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Hit the Spot, Hit Bottom, Hit the Books 含有“Hit”的三个词的词义掌故

Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with some expressions containing the word hit.

现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故,这是一个关于美语词汇的节目。我是Rich Kleinfeldt,今天讲述包含hit这个单词的一些词汇。

Hit is a small word but it has a lot of power. Baseball players hit the ball. Missiles1 hit an airplane. A car hits a tree.

Hit这个单词很短小却拥有很大“能量”。棒球选手击球,导弹击中一架飞机,汽车撞上一棵树。

Hit also joins with other words to create many colorful expressions. One is hit the road. It means to travel or to leave a place, as suggested in this song, "Hit the Road."

Hit还和很多其他单词组合起来,形成各式各样的词汇。Hit the road就是其中之一,它的意思是出发、离开。正如这首歌“Hit the Road”中建议的。

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Another common expression is hit the spot. At first it meant hitting a spot at the center of a target with an arrow. Someone who did so was satisfied with his shooting. Now, hitting the spot usually means that a food or drink is especially satisfying.

另一个常见词汇是hit the spot。它起初的意思是射中靶心,射中者对自己的射击技术非常满意。现在,hitting the spot通常是指食物或饮品尤其令人满意。

Many years ago, Pepsi Cola sold its drink with a song that began, "Pepsi Cola hits the spot, twelve full ounces2, that’s a lot..."

很多年前,百事可乐的广告歌这么开始唱到,“百事可乐令人满意,12盎司,好多哦。。。”

Another expression involving hit is hit bottom. Something that has hit bottom can go no lower. If the price of shares of a stock3 hits bottom that might be the time to buy it. Its value can only go up.

另一个包含hit的词汇是hit bottom,意思是到了最低点。如果股票价格见底,就是时候买进了。这时候股票价格只会往上涨了。

A student who tells you his grades have hit bottom is saying he has not done well in school.

一个学生说他成绩垫底,意思是说他在学校表现不好。

When a student’s grades hit bottom it is time to hit the books. Hit the books is another way to saying it is time to study. A student might have to tell her friends she can not go with them to the movies because she has to hit the books.

当学生成绩垫底时,就是时候看书了。Hit the books是是时候学习的另一种说法。一个学生可能告诉她的朋友,她不能和她们去看电影因为她要学习。

Not hitting the books could lead to an unpleasant situation for a student. The father or mother may hit the ceiling when they see the low grades. Someone who hits the ceiling, the top of the room, is violently angry. A wife may hit the ceiling because her husband forgot their wedding anniversary4.

不学习可能会导致学生成绩状况不佳。父母亲看到这么差的成绩可能会hit the ceiling。ceiling是天花板,hit the ceiling是指勃然大怒。妻子可能会因为丈夫忘了他们的结婚纪念日而勃然大怒。

To build something of wood, you usually need a hammer. That is what you use to hit nails into the pieces of wood to hold them together. When you hit the nail on the head, exactly on its top, it goes into the wood perfectly5. And when someone says your words or actions hit the nail on the head, he means what you said or did was exactly right.

做木质的东西通常需要一把锤子。锤子用来把钉子钉进木头里使其连接到一块。当你把锤子恰好敲在钉子头上时就钉得最好。而当有人说你的话或行动hitthe nail on the head,意思是说你的所言所行非常正确。

If you are tired after hitting all those nails on the head, then it is time to hit the hay6. That expression comes from the days when people slept on beds filled with dried grass or hay. Some people slept on hay in barns7 where they kept their farm animals.

如果你在钉完钉子后感觉累了,就是时候hit the hay,这个词汇来自于当年人们睡在铺满干草的床上的那个年代。还有人睡在饲养牲畜的马房(或牛棚之类的)的干草上。

Hitting the hay simply means going to bed. That is a good idea. I think I will hit the hay now.

Hitting the hay就是指去睡觉。这是个好主意,我觉得我现在要睡觉了。


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1 missiles 041296c341116bf52dc1b75c5137b72c     
导弹( missile的名词复数 ); 投射物
参考例句:
  • More than ten missiles were decoyed away from targets. 十多枚导弹受骗未命中目标。
  • The angry crowd at the football match threw bottles and other missiles at the players. 愤怒的观众向足球队员丢瓶子和其他东西。
2 ounces 16140f5357a41b9de6c498aeb422c19c     
n.盎司( ounce的名词复数 );少量,一点儿
参考例句:
  • Six ounces of cheese, please. 请称6盎司的乳酪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Xiangzi bought four ounces of liquor and three coppers worth of peanuts. 祥子要了四两白干,三个大子儿的落花生。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
3 stock luiwR     
n.存货,储备;树干;血统;股份;家畜;adj.存货的;平凡的,惯用的;股票的;畜牧的;vt.进货,采购;储存;供给;vi.出新芽;进货
参考例句:
  • The shop takes stock every week on Friday mornings.这家商店每星期五早晨盘点存货。
  • Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.专家已预测股票市场价格有上升趋势。
4 anniversary Cw0zD     
n.周年(纪念日)
参考例句:
  • They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
  • Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。
5 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
6 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。
7 barns 23ac1f757dbe868b09b43c57b2e9e701     
n.牲口棚( barn的名词复数 );(公共汽车、卡车等的)车库;仓房;简陋的大建筑物
参考例句:
  • Hurstwood breathed freely when he saw the barns. 当赫斯渥看见车场时,轻松地出了一口气。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Groups of ham actors took the barns by storm like soldiers. 一伙伙的蹩脚演员就象士兵攻占堡垒一样大闹各仓。 来自辞典例句

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