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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。
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L: 嗨,Michael, 功课做得怎么样了?0 f+ }# r2 T0 F! l& P8 r3 R
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( y) G3 u! L" v+ \( b2 pL: 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?% ]6 J7 ^. ]6 C5 e. c
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M: Ditch! To ditch means to quickly leave a place you no longer want to be.
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3 G$ Q& E# y, ]% qL: 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?: S5 b8 A C$ C6 \! j6 \
/ w$ A$ M4 g$ p oM: Yes, it is. Same word, same spelling, but a different meaning.
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L: 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?; R8 d/ r+ H8 \1 u+ L" M' ?3 D2 G
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M: If we want to get away from someone you could say, "Let’s ditch him," which means to leave someone behind.% n% f8 l* y7 y! O. u
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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?- A1 J7 Y) [" { V" ~
- ]3 \% I/ d5 B1 r+ q3 H3 {M: That’s correct.
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L: 要是你干活干腻了,不想干了,那该说 ...
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M: To ditch work.
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L: 不想去开会。。。% L* C/ D) P( M8 h1 ^" ~
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M: To ditch the meeting. You can also say: to ditch the concert., M$ |) p! \( b+ a+ p2 B
9 O* i8 f, A% C4 gL: 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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/ ^% O% J! A6 I. xM: 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。, h \5 g) ^+ t3 G: M! s
2 G7 M1 u% s5 M3 ^* h; VL: 好,咖啡馆到了。
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( D* }* p7 }' ~: K6 `. }M: 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。7 w* H0 C7 \# [6 |9 I7 `
+ R/ a6 {& a: g* [' gM: Sounds good. Two coffees please. Here’s your coffee, Li Hua., O* u. _, y: ^2 X( h: H7 T) z5 h
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5 ?7 o/ \; D- D, ~, c5 ]M: No problem. Oh, so hot! Be careful. Good coffee, really hits the spot. I feel more awake now.
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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。
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& X, p1 t% f8 k( ]' IM: Hit the spot means to satisfy one’s need. I really needed some coffee earlier so it really hit the spot.
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" A+ v# v! F) {7 o& M0 mL: 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?
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M: Hit-the-spot. For example, if you are hungry and go eat you could say, "That food really hit the spot."
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) |. U( n) s/ k. F2 rL: 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?, n1 w! I0 V' |2 M" x% r7 n1 C
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3 E9 b, i$ s8 ]4 i& {3 p3 JL: 吃个汉堡包真过隐,该怎么说?, k7 W; l V6 x; \' k+ j
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M: A burger would hit the spot. Let’s go, I’m hungry.
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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!2 y* f# _* d5 @& s# _
. G4 f& @+ ]/ mM: Ok. Bye. 再见。 U2 @" ?+ ~! w: R9 J) e) N+ A3 e7 J% B6 n
2 d1 I1 P4 \$ R: c- |! ?' XMichael 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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