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2024.04.20 07:03
第七部 第一課: without a hitch , chow down
- 期終考試今天全部結束，Larry 和李華準備開個 party 來慶祝一番．李華會學到兩個常用語：without a hitch 和 chow down。
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- Larry，你看我們準備的東西夠不夠啊？這是我第一次請朋友來開 party，要是東西不夠吃啊，那就糟糕啦！
- Calm down, Li Hua. I'm sure the party will go off without a hitch.
- 你說我們的 party 會怎麼樣呀？ without a hitch？那是什麼意思啊？
- Oh, if something "goes without a hitch", it means that everything goes smoothly and nothing will go wrong.
- 嗯～，對，hitch 這個字啊，可以解釋為「障礙」，那～，something goes without a hitch，就是「進展順利」！ Larry，你的意思是我們的 party will go off without a hitch，肯定啊能辦好，不會有問題；那我可不可以說：There won't be any "hitches"?
- No, 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."
- 哦～，原來 something "goes without a hitch" 是一個習慣用語，你不能夠把 hitch 和 problem 兩個交替來使用．那想說什麼事情一帆風順，我們就只能說：什麼事情 goes without a hitch.
- Okay, Li Hua, now that you understand the phrase, can you give me an example?
- 我來想一想…．有啦！最近這一次考試啊，我覺得我考得不錯， My exams went without a hitch.
- I wish I were as confident as you are. Now, can you give me another example of how to use "without a hitch"?
- 嗯～...，我最近申請了暑期裡到一個公司去工作．他們約我啊上星期去面談．我覺得那個面談進行得挺順利的，所以，It went off without a hitch.
- Hey, congratulations!
- Thank you, Larry．哎喲！我們趕快準備吧．客人啊，馬上就要到了！
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- See, everybody is enjoying the party, I told you it would be fine.
- 嗯～，大家好像都玩得挺開心的．我原來啊還擔心吃的不夠呢，現在看來說不定還做多了！
- I don't know about that. Some people are really chowing down. Hey, look at Jim, he's eating one hot dog after another!
- 就是啊，我也注意到 Jim 啊，他是挺喜歡吃熱狗的，可是你說什麼啊？這兒有的人是在 chowing down? 什麼是 chow down 啊？
- Well, "chow", C-H-O-W, is slang for "food" and to chow down is to eat a lot and to do it enthusiastically.
- 哦～，chow 這個字在口語裡可以表示「食物」．那麼 chow down 呢，就是「吃得很多，而且啊還興致勃勃的」．那不就有點兒像我們中文裡說的「狼吞虎嚥」嗎？
- Yep. Look, Jim has finished his hot dog. He's now moved on to eating a piece of cake. He's definitely chowing down. He acts as though he hasn't eaten in days.
- 哼嘿嘿，對啊，Jim 啊，他剛吃完熱狗，現在啊，又在吃蛋糕了，He is really chowing down. 好像啊幾天沒吃飯一樣的．哎，對了，Larry，這也說明了我們準備的東西受歡迎吶！
- That's right! See, Li Hua, I told you that the party will go off without a hitch.
- 哎，Larry，說了這麼半天了，你都吃什麼啦？
- What have I chowed down? Well, I have been busy helping you and haven't got time to eat yet.
- 哎喲～，真是抱歉，你啊光顧著幫我招待客人，自己都還沒顧上吃呢！
- That's OK. I think we should chow down now before all the good stuff is gone!
- 好啊，那我們啊趕緊開吃吧，要不然好東西都沒了！
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- 今天李華從Larry那兒學到兩個常用語，一個是： without a hitch，表示事情「進展順利」．另外一個是： chow down，相當於中文裡所說的「狼吞虎嚥」。
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