 鲜花( 77)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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。 * \4 X. `1 |) k0 |
% @/ {3 A/ _" j. @
L: 嗨,Michael, 功课做得怎么样了?
8 A- ^, k( O; v/ V* y% N+ j' _7 L% B2 P0 j+ U
M: I can’t think. It’s too noisy. Let’s ditch this place." I7 V0 v( _$ m6 b3 F0 G
% R' Y4 c& u5 D; ]6 v4 WL: 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?/ U8 ?. c& Y% q# _
1 A# i* c6 Y/ ?9 D- U
M: Ditch! To ditch means to quickly leave a place you no longer want to be.$ K" L/ d5 M0 V& H/ `* R: x
( ?- f" {& O/ ^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?+ W0 }8 c7 C( s% U7 A6 [8 S7 f
# S8 A/ ^ _8 JM: Yes, it is. Same word, same spelling, but a different meaning.
3 B1 @* z& L; d g# m b. X; r5 O
8 m+ H! B& i( e" N8 W, IL: 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?3 i0 H# ], U; l( @+ L) j+ m m
& ?3 F3 Z0 U4 R' \" y( HM: If we want to get away from someone you could say, "Let’s ditch him," which means to leave someone behind.
9 ^, w8 P% |1 V# A9 y. d7 n; B1 t" B
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?
1 D* ]: C# e( W+ m7 R) {6 V2 B# e# Y
3 r# Y5 [$ p0 J3 wM: That’s correct.; q5 Q6 E1 |. `$ T- p6 F/ E
+ M r8 Q0 g1 D5 U- T+ ^; oL: 要是你干活干腻了,不想干了,那该说 ...+ {* A H4 E* D6 y# t! B2 T9 h
# q* T: N+ n7 _0 ~M: To ditch work.( K1 p5 k/ v2 T8 E$ t4 b
1 N2 S8 f P" F K z' J" bL: 不想去开会。。。1 |9 C1 X. k8 J4 W/ h, f
, T6 k- V8 _9 N0 A
M: To ditch the meeting. You can also say: to ditch the concert.2 z) w$ g$ n: r, g3 N
+ M! Y! I+ w$ PL: 我知道,那是不想去音乐会。要是和朋友约好了,可是又不想去了,那该怎么说呀?6 T) G1 l5 t0 ` @+ l4 C# L6 A& A
! c& c1 g% m" S$ ~4 E% tM: To ditch my friend. Hey, can we ditch the library now! I am really tired and could use some coffee.8 E( T; o" T( H! l0 ^- C! h/ Z' E
! @- O7 {4 } n! K' z
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。5 [4 t; I8 l# w( m, A4 y: h
6 b& z. a. b& SL: 好,咖啡馆到了。6 w* S* `' ]- L4 W1 X6 I: S H
+ V) `: b# ]2 }7 @M: Yep, here’s the coffee shop. Li Hua, what do you want, my treat this time.
; G0 U1 R6 D$ _- s2 v1 l7 z" M, l9 L+ }
L: 你请我啊? 那太好了。我要一杯咖啡就行了。6 i# ]9 t# t7 s7 Y, J
* {+ w. o; f( ] _2 KM: Sounds good. Two coffees please. Here’s your coffee, Li Hua.. ~2 H: l D/ n: V! _" V
- b& j* x+ O& {
L: Thanks!7 E4 e6 H$ f9 ^) m C
l3 v# Z0 Y* u5 T3 }. W: J
M: No problem. Oh, so hot! Be careful. Good coffee, really hits the spot. I feel more awake now.# x% a5 ]' {4 q, d# _9 B
6 I" E/ j* a& s8 ]" z. x8 u' @
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。0 y6 ~( U8 i0 B
1 A; o, R( ?3 m6 }7 r% EM: Hit the spot means to satisfy one’s need. I really needed some coffee earlier so it really hit the spot.
. l( `' A2 C/ ~- r1 }/ ]: J, O
& W8 O- r \ W0 u3 }3 t J. J$ HL: 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?
; P s1 X( j* e9 U
5 r, h, `5 s2 B3 X% I% aM: Hit-the-spot. For example, if you are hungry and go eat you could say, "That food really hit the spot."0 B( v% U# Q. s8 q5 H$ F
. A. s- Z) s9 v1 mL: 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?
/ r) ^) _3 y( _; V+ _% {; W/ ]
/ n/ s1 a& Z3 S* DM: A hot bath would hit the spot.
5 r, f9 ?9 T+ c5 {6 Y1 Q) O' C
% ^' k" Q0 F2 } z ^; EL: 吃个汉堡包真过隐,该怎么说?" r. W" C% f6 C6 b% M) _
8 f/ ~. ~; c3 hM: A burger would hit the spot. Let’s go, I’m hungry.
4 Q. H8 f6 d( R2 }: P" {# r2 p" m# @" x# J$ u# O' Z0 ]
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!; [/ E. l& n! x/ o7 A
; n. l- e) f& t) q" F# {$ Y3 B% q
M: Ok. Bye. 再见。
$ S$ \' Y7 w5 M, W G! n. D( h" V0 m$ ^0 Q1 \; o1 g+ m4 W R8 u
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。 |
|