【大紀元6月3日訊】
Larry和李華正準備出門，到Larry父母家去過週末。今天李華會學到兩個常用語：hit the road和have a hissy fit。
（Knock on door）
LL: Come on, Li Hua. It’s time to hit the road! We’ve got a long drive ahead of us.
LH: 進來，進來，著甚麼急呀！對了，你說It’s time to hit the road? Hit是打的意思，我們為甚麼要打馬路？
LL: To hit the road means to leave. It’s time for us to leave.
LH: 噢，to hit the road就是出發，上路的意思。哎呀，我的包還沒裝好耶!
LL: Li Hua, I told you that we need to hit the road by 9:00 am if we’re going to make it to my parents’ house before dark.
LH: 我知道！你說過要在天黑以前到，9點前就必須出發。我再有幾分鐘就好了。
LL: All right, but please hurry up. I hate driving on country roads after dark. It can be dangerous.
LH: 好啦，好啦，別催我啦! 對了。 Larry，我們可不可以先去吃個早餐？
LL: I don’t want to stop right after we hit the road. You can have a snack now and then we’ll stop for lunch.
LH: 甚麼？你要我先吃點零食，等到中午才吃午飯啊？可是我現在好餓噢！而且我家裏甚麼吃的都沒有。
LL: How about this: If you can be ready to hit the road in five minutes, then we can stop for breakfast. Otherwise, you’re just going to have to wait until lunch.
LH: 你怎麼還要講條件吶！五分鐘內出發我就能吃早飯，否則就得等到中午再吃飯。沒問題，我只要三分鐘就夠了。
LL: Are you sure you have everything you need?
LH: 嗯，我想應該都帶齊了吧。好啦，我們走吧！Let’s hit the road!
LL: It’s about time! I’ll go and put your bag in the car.
LH: 你去把我的包放到車裡呀？那就麻煩你了。別忘了，breakfast before we hit the road！
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LH: Larry，你開過麥當勞啦！不是說好了先去吃早餐的嗎？
LL: Sorry, I missed the turn. We can turn around and go back. There’s no need to have a hissy fit.
LH: 你在說甚麼？Have a hissy fit？那是甚麼意思？
LL: To have a hissy fit means to get really upset about something and throw a tantrum.
LH: To have a hissy fit就是發脾氣的意思。我沒有生氣，我只是以為你是故意不去麥當勞的。
LL: Well, look, I’m going to stop. See? You’re going to get what you want, so there is no need to have a hissy fit.
LH: 我跟你說了，我沒有生氣嘛！你幹嘛一直這樣說我啊？
LL: Oh great. Now, you’re going to have a hissy fit because I asked you not to have a hissy fit.
LH: 等等，等等，你說甚麼？我發脾氣是因為你叫我別發脾氣？你都把我搞糊塗了。
LL: Yeah, let’s just forget about the whole thing and go get some breakfast. I’m actually a little hungry, too.
LH: 就是啊，別再說甚麼生氣不生氣了。我好餓噢，快坐下來吃早餐吧！
LL：Hey Li Hua, look at that little boy. He’s having a hissy fit!
LH: 那個孩子呀？噢，那邊那個男孩。我們進來的時候他就已經在鬧了。也許他沒有拿到麥當勞的玩具。
今天李華學到兩個常用語。一個是hit the road,就是出發，上路的意思。另一個常用語是to have a hissy fit，就是發脾氣的意思。
——轉自《美國之音》(http://www.dajiyuan.com)
