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。 " E. H8 J- s/ i; @3 a, m* e' E2 d; U/ g
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。 1 p; X9 J* k4 Q2 H* n$ Y- C1 ]' n! N. i+ r, O7 J
M:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties.# {7 c* j# i' W: Z( j/ S
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L:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗?) b; J% z1 y4 z5 ?$ w
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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.% c. b* u* I2 g% O/ \# J' w j
5 C" a A2 l% V9 E. C ]( QL: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?7 o3 n& l$ W! N8 v( M3 m
1 J3 ]- S# G" o7 b* A( P) o: Y0 SM:Yeah, things can also be called a hit. For instance, you can say "that song is a hit with teenagers".; g1 d5 w: d% Z4 Y7 p2 Z& W: ]; C
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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。。。1 d1 h, P. R0 S1 \# \5 [+ v
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M:That song is a hit with young people. ' q: i8 q# Z5 T7 e2 U/ \ + c6 ]' P$ q- Q: A9 @& wL: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit吗?# b* Z5 J9 j! F( \' h
$ j, f: Y- W1 ?7 v- T" D( zM:Yes, you can! A hit TV program.' V3 P7 D; m/ y( n: I* g
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L:Michael, 我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你! ' n% L$ L' c8 R5 S B; e5 p ; o2 O! n- Z8 Q% fM:No, that's not true! 4 s) ~. d9 B0 f' s" M6 L8 i/ G2 v* b: e& i5 C
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! $ ^5 C2 g" K8 [: ` % {* y6 g5 C6 A# }! w% UM:Oh, stop it, Li Hua! You're embarrassing me. 5 L7 }/ c V- r8 R% T( V$ V6 i # _! S) ^& p6 Q7 W+ W" fL:哟,你还会不好意思呐!得了,去拿点东西吃吧,我饿了。 4 r8 R9 y2 `3 B" N6 d- ?& X- z, e- m7 F: U
L: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。6 R# { l& O+ U8 S
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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?! B$ @8 [+ b7 K! x7 m3 i8 b
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L: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。" T6 w1 A& f8 e: D
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M:Okay, let's roll! E/ u4 l5 I' j& Q
+ R2 J' o) O. y" n- W3 aL:什么? Let's roll? 滚回去啊? $ b$ m g$ C1 @& Y- A) z) i9 x4 w, S& b. l
M:Oh no, "let's roll" here means "let's leave!" ~* Z5 ^. v. e# m/ r* \0 v
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L:To roll也能表示要离开? : @% ]% W9 ^% ?! e9 _/ E4 y7 p$ Z) u# y/ _+ B6 G& h/ O! e0 N! H2 [
M:Yes, if you're doing one thing, you can say "to roll" when you want to start something new.9 \+ Q$ c/ x/ {0 b1 h4 n
) l% A1 K L% M. Q5 f7 GL: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。; d! P9 X+ y: S6 g$ |
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$ z( Z2 r" x# r. Y+ pM:"Let's roll" is very popular, especially among young people. Well, Li Hua, I really do think it's time to roll.% a4 |' ~4 x3 L @ z7 V+ w2 t
+ f( Y7 P. t P; f1 M% lL: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?6 K. }7 K+ _4 r: h
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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.2 J, D- w2 @9 j; {
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L:那好吧! % S/ W+ d$ i1 X- x: c9 F+ p 3 c! z& g# I5 a- `' mM+L:Let's roll!: }, Q% T: a' x4 N