VOA流行美语第九十一课 一切都会很顺利的实用英语考试
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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)
Li Hua: 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!
Larry: Calm down, Li Hua. I m sure the party will go off without a hitch.
Li Hua: 你说我们的party会怎么样 - without a hitch - 那是什么意思啊?
Larry: Oh, if something "goes without a hitch", it means that everything goes smoothly and nothing will go wrong.
Li Hua: 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”。
Li Hua: 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"?
Larry: 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."
Li Hua: 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.
Larry: Okay, Li Hua, now that you understand the phrase, can you give me an example?
Li Hua: 我来想一想。有了。最近这次考试我觉得我考得不错 - My exams went without a hitch.
Larry: I wish I were as confident as you are. Now, can you give me another example of how to use "without a hitch"?
Li Hua: 嗯...我最近申请了暑期里到一个公司去工作。他们约我上星期去面谈。我觉得那个面谈进行得挺顺利的,所以 - It went off without a hitch.
Larry: Hey congratulations!
Li Hua Thank you, Larry. 哎哟,我们赶快准备吧。客人马上就要到了!
(party SFX)
Larry: See, everybody is enjoying the party, I told you it would be fine.