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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。
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L: 嗨,Michael, 功课做得怎么样了?
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M: I can’t think. It’s too noisy. Let’s ditch this place.$ o8 P' G6 Q8 Y' m
9 l5 A7 z6 D4 Y) N, xL: 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?# s3 W6 |1 b8 q3 j1 P
4 D; K0 u6 \2 `5 DM: Ditch! To ditch means to quickly leave a place you no longer want to be.
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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?
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M: Yes, it is. Same word, same spelling, but a different meaning.- o" y: h9 S8 H6 u1 ^+ k
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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?) c2 S8 K6 b3 K0 r; V+ ]: I8 P
- A( e* L0 f9 g$ r2 u0 ^5 GM: If we want to get away from someone you could say, "Let’s ditch him," which means to leave someone behind.
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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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4 D) s! `/ }. D4 z* b0 A, JM: That’s correct.6 t# x8 l$ I5 |$ {0 L! ]/ y+ v
" |% E8 E2 R3 K2 l" H) e0 I) nL: 要是你干活干腻了,不想干了,那该说 ...
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, `& x7 y5 @ [1 [1 n/ g3 p# j8 }/ wM: To ditch work.
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% z7 k( w% V. _2 YL: 不想去开会。。。3 b! t) V2 t* k q, Z
m# l7 y5 m1 ~3 YM: To ditch the meeting. You can also say: to ditch the concert.
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$ ^7 R1 }- I+ j% W. T* nL: 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?% d0 h0 B3 S; a7 U
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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.
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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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L: 好,咖啡馆到了。9 Q- `# ^' N' z
3 @' F; I* v6 hM: Yep, here’s the coffee shop. Li Hua, what do you want, my treat this time.3 D1 u1 Y4 ~4 ?
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L: 你请我啊? 那太好了。我要一杯咖啡就行了。
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M: Sounds good. Two coffees please. Here’s your coffee, Li Hua.4 V- i* t1 P `0 b# O
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L: Thanks!2 _, F) N/ h' s6 a% {
* d4 h e8 j, d* z8 M0 VM: No problem. Oh, so hot! Be careful. Good coffee, really hits the spot. I feel more awake now.+ L2 f2 T x: [- Y: z
# [+ H& Z. N# i2 i4 sL: 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。3 y" K2 U3 n! w7 [; G
5 P: {8 c1 A9 [M: Hit the spot means to satisfy one’s need. I really needed some coffee earlier so it really hit the spot.
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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?
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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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, K' ?$ V4 j: p1 V2 W% P+ ~* JM: A burger would hit the spot. Let’s go, I’m hungry.* v! p$ z1 G2 x$ a$ A3 F1 U- t
p$ Y5 c) `* Y( E, I' H- ~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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M: Ok. Bye. 再见。4 U3 \, |+ E- B2 `* V9 j
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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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