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。7 t4 d# O6 o, z$ N6 K9 W
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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。4 e2 Z% k4 _% Z: [
' h" M# z; \5 k, l, u4 u4 {M:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties. % D$ K* j/ [9 p2 q( D8 W4 n3 w9 t% {1 h3 V
L:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗?0 m- n6 O# G1 [% `2 P. n
$ D2 \9 d- |/ h: \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.0 z h) {! I6 W* d
6 |2 N3 Z4 i# x eL: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? ?: R2 Z/ t5 n4 @" u
" ]- ~* Q6 @) d5 [M:Yeah, things can also be called a hit. For instance, you can say "that song is a hit with teenagers". ! t# [- j3 u: y3 k3 V/ t3 I& W5 W, K$ x$ m$ Z8 |: @
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。。。9 m0 K) L5 Q7 y
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M:That song is a hit with young people.; i8 ?. \9 U6 p1 [6 G1 x/ h5 a1 m
. v7 E) G B0 ?; ~) M5 CL: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit吗?, }5 j' W; y1 {) h, A
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M:Yes, you can! A hit TV program.$ u7 C" S& B5 s
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L:Michael, 我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你!! _( \7 }: u- w. j% E% G* @9 n
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M:No, that's not true!: p K3 {. x; F3 c" ]+ ]
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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! ) X& W: `+ j4 F& K. K+ A7 H1 M T - C3 t3 P" o1 ] R5 @8 qM:Oh, stop it, Li Hua! You're embarrassing me. ; G k1 [ E, K/ e) }' \' `6 P/ ` 1 s, F0 b0 L: A% d$ E$ {L:哟,你还会不好意思呐!得了,去拿点东西吃吧,我饿了。 6 U+ D/ J* X/ I9 R , s" a; L8 B: |$ ~" v0 w% z. oL: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。 ) {9 B" [( H6 Y) T; H1 i1 ?+ a. w: d0 M
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? . g$ I4 B j7 e- H! M# O * X0 Q/ a9 F- [4 {! oL: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。( S8 l* v$ Y# g7 g1 z
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M:Okay, let's roll! - H# F& k0 F R4 j$ i0 e; ?! s- @; F, W* z' c0 f: W8 j. O6 C
L:什么? Let's roll? 滚回去啊? 0 W5 g$ j7 f0 ]8 b) G! m' @0 v7 j$ {9 m5 T5 k& C" c$ }7 g% P
M:Oh no, "let's roll" here means "let's leave!"" Q! O% I' h- g$ x
8 ]+ G5 E/ R" `6 E2 x1 {3 oM:Yes, if you're doing one thing, you can say "to roll" when you want to start something new.( n) e9 ~) q" W6 @$ N
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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。 " S5 B+ ^6 X8 `7 f; l& K$ I* f4 f) ^) K. T" ~* Q2 [' z
M:That's correct., x: j8 h+ N" s1 |& f: Y
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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。$ R1 {/ K4 [: ]+ Q) ^3 P
0 m5 T& g' X! A3 [: u, z$ mM:"Let's roll" is very popular, especially among young people. Well, Li Hua, I really do think it's time to roll.! ]3 `8 J1 U; Z4 f6 r
! S( L1 I$ ?9 @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? , {& R" B+ K3 m# |# B$ ]8 r! p. a, u4 K1 j% M
M :A hit singer will be coming? I'd like to stay, but I really have to prepare for my test.3 W0 ?5 W3 O( J4 z; i) U3 J) M