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。 / h( m2 P+ i. \$ ?) y+ b2 f* O2 Z
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。( I! ~3 N. [7 [0 h( I; C
: p4 g" r* N0 w" {0 H: y4 dM:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties. 5 ?# q7 B2 K/ r- B: r* v, [& I ! o% R. X8 k3 |8 u9 KL:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗? }2 T( x3 @% F * a" d' ~& @& I7 m2 ?+ OM: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. 6 _" E2 c4 i% ?( J H; k, A. l: u0 p: m% L3 m
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?) u4 t( d# ?. B
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M:Yeah, things can also be called a hit. For instance, you can say "that song is a hit with teenagers".) g( s# @4 G. Z8 }
' O5 B. J v" U8 _& pL: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 B5 t1 L1 a& O/ i5 Y3 a" y$ a2 Q1 ]* g5 r% k: v
M:That song is a hit with young people. ; A/ `5 t, d% Q! s! E m7 c# z1 R1 ]- u. t+ q% e
L: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit吗?, G8 G* c( ]3 e$ M7 x) C
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M:Yes, you can! A hit TV program. ( H4 j, I/ L$ l( y9 B1 W , K: }" R6 m( q# ]7 U0 m! d- @L:Michael, 我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你!+ `0 ?5 l5 I( i- |- h3 k) E
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M:No, that's not true!# I9 t/ L- M3 b
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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!( _1 f* _- }2 x# N1 z- e
7 [( G! T+ P8 ~1 H: L, iM:Oh, stop it, Li Hua! You're embarrassing me.% V7 v' r( k& {! k+ X& ?5 a7 J
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L:哟,你还会不好意思呐!得了,去拿点东西吃吧,我饿了。 , J/ l% [& j! ^/ a+ a. F5 A7 X7 ]( t8 R: K! ?
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。 9 F9 \3 I, p( C3 n! X: H. A! R2 G8 C' |; o
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? 4 k7 N7 q8 x) q& M* A; H7 O& b/ d 8 \& q, _$ N/ }( @' lL: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。8 B7 z% ?/ ^& J" E
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M:Okay, let's roll!( f- A, B% k6 X9 l9 x
+ j; H! Z1 r% z# x9 s+ n2 z( C8 bM:Oh no, "let's roll" here means "let's leave!"! {7 U9 i0 e/ N' U5 Q' q
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L:To roll也能表示要离开? 9 g% X: ~( y6 `3 Y" d* M+ c6 Z4 r! E$ C; X- j7 v7 K3 u9 T. u
M:Yes, if you're doing one thing, you can say "to roll" when you want to start something new. 1 c r1 V7 t% H% J& o5 `* [+ c: B# L( p! Y! \% [( o2 }5 z
L: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。. |; _7 P* l7 ?( U9 s
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M:That's correct. 2 X6 m+ }1 T7 q . t4 p3 d6 g8 h/ gL: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。 " N; |( y: L% g/ [! k9 D9 n( H% _( h; Y% U& M* t- D. L8 v
M:"Let's roll" is very popular, especially among young people. Well, Li Hua, I really do think it's time to roll.6 h4 M& T5 G3 P! L
/ I$ s& |3 a4 \- H# p, YL: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? * U6 J4 b2 o3 s+ a& ?4 `# c * `# ?/ G* V/ x" nM :A hit singer will be coming? I'd like to stay, but I really have to prepare for my test. * U8 q8 _" }5 M8 \& S / i8 T+ P* o1 kL:那好吧!$ [4 ] G/ g; U' Z
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M+L:Let's roll!8 p4 o6 t# w4 b' k
+ ]! {: z( U. _9 {7 S. o) \今天李华学的一个常用语是:hit,这是指受欢迎的,人们喜欢的人或东西;另一个常用语是:to roll, 也就是开始准备做一件事。这次[流行美语]就学习到这里,下次节目再见。: g3 W$ r0 }, C
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