时间:2019-02-12 作者:英语课 分类:美国之音《流行美语》


英语课

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。

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。
M:Yeah, he's the hit of all these parties.
L:他是什么?Hit?Hit 不是打人吗?
M:No, "hit" here means 1 he is the most popular person at these parties. "Hit" is a word
used to describe someone or something that makes a favorable 2 impression.
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?
M:Yeah, things can also be called a hit. For instance 3, you can say "that song is a hit
with teenagers".
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。。。
M:That song is a hit with young people.
L: 一个受欢迎的电视节目也能说是hit 吗?
M:Yes, you can! A hit TV program.
L:Michael,我听说好多女孩儿都很喜欢你!
M:No, that's not true!
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!
M:Oh, stop it, Li Hua! You're embarrassing 4 me.
L:哟,你还会不好意思呐!得了,去拿点东西吃吧,我饿了。
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。
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?
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。
M:Okay, let's roll!
L:什么?Let's roll?滚回去啊?
M:Oh no, "let's roll" here means "let's leave!"
L:To roll 也能表示要离开?
M:Yes, if you're doing one thing, you can say "to roll" when you want to start
something new.
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。
M:That's correct.
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。
M:"Let's roll" is very popular, especially among young people. Well, Li Hua, I really
do think it's time to roll.
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?
M :A hit singer will be coming? I'd like to stay, but I really have to prepare for my
test.
L:那好吧!
M+L:Let's roll!

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。



n.方法,手段,折中点,物质财富
  • That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
  • We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。
adj.赞成的,赞成的;有利的,良好的,顺利的
  • The book received a favorable review.这本书赢得了好评。
  • Each nation suppressed news that was not favorable to it.每个国家都扣留对它不利的消息。
n.例,例证,实例
  • Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗?
  • He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如,他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了!
adj.使人尴尬的,令人为难的v.(使)窘迫,(使)局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)
  • His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话,都没人笑一下,真是太尴尬了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字,很是尴尬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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