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美国俚语

 

Hit the Hay1 (go to bed )

上床睡觉

 

A: Listen, Kim. We’re going to be really busy with moving tomorrow, and we’ve got3 to get an early start.

听着，金。明天搬家我们肯定会很忙，而且我们还得早起。

B: I guess you’re right. We’ll need all the rest we can get.

我想你说得很对。我们得抓紧时间休息。

A: What do you say, we hit the hay now?

你是说我们现在就上床睡觉，是吧？

B: Agreed4. Let’s go to bed and get a good night’s sleep. It’s going2 to be a long day.

是的。我们现在就上床，好好睡一晚。明天将是漫长的一天。

 

A: Say , Greg. Did5 you finally6 get that computer that you wanted so much?

嗨，格雷格，你到底有没有买你垂涎已久的那台电脑？

B: Not yet7. I needed to raise8 a couple9 of hundred dollars more.

还没呢。我得再攒几百美元才行。

A: Is it going to take you a while10 to raise the money?

那你得再攒一段时间的钱喽？

B: It would11 have taken me forever12, but dad said13 he’d cough14 up the money I need since15 I’m going to be using the computer for my school work.

也许永远也攒不够了。不过爸爸说既然我要用电脑来做功课，他还是会给我出钱的。

A: Maybe it was16 difficult for your dad to give you the money-but then, he knows that it’s for a good cause17.

让你爸给你钱也许很难——不过到那时，他就会明白那是大有好处的。CE

 

 

 


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1 hay WeVxZ     
n.(用作饲料或覆盖的)干草
参考例句：
  • Cows feed on hay.奶牛以干草为生。
  • They usually keep the hay in the barn.他们通常将干草存放在谷仓中。
2 going dsHzY9     
n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的
参考例句：
  • We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
  • He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
3 got wfuxi     
v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白
参考例句：
  • I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
  • I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
4 agreed uzCzba     
adj.同意的；接受的；经过协议的；双方共同议定的v.同意，赞同( agree的过去式和过去分词)；[语法学]（在性、数、人称或格方面）一致；相同；和睦相处
参考例句：
  • He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。
  • Both sides in the dispute have agreed to go to arbitration . 争执双方已同意提请仲裁。
5 did SvwxP     
v.动词do的过去式
参考例句：
  • How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
  • Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？
6 finally SkDxQ     
adv.最后地；最终
参考例句：
  • We can finally take a rest.总算是可以休息了。
  • Finally,they won the game.结果他们打赢了。
7 yet TVOzu     
adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而
参考例句：
  • I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
  • Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。
8 raise wTExh     
v.提高，举起；饲养，养育；引起，惹起
参考例句：
  • Why didn't you raise the question at the meeting? 这问题你怎么没有在会上提出来？
  • He went to ask for a raise.他要求增加工资。
9 couple An1yU     
n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结
参考例句：
  • I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
  • I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。
10 while IeZz7W     
conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿
参考例句：
  • In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
  • He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。
11 would 8fPwB     
aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会
参考例句：
  • Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
  • Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
12 forever ai8xi     
adv.(=for ever)永远；总是
参考例句：
  • Teacher is powerful in a child's eyes forever.老师在孩子们的心中永远是强者。
  • You can't depend on your parents forever.你不能永远依赖你父母。
13 said IYtxh     
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
  • He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
  • He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
14 cough TzIxf     
n.咳嗽；vi.咳嗽；vt.咳出
参考例句：
  • The smoke made him cough.烟熏得他咳嗽起来。
  • Love and a cough cannot be hidden.恋爱与咳嗽无法掩藏。
15 since syswX     
adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从
参考例句：
  • He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
  • I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。
16 was bglwv     
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
17 cause eU6yx     
pron.造成，使发生
参考例句：
  • Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
  • Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

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