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。6 F% O4 w4 Y$ s) N, @- A
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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。7 W% u; t9 [' m& u0 S9 X2 D" z
& r9 L9 n/ X$ n2 Z' y; R, y& YM:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties. % c' L$ g7 A U3 g. y8 Y2 J) |( u+ P+ P
L:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗? : n5 f+ O4 z0 i2 E 8 v( c3 |) Z% _5 |# cM: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. . D$ q- c& g1 ^# I3 z: {) A9 ~# q! O! j
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?) R, z* Y' \" n- S/ p4 a4 c6 [, e: z
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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; n, @ A3 F
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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。。。 9 E( A( ~; u/ w1 F2 e9 o 6 L# [* i9 _$ J Y: _2 H5 ]- QM:That song is a hit with young people. 6 R1 L2 a: J! L' U4 M6 j# m) ~' u/ }
L: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit吗?" z+ Y0 q9 ^$ Y- q2 C( ~
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M:Yes, you can! A hit TV program.6 ?4 e% L$ f6 ~% j! c& @+ w
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L:Michael, 我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你!/ I, W) t7 G! H8 c! g
9 j; C/ l C1 G0 q! K+ S0 xM: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? 1 r" L! T; w( O" z7 A: A3 z2 V" r$ |9 {8 x, }7 m
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。 9 e2 v6 x8 s' }$ q, n! A# D1 B( Q( s8 O J
M:Okay, let's roll! $ C$ K% Q; Q% M& m. P$ r: m5 t4 L% h3 Y( |
L:什么? Let's roll? 滚回去啊? " n8 {) T- n" {) C 1 s/ i( T: L& H- U9 n8 n! Z! gM:Oh no, "let's roll" here means "let's leave!" : ]: g6 v! a E, w. A7 _7 Y " H' h7 ]- l) Y& _L:To roll也能表示要离开?3 B5 |/ M& e, l0 z4 w/ ~* I! ?1 Y
% B/ f! D5 x2 Y' M1 D8 l, Y8 U; L5 ]M:Yes, if you're doing one thing, you can say "to roll" when you want to start something new.- \$ D( p$ O) }. S. }
3 K4 l0 j: G& ZL: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。 ) @! F, G. r5 Y8 ~. I+ w. G 0 P8 Y" E) p2 H2 t6 n# o( ~; VM:That's correct.: N6 t1 D+ @9 q8 @
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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。 4 ~% x6 \7 }' W& C$ V! l* ?, F: h+ K+ Q, ^: [
M:"Let's roll" is very popular, especially among young people. Well, Li Hua, I really do think it's time to roll.3 L: @8 N+ X9 v+ _
1 O: l% b1 X, c& H0 N" o6 Q! CL: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?. r# K$ y' i( B
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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.8 P1 C& k$ Z, @2 U( L, c1 `* N( J
7 Z: V9 M3 `# J4 ?5 E3 U/ m! SL:那好吧!9 @6 u0 V( b: i: K' j7 z
& \5 `: h: c' B/ M. zM+L:Let's roll!6 K5 \# v! v! r( g6 @
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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。 % v) q8 O; `: k# uAudio As Following:* K0 f" C. @! \& g( _