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。$ e5 z0 L( I! y% ^9 C: U) z! Q
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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。' z; X/ _! N% s. R/ U3 C
' z5 U5 C6 u' a& }! f/ c2 i8 MM:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties. & s" c- H% F7 |6 u" v' ` ( i5 C! h6 A, |- U i1 SL:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗? ; a5 D0 L$ Q1 |5 o% k# b! E7 v2 A( W* V% R* t6 [0 h7 B
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. 7 n! U3 V2 S+ {- y, Q& T1 `3 D$ F+ ~( b 1 c2 i9 p/ D# IL: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?, l" ^- O# l& K/ t1 j" l; U
+ x# I6 ]; L: m1 oM:Yeah, things can also be called a hit. For instance, you can say "that song is a hit with teenagers".+ l7 Z. B, h8 s1 j2 y- V
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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。。。" d m' X+ j1 }9 b5 x
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M:That song is a hit with young people.( ~8 G+ s$ O4 \
) {' p( V4 ~# hL: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit吗? ' w" O7 ^6 R8 k# q& U5 M# X8 C* B; Z( X7 x- V7 _9 l2 S
M:Yes, you can! A hit TV program. % y7 T9 u) G; V0 [5 w! ?8 E; d6 j5 E; @4 K
L:Michael, 我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你!$ \0 {0 z M5 e. D2 S4 G
% K2 \$ P8 H8 }/ n; ?* ^M:No, that's not true!% h0 l, e. A0 J4 j* h3 m+ A
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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!5 S% r9 f, j* N, M1 A2 \
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M:Oh, stop it, Li Hua! You're embarrassing me. " j$ V" T7 j% M6 ?$ c7 P: w* E% t, d Y- L2 A. \2 T
L:哟,你还会不好意思呐!得了,去拿点东西吃吧,我饿了。7 ^. l i! C4 B6 ?4 f
$ |! E" h( a* v6 [: x, _7 ^) }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。- x; y$ N) n; G3 _! @$ B+ j
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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? $ d2 \4 F1 s! J5 E; k L4 w: A2 t3 Q
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。 6 D* |+ J& B/ z1 I2 p8 M& Z 4 e; b: Z- Q# M; TM:Okay, let's roll! ; P" b, B+ Z9 }: | 7 A9 P" y8 u$ I9 ~! ?5 I4 k) ] GL:什么? Let's roll? 滚回去啊? : p( w4 [% i2 W t' o- v8 n" D2 O1 s* ]0 p8 Q
M:Oh no, "let's roll" here means "let's leave!", B3 A( }/ v, T
3 F- e! E5 r0 l6 J4 ?8 FL:To roll也能表示要离开? ) d+ h! ]8 [/ p+ n! `5 t; G% ]9 Z: D/ i7 F7 x/ x
M:Yes, if you're doing one thing, you can say "to roll" when you want to start something new.8 A2 ?5 @% m0 y8 T! G/ f
9 |- j) Y- ~% i* j7 |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 h- Z% B# x1 ~! w" i" f. M y
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M:That's correct. ( B4 R3 G0 y; y h6 H# ?( F, [: L c. A* D; x
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。 6 r; y* C7 k; b% u8 q( d2 o8 ?8 T1 ^' B- W0 F' z2 O
M:"Let's roll" is very popular, especially among young people. Well, Li Hua, I really do think it's time to roll.3 S2 t) r- A1 R j/ W# w4 t& r) l
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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?5 J7 W7 P; \2 J6 Z/ C% r w
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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.: v: r# F* Q# K0 C
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L:那好吧!- ~# k" j. R z+ E7 g9 B