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。# Z8 ~4 _: s& {
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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。 ) N& U( Y6 M7 G( W3 F & d5 w2 w! X WM:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties., i; \' I: a! b: X% ~; o& r
8 P4 X d+ m9 tL:他是什么?Hit? Hit不是打人吗? / t3 q+ }8 K& h$ f! [* f8 X0 a/ }- {% P* w
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. 0 \$ k& u5 E7 F$ `/ a& f . b3 g" R: @/ E* a& x& R+ j5 DL: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; G* a P: Z0 X- V$ Z6 t0 y. W- b
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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".7 ]' m/ i- y# B: b- j6 y8 p% U! M
/ `5 x* G- D( i* I6 DL: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。。。 3 [: _- Y1 C# F6 g- I4 y6 n g+ f& p6 s: ]; i7 H+ M8 w- Y7 E+ Y
M:That song is a hit with young people. 2 C3 x0 ^" i; K. R2 I2 J" x# Q" |6 @1 S6 @6 B3 e0 n/ `
L: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit吗?, J- A& i% V9 ^
A6 K, @+ @2 eM:Yes, you can! A hit TV program.: e( R# O% u8 y
1 M; L1 u0 i% n; ^L:Michael, 我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你! + f& t J' b4 ?( O! H5 q* K# K- P4 B" R- w
M:No, that's not true!( h* K& A; N6 A" F3 A) f
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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! # }0 e3 p) A: Y) _7 K2 h+ d% z * F J7 E. W6 nM:Oh, stop it, Li Hua! You're embarrassing me.; ]# z6 q( I4 N7 O9 p) m! ~ }& ~
" `& |8 V, y. ^L:哟,你还会不好意思呐!得了,去拿点东西吃吧,我饿了。5 H O$ C0 t8 F) E& D* O
- g6 C- G6 q: k2 n% C$ S/ TL: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。8 z% q) M% ?: Y+ y7 N
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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?( U: Y; Y- @: y4 O
( e) h( y8 n' Z0 [, h* ZM:"Let's roll" is very popular, especially among young people. Well, Li Hua, I really do think it's time to roll.. ?3 K: `5 y8 M( v- X- q+ t+ \6 U
5 G; i3 d+ W6 `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? 6 S" V: J9 b. d. b O7 f; t K2 u" L" H. B- J& f% WM :A hit singer will be coming? I'd like to stay, but I really have to prepare for my test. + X$ h& } l# V) X9 L9 N: E( {5 D4 U- S
L:那好吧! - w& @7 ?( z9 G% H! L' T* Y- N' t$ X# J+ `# S3 a! B; b
M+L:Let's roll!1 \4 G6 ^' `( t/ {5 a( j