今天Michael和李華在學(xué)校的書(shū)店里買書(shū)。李華會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ):hot和to have a crush on someone。
M: Li Hua, do you see that girl over there?
L: 你是說(shuō)那個(gè)穿紅毛衣的女孩?她怎么啦?
M: She's so hot! I've seen her around campus before and I would really love to meet her.
L: 你在校園里見(jiàn)過(guò)她,還想認(rèn)識(shí)她。嗯,她是很漂亮。不過(guò),你又沒(méi)跟她說(shuō)過(guò)話,你怎么知道她很熱呢?
M: No, silly. To say someone is "hot" means that he or she is really attractive. That girl over there is definitely hot.
L: 噢,說(shuō)一個(gè)人hot是說(shuō)她很漂亮,很有吸引力,而不是感覺(jué)很熱的意思。
M: That's right, Li Hua. Now, you know who I think is hot. Tell me who do you think is hot?
L: 沒(méi)錯(cuò),我現(xiàn)在知道你喜歡誰(shuí)了。至于我喜歡誰(shuí)嘛,嗯...電影演員湯姆.克魯斯 - Tom Cruise - 怎么樣?I think he's hot!
M: Tom Cruise? No, I mean someone you really have a chance of going out with.
L: 噢,要能夠一起出去玩的人吶?
M: Yes, I mean you are not very likely to meet Tom Cruise. Besides, he's a little old now.
L: 說(shuō)得也是,要想認(rèn)識(shí)Tom Cruise恐怕是不太可能的。他當(dāng)然比以前老了,不過(guò),我覺(jué)得他還是很有風(fēng)度的--He's very hot。
M: Now, come on, who do you think is hot?
L: 你想知道我心目里誰(shuí)最hot呀?我才不告訴你呢,免得你泄露了我的機(jī)密。
M: Fine, be that way, but I will find out sooner or later.
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L: 哎, Michael, 你喜歡的那個(gè)女孩去付錢了。要不要我去跟她說(shuō)話?和她認(rèn)識(shí)以后再給你介紹一下。
M: NO!
L: 為什么?你是信不過(guò)我,還是怕羞呀?
M: I'm not sure. Besides, I don't want her to know that I have a crush on her. She might not even like me.
L: 你不要她知道什么?You have a crush on her -- 這是什么意思?
M: "To have a crush on someone" means you really like the person.
L: 噢,to have a crush on someone就是喜歡某人。那我喜歡你,你是我的好朋友,我能不能說(shuō)I have a crush on you呢?
M: No, "to have a crush on someone" means you like that person romantically.
L: 噢,對(duì)不起,剛才沒(méi)弄清楚。 所以,to have a crush on someone是說(shuō)對(duì)異性有好感,希望和這個(gè)人談戀愛(ài),才能這么說(shuō)。那我能說(shuō)I have a crush on Tom Cruise嗎?
M: Yes, that would be appropriate. But when are you going to like someone you actually have a chance of meeting.
L: 你想知道我真的要誰(shuí)做男朋友???這種事我怎么能告訴你啊。
M: Why not? Don't you trust me?
L: 這不是什么信任不信任的問(wèn)題。好,等你告訴那個(gè)女孩你喜歡她以后我再告訴你,好不好?
M: Then I guess I won't know who you have a crush on any time soon.
L: 啊呀,你真是沒(méi)膽量。怪不得你交不到女朋友呢!
Michael和李華在學(xué)校的書(shū)店里買書(shū),李華學(xué)到了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。hot是指一個(gè)人對(duì)異性很有魅力和吸引力;to have a crush on someone是指對(duì)異性有好感。