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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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3 Z" \1 A. K' O# wL: 嗨,Michael, 功课做得怎么样了? `* l- r& s! L& w$ B
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M: I can’t think. It’s too noisy. Let’s ditch this place.
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8 T% l7 k5 J" B+ @. ?0 u, g) O' \L: 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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M: 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?5 `- L0 R4 D5 j* D( s
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M: 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?
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/ {/ `$ ^4 z% H4 @M: If we want to get away from someone you could say, "Let’s ditch him," which means to leave someone behind.* e; h6 F( X% h2 |1 q# |
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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?) e4 ?$ l, ?" n, f* k
( m+ X3 e/ h3 mM: That’s correct.5 z7 a U1 P$ |" i- X0 |
( _5 \/ ]7 F* ~4 _. o; Z- P" [6 rL: 要是你干活干腻了,不想干了,那该说 ...9 m7 H! T& `0 _1 _
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M: To ditch work.
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M: To ditch the meeting. You can also say: to ditch the concert.1 |, X* ^2 f/ @. G$ `
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L: 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., z5 d# ^+ M9 ^7 R
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L: 好,咖啡馆到了。' ]" C8 Y. \" y+ C% s
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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。$ z8 @- G/ Y$ w9 K) k
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M: Sounds good. Two coffees please. Here’s your coffee, Li Hua.0 f( h0 C4 Q/ j' y3 i: D; [; i
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L: Thanks!! Y0 c! ^1 e' f) s1 u
, E8 {) W) `/ P$ P2 IM: 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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4 F4 m' ?# |& m/ R0 [6 N; bM: 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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L: 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?) w4 I. j- S( R, M3 n- f
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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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* B* m2 {8 a1 V9 F; h- FM: A hot bath would hit the spot.
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L: 吃个汉堡包真过隐,该怎么说?
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+ k6 R4 c0 M. r; w& \) p' WM: A burger would hit the spot. Let’s go, I’m hungry.
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9 q- S* A* C' \4 Z9 |# _1 gL: 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!. g5 X- m& l7 [8 S' Y$ r n" H
( ]8 P0 \: O! m( f5 G. C, i1 VM: Ok. Bye. 再见。
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Michael 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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