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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。 ' `% w0 v8 x* S5 k9 V7 `
/ a: s O; I6 t w9 TL: 嗨,Michael, 功课做得怎么样了?+ P" J* v( y- a* ]; c* |5 e7 a8 {
; s, G D% x J' G5 mM: I can’t think. It’s too noisy. Let’s ditch this place.
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& q" V G1 u! l: G; I) I+ @& o DL: 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?
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v3 Y9 [2 D0 i5 C' NM: Ditch! To ditch means to quickly leave a place you no longer want to be.
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L: 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?# V+ m+ x& [( {3 ]; C# A. P* }- l
- t6 H3 e6 H9 L `! `. Z' VM: Yes, it is. Same word, same spelling, but a different meaning.. s! A; c7 W- H
7 j. T9 |# _6 l. y! _( A: f9 FL: 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?- o; O6 J5 g$ q# U1 R
7 j4 u5 t% v" k0 d" L: Z* G7 NM: If we want to get away from someone you could say, "Let’s ditch him," which means to leave someone behind.
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L: 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.
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8 p9 C0 u8 i* U7 L4 DL: 要是你干活干腻了,不想干了,那该说 ...7 q S8 b" Z! R" [9 j1 y
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M: To ditch work.2 d& H# t1 b9 }9 b y0 X
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) V2 o6 q' x6 L' SM: To ditch the meeting. You can also say: to ditch the concert.
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& Q( ?+ q' @! z/ o/ M5 |, O. KL: 我知道,那是不想去音乐会。要是和朋友约好了,可是又不想去了,那该怎么说呀?
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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。
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& D( m- C, [; K) p7 l/ gL: 好,咖啡馆到了。. B, X, \, t- Y: G
+ l3 U6 v" r* k7 [ A0 eM: Yep, here’s the coffee shop. Li Hua, what do you want, my treat this time.
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L: 你请我啊? 那太好了。我要一杯咖啡就行了。- N/ t0 X/ k$ q: |) X: ~* m
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M: Sounds good. Two coffees please. Here’s your coffee, Li Hua., M, E; \$ ?+ D8 X
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L: Thanks!
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+ r" w! K2 N0 a- F% vM: No problem. Oh, so hot! Be careful. Good coffee, really hits the spot. I feel more awake now.# f$ M4 _& E* @4 p
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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。- W. q7 J& e" a4 F1 }7 ~( }" F
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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.% z& h q7 u2 i% |
2 c! e) B8 h& ]1 J& V7 uL: 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?8 Q0 d8 B$ p' ~* u' p
1 t; K) N+ D( L0 K3 XM: Hit-the-spot. For example, if you are hungry and go eat you could say, "That food really hit the spot."' G `( Y; c/ H, |% K& v# f
7 y) w; `/ i2 t% c7 { ]- {L: 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?, L0 A, E0 Z; e: }
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M: A hot bath would hit the spot.
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5 Z/ q$ j3 _% z& @3 `L: 吃个汉堡包真过隐,该怎么说?
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M: A burger would hit the spot. Let’s go, I’m hungry.
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2 m! V8 p1 U- v/ f; `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!; U9 L5 E: v% E
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M: Ok. Bye. 再见。
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8 t$ d- H! A9 Q3 SMichael 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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