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今天李华和Michael在对话里使用的两个常用语,一个是:to ditch,另一个是:to hit the spot。现在Michael 正在图书馆里做功课,李华来找他。 * F+ F' G5 c- D5 z% X
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L: 嗨,Michael, 功课做得怎么样了?
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! `9 k) m- g, d+ _, b ^M: I can’t think. It’s too noisy. Let’s ditch this place.
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' K5 J7 D. \& q! L4 {L: 你没法动脑筋,因为这儿太闹。你还说什么来啦?Ditch this place,什么意思呀? G8 o, l& K9 N2 G4 ?: R5 [! H# V
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M: Ditch! To ditch means to quickly leave a place you no longer want to be.8 S* E; [- G/ E- g0 a' E
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L: 噢,to ditch 就是你不想再呆在那个地方,想赶快离开。你的意思就是要马上离开图书馆。不对啊,ditch 这个字不是可以解释为地上挖的沟吗?你说的 ditch 是同一个字?( A# G: W# v8 Y( J8 Y4 L1 h
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M: Yes, it is. Same word, same spelling, but a different meaning.
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L: 原来是同一个字,同样拼法,但意思不同。噢, Michael, 再举个例子给我听,好吗?
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M: If we want to get away from someone you could say, "Let’s ditch him," which means to leave someone behind.: T1 ?8 ~. {+ C& V5 g1 W9 \) a
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L: 你的意思是 to ditch 不仅可以指地方,还能指人。 上次我们跟 Mary 一起去看电影,看完电影我们俩没跟 Mary 打招呼就走了,这就可以说:We ditched Mary,对不对?
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# @! Q/ o+ r" ]M: That’s correct.
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L: 要是你干活干腻了,不想干了,那该说 ...
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L: 不想去开会。。。
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M: To ditch the meeting. You can also say: to ditch the concert.5 {" a. }: X) S F) [2 t
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M: To ditch my friend. Hey, can we ditch the library now! I am really tired and could use some coffee.9 H+ J7 |' c8 J9 R' T! Y9 \) I& y
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L: Ok, ok。让我们离开这图书馆吧。你累了,想喝咖啡。走,去校园外的那个咖啡馆吧。
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. M1 b, X ^6 c) a2 yL: 好,咖啡馆到了。: Z3 S5 L. X, F; m7 D
' W9 j9 M5 ], x: b M0 j {: eM: Yep, here’s the coffee shop. Li Hua, what do you want, my treat this time.
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: M+ a5 T6 D/ n) |7 D3 A- V sL: 你请我啊? 那太好了。我要一杯咖啡就行了。
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, B9 e) m9 e& xM: Sounds good. Two coffees please. Here’s your coffee, Li Hua.. c' z+ L( |6 x V$ {& x( z
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L: 对,咖啡是不错,你已经觉得清醒点儿啦!我可不信咖啡的作用就那么快!对了,刚才你说: " It really hits the spot? To hit the spot 不是击中要害吗? 你刚才说的好象不是这个意思。你怎么老是说一些怪里怪气的话。
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L: 原来hit the spot 就是满足一个人的需要。你刚才很想喝咖啡,喝了就感到非常过隐,很痛快。Hit the spot 是哪三个字组成的?, h0 o2 O* [4 d/ v
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M: Hit-the-spot. For example, if you are hungry and go eat you could say, "That food really hit the spot."
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L: 中文里也有这个说法。肚子非常饿的时候去吃饭。吃饱了就感到心满意足。洗个热水澡真痛快,那该怎么说?
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L: 吃个汉堡包真过隐,该怎么说?
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! F( `3 J% n4 F3 DM: A burger would hit the spot. Let’s go, I’m hungry.
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L: 好家伙, 喝了咖啡,又肚子饿了, 要去吃汉堡包。这回我可不奉陪了, I have to ditch you now. 再见了!
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' C! W. ]9 o6 g1 ]0 ^Michael 和李华在对话中用了to ditch 和 to hit the spot. To ditch表示 要离开某个人,因为你不想跟他在一起了;或表示要马上离开一 个不想再呆的地方。To hit the spot 是感到过隐,觉得很痛快。 |
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