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。 , p# N; X- p3 g" m A i* q& d$ A5 f& T& {
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。6 |! l) j8 b x2 D1 }
/ |, s$ g D: W7 j3 I) \3 Z3 WM:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties. * l: k5 W5 X$ k7 N * _7 `& i5 ^. j4 E0 Z4 y9 iL:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗? + m- o+ d! H7 ]( ?+ \+ X- z/ b! k. k: l: G: y8 e
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 R6 f% ?! T' H1 Z9 L7 v . }% T6 ?( I# \/ NL: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? . k! y7 e5 d( f9 C+ C" ?: n) A+ ~ ' `5 o, u3 g' CM:Yeah, things can also be called a hit. For instance, you can say "that song is a hit with teenagers". 5 E* o; U9 H2 T; U. H Y/ w) C/ U' K/ X3 f5 r
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。。。 8 e6 v( C# o" y/ a! q5 L4 r E, u- C4 _4 k+ T% ~
M:That song is a hit with young people. * S* x3 _% q* F8 M: \, c + p- R' _2 }9 |; v1 e1 t+ Z& [: M9 IL: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit吗? ' t* M3 u4 o9 q* ^* E$ a" K7 A6 v5 h- b8 Y5 w2 p. i
M:Yes, you can! A hit TV program. 3 R+ q/ U q; s) k( ` D& V0 A- `' h4 L8 E5 i' L' h" RL:Michael, 我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你!+ l/ h9 q- W* b& N
' C% D0 H7 {7 q8 SM:No, that's not true! 7 U6 n8 Q, O ?- O* N1 I$ m. {. m& T# v
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! & v G8 ` B( s: c+ q; H' i+ t 1 d6 U# `3 z" j" l9 i! G- SM:Oh, stop it, Li Hua! You're embarrassing me. 2 U' o) I0 ]* ^4 O+ a2 [ U- C6 s/ h5 G. h4 Z" H6 n
L:哟,你还会不好意思呐!得了,去拿点东西吃吧,我饿了。 : j; }* B+ c, y$ i; W: ] c$ Y4 T$ b* E6 D0 aL: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。 3 i( I8 n) x) j# @) D2 n0 S+ T7 v- e9 y: H% M W- }
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# Q" ]' S( ^( I0 @7 @% D: ` 5 d( Z. `- \% X5 p% `& fL: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。# P4 C- d1 n% s! h
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M:Okay, let's roll! 6 {1 c0 w# i% q" L, V- \+ k0 ` " l: j5 O; P8 n, EL:什么? Let's roll? 滚回去啊? # I+ B/ m- a4 B v- c % d& F. p+ c. R) F& g9 M% c9 i( cM:Oh no, "let's roll" here means "let's leave!" - n+ q% d5 p) r- m& d, T% a0 G# }# ^# Z1 W# A8 }' y- x7 T
L:To roll也能表示要离开?. w7 L* p D6 g% X% F$ j3 ?
8 m0 }- [- ]8 n! \! q; rM:Yes, if you're doing one thing, you can say "to roll" when you want to start something new.& {9 O/ D9 ~' k/ h
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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。 ) A7 B8 R" Y* l' f! b4 T " B% l% r7 ]* p1 [! H, IM:That's correct. " o0 i2 Z- ~6 W( i# e, U( k4 b+ Y2 Y8 b3 \
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。' ?4 f* S' |3 h# H6 X# i# [
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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. * ]/ ]- j' V' S! L' c : z& a/ }& V6 e8 L" V( iL: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?1 ~/ X. x7 }; X4 G; G7 d% ]
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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.. K) B% n- G) M+ J: b# ?/ r
3 A% N a+ {2 m3 |3 X& C: H! vL:那好吧!, C+ o0 U! Q6 V