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。2 D$ \, v. [7 d
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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。 6 ^* n% M2 d* o+ s : |( o+ W- o" }+ ]$ S1 t `2 h, ]M:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties.; Y9 ~8 g" c6 i3 a4 t2 @- @( S
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L:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗?+ e( U1 j/ X+ q: f
$ C# `8 T1 p# P8 O9 \' @" gM: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. " b3 E ]$ z( o& N& m' X2 m! A n& L% ?, V$ B
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?7 ?0 d" i" P4 {# }! A$ \* c- e g
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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". ) B: M+ M& |6 u% D0 e- Y 9 i! J, G+ s4 i1 @4 f" W2 lL: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。。。" S6 r) k* p" X) j) d9 g8 W& ~
8 o/ W- u) n/ z% ^6 R4 e( S; |( zM:That song is a hit with young people. 5 O7 o3 B* @* n8 u; ?$ |# {1 h6 ~. y. F* S) }
L: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit吗? 1 R4 A% }! s" L6 I8 x5 h" ^% l4 T# K2 ?/ X
M:Yes, you can! A hit TV program. + I4 `7 |7 n% z" K& ?4 r" B5 f! g. `0 P( g( m
L:Michael, 我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你!; w* d5 |% v5 B# l- d4 A: E
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M:No, that's not true! ; z9 L1 o; H. U# |& a# d! R2 n. z
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 h9 m+ R3 W& u9 A+ h3 t4 g9 e6 p
; Z( \" P4 A' g- j7 @M:Oh, stop it, Li Hua! You're embarrassing me.$ E- ? c( e1 K4 G. u
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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。, V3 f6 n: j% o( d
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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。 , |% H/ a4 t+ F! m2 M1 D) K) E+ b3 V1 z( C4 m
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?) Y( R6 V t. t5 X$ V6 t
V$ h X% Z) n9 C" Q, E3 OL: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。. w0 W! Y% i" w( P2 y- z7 z
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8 Q4 B# l1 x8 ?3 D- c) w+ H! vL:To roll也能表示要离开? }- @. y( \5 u. x$ T0 X3 m6 E' M. B3 v( u- g! r
M:Yes, if you're doing one thing, you can say "to roll" when you want to start something new. 8 B! Q. c7 ]: @/ J 5 s0 C/ ^" Q% `' U, E3 v* m8 XL: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。& `! N# V2 ?7 e1 W4 q
E1 Y R1 k4 n, C9 MM:That's correct. 8 F- ^7 U" |2 h3 A# Q) z8 j, v& X: q0 `" ~3 w
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。 8 ]3 {3 w) J$ y |" }* N) Y& H 6 Y8 M$ X3 Z. _: i1 vM:"Let's roll" is very popular, especially among young people. Well, Li Hua, I really do think it's time to roll. D& Y( a' R0 L" M. d+ L# L# W! }: Z0 Z8 v) }6 G* S' V' y! k0 O& D
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?0 Z' W; }/ ^. l+ v4 {" U# j
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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., W3 q8 p% Z. K3 h# f+ E