ~ - D% {" H/ Q9 f' l" y+ u1 iM:Okay, let's roll! : ]& l' m2 V& p, g w9 e8 t3 F$ b7 E4 Y T* a8 [" Y, H
L:什么? Let's roll? 滚回去啊?. u. |7 G' K4 U8 ^6 z
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M:Oh no, "let's roll" here means "let's leave!" 9 }1 K5 f' S1 |) Q( b7 A1 }* D+ v Q' G0 k1 g J
L:To roll也能表示要离开?$ _, a+ E9 _# E" Y8 g
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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。; Z+ Z2 u! N- ~
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M:That's correct.5 H% @0 y. m. l7 g1 q
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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。! u; J1 g, q% \8 I# G$ b& [3 k
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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. 4 L8 y9 V" u8 g' l9 j( w3 [* `4 }3 T! L8 X
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?+ o5 c l$ [( c, J! u
# K( r8 Z% Y) R0 A( h1 `M :A hit singer will be coming? I'd like to stay, but I really have to prepare for my test.8 n3 H) N3 k# `+ O
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