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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.7 z0 X. d/ M& E( G
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L: 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?2 e/ K% C; L3 e& @( M
: t; {- v1 B& U! f lM: Ditch! To ditch means to quickly leave a place you no longer want to be.
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8 S: q8 g- ~+ r0 q& gL: 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?8 q% T6 B1 }" Q- U& c
# Y, x3 g9 @4 }: i9 J/ c1 BM: Yes, it is. Same word, same spelling, but a different meaning.
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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?
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2 y: W6 `0 F7 D0 t+ FM: If we want to get away from someone you could say, "Let’s ditch him," which means to leave someone behind.1 m# g: F2 H4 w1 h. h
3 Z' s$ r2 R2 Q, cL: 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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M: That’s correct.+ e( a; ^3 C3 T! `& X/ ]
4 f9 {& [5 g: J, b' v0 h% u4 e/ bL: 要是你干活干腻了,不想干了,那该说 ...4 g2 }: v- L4 b* s: C" \
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; _( Q6 u) P5 ]4 J0 P! {L: 不想去开会。。。
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M: To ditch the meeting. You can also say: to ditch the concert.
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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。" E6 P/ F6 I% y! ?! b
5 i' T% A6 z$ w5 [% R) U, }2 [L: 好,咖啡馆到了。
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0 [$ c1 E6 ?1 R7 R# YM: Yep, here’s the coffee shop. Li Hua, what do you want, my treat this time.( X! g! k8 x* _$ q# q
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L: 你请我啊? 那太好了。我要一杯咖啡就行了。7 y d& V# m% B* b; e6 a
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M: Sounds good. Two coffees please. Here’s your coffee, Li Hua.7 U' p( t/ g; ^ u& l& P6 P* z; l1 G
4 H9 n& I0 G0 I$ SL: Thanks!
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M: No problem. Oh, so hot! Be careful. Good coffee, really hits the spot. I feel more awake now.# J1 r" M0 n* L s4 z
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L: 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。2 s9 H% c- j, U
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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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9 g; J w/ B# e3 O( `5 ?& L6 YL: 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?: J+ s6 m) M# t0 E9 B& i
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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."" ~6 m( K* j3 N& f3 x# }
' q7 B& M! z* C8 n$ pL: 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?( o, D$ h. P& I9 h2 O
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M: A hot bath would hit the spot." r' i( K% g/ @" J1 T
% i2 w1 _9 ^) @7 ?5 t+ j6 V5 IL: 吃个汉堡包真过隐,该怎么说?7 x; h5 C4 U' ^7 _1 M) R F3 ~1 S' D
, y, u0 A8 Y; M: H0 ^4 \M: A burger would hit the spot. Let’s go, I’m hungry.
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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。
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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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