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流行美语第91课

2013-07-08 14:46:48 3821

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期终考试今天全部结束，Larry和Li Hua准备开个party来庆祝一番。Li Hua会学到两个常用语：without a hitch和chow down。(household utensil noise)LH: Larry, 你看我们准备的东西够不够啊？这是我第一次请朋友来开party，要是东西不够吃，那就糟糕啦！LL: Calm down, Li Hua. I'm sure the party will go off without a hitch.LH: 你说我们的party会怎么样 - without a hitch - 那是什么意思啊？LL: Oh, if something "goes without a hitch", it means that everything goes smoothly and nothing will go wrong.LH: 对，hitch这个字也可以解释为"障碍"，那something goes without a hitch, 就是"进展顺利"。LH: Larry，你的意思就是我们的party will go off without a hitch，肯定能办好，不会有问题...那我可不可以说：There won't be any "hitches"？LL: No, No, Li Hua, you can't use it that way. You can only say that something "goes without a hitch." This is an idiomatic expression. You can't generally substitute the word "hitch" for "problem."LH: 啊，原来something "goes without a hitch"是一个习惯用语，不能把hitch 和problem两个交替来使用。那想说什么事一帆风顺，我们就只能说：什么事情goes without a hitch.LL: Okay, Li Hua, now that you understand the phrase, can you give me an example?LH: 我来想一想。有了。最近这次考试我觉得我考得不错 - My exams went wi

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