流行美语 第 66 课

今天michael 和李华在学校的书店里买书。李华会学到两个常用语：hot 和to have
a crush on someone。

m: li hua, do you see that girl over there?
l: 你是说那个穿红毛衣的女孩？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: 你在校园里见过她，还想认识她。嗯，她是很漂亮。不过，你又没跟她说过话，
你怎么知道她很热呢？
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，说一个人hot 是说她很漂亮，很有吸引力，而不是感觉很热的意思。
m: that's right, li hua. now, you know who i think is hot. tell me who do you think is
hot?
l: 没错，我现在知道你喜欢谁了。至于我喜欢谁嘛，嗯...电影演员汤姆.克鲁斯 -
tom cruise - 怎么样？i think he's hot！
m: tom cruise? no, i mean someone you really have a chance of going out with.
l: 噢，要能够一起出去玩的人呐？
m: yes, i mean you are not very likely to meet tom cruise. besides, he's a little old
now.
l: 说得也是，要想认识tom cruise 恐怕是不太可能的。他当然比以前老了，不过，
我觉得他还是很有风度的--he's very hot。
m: now, come on, who do you think is hot?
l: 你想知道我心目里谁最hot 呀？我才不告诉你呢，免得你泄露了我的机密。
m: fine, be that way, but i will find out sooner or later.
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l: 哎, michael, 你喜欢的那个女孩去付钱了。要不要我去跟她说话？和她认识以
后再给你介绍一下。
m: no!
l: 为什么？你是信不过我，还是怕羞呀？
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 -- 这是什么意思？
m: "to have a crush on someone" means you really like the person.
l: 噢，to have a crush on someone 就是喜欢某人。那我喜欢你，你是我的好朋友，
我能不能说i have a crush on you 呢？
m: no, "to have a crush on someone" means you like that person romantically.
l: 噢，对不起，刚才没弄清楚。所以，to have a crush on someone 是说对异性有
好感，希望和这个人谈恋爱，才能这么说。那我能说i have a crush on tom cruise
吗?
m: yes, that would be appropriate. but when are you going to like someone you
actually have a chance of meeting.
l: 你想知道我真的要谁做男朋友啊？这种事我怎么能告诉你啊。
m: why not? don't you trust me?
l: 这不是什么信任不信任的问题。好，等你告诉那个女孩你喜欢她以后我再告诉
你，好不好？
m: then i guess i won't know who you have a crush on any time soon.
l: 啊呀，你真是没胆量。怪不得你交不到女朋友呢！

michael 和李华在学校的书店里买书，李华学到了两个常用语。hot 是指一个人对
异性很有魅力和吸引力；to have a crush on someone 是指对异性有好感。