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。 + y- p. v- Q+ C. o4 q+ o6 r" Z+ j- T $ p1 G0 N, o" X& a! I- R. WL: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。 + x9 e ?; ?8 E5 c3 | / J# p) G3 [6 X& o4 o3 {4 aM:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties.: t+ x1 A$ d4 _6 [. r h
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L:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗?( p$ d9 z' J; k7 q a+ h. _8 L$ a
# p1 G' Q7 i- c3 E) j$ d2 iM: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. 2 ~/ R/ V) }$ D- R/ j" L d/ G* a$ u4 K7 V9 Q
L: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?8 e) `5 J5 l+ }3 Q2 ^- U
5 M" ?# ~1 i- s2 B1 |+ n0 l _M:Yeah, things can also be called a hit. For instance, you can say "that song is a hit with teenagers".) }# V& V l- u) y6 k- k$ e
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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。。。 9 l% t1 u" j- w: `& a: ^$ ^( v/ ]" E" _. O) Y1 ~3 J
M:That song is a hit with young people. * t) H$ R2 |4 x: V3 ~6 z+ o4 B: k4 {
L: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit吗? & J# u* P0 l$ l6 H; b5 { ; h$ r" t/ ?3 O9 j- c- YM:Yes, you can! A hit TV program. , g8 l z7 r: h" x" G; X" k; m8 O6 z
L:Michael, 我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你! 2 {, q; Y1 o" v) g0 ^6 D& {3 @2 P1 Y% M4 z& }! b
M:No, that's not true!5 S8 f0 O3 v! k3 ]* j, U
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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! ! z, ?! F ^" ~) q' c/ G% D4 \; F* o% C. m, m' z
M:Oh, stop it, Li Hua! You're embarrassing me.+ @- w% V+ h- {+ y, N
O8 m/ F3 S ?% j# U. NL:哟,你还会不好意思呐!得了,去拿点东西吃吧,我饿了。7 z$ p% u5 ~) w6 W) s% s
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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。) z2 g/ \6 z! t. q* z) m. Y4 r
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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?# c+ L! ^+ V+ e8 K R2 z
9 u; O Q- t% K) g4 Y! P/ p7 yM:Oh no, "let's roll" here means "let's leave!"" ?0 r5 X5 v" R6 w; N
1 `7 m* g: ]9 f& p* GL:To roll也能表示要离开? : l* R b* T! @: q8 c7 N6 j* C8 [6 E. H$ L& s
M:Yes, if you're doing one thing, you can say "to roll" when you want to start something new.- O" c/ |* s3 w$ U
/ I' [5 @, g. ]% h, ]& K* FL: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。 + K0 J* v1 _- K 9 Q! R. }- T4 o' m$ \M:That's correct.2 O7 l& O- V* M: L* Z# g; n! E
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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。 1 {4 o( K0 b' a% o* \% Q# c$ L7 k! W# S5 G9 @
M:"Let's roll" is very popular, especially among young people. Well, Li Hua, I really do think it's time to roll. 5 J0 R4 [8 S: F9 g: @5 u5 x. D: E' r% x" N5 @3 N
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?1 }# S$ \) S( p2 @
7 m( ]4 d1 e/ f# q$ nM :A hit singer will be coming? I'd like to stay, but I really have to prepare for my test.6 ^) f1 n s% h, R. ]9 o