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首先,我们还是先来回顾一下Jack描述的故事:
Jack: Oh! No. There's Bonnie Margolin. A year ago, some mutual friends of ours fixed us up because they thought we would hit it off. Unfortunately, she was on the rebound, so I didn't want to get involved. I tired to let her down easy but she got furious and started screaming at me. Oh, no! She's coming. Run!
今天,我们来学习的内容是“hit it off”这个原味表达。To hit it off means to quickly become good friends with someone or to form an immediate, positive connection with someone.译为:一下就合得来,相处得融洽。在“爱情”这个话题上,可以说为:一见钟情,一拍即可等。要表示“和某人一下就合得来”,在短语的后面加上介词with,即:hit it off with someone。
我们来看下面的例句:
E.g. I just knew you and Haley would hit it off—you two have so much in common. (我只是认识你而已,Haley和你一拍即合,因为你们两人有很多共同语言。)
Ps : have something in common:有共同之处
E.g. I'm so glad that you hit it off with my father. He isn't always the easiest person to get to know. (我很高兴你和我的父亲相处得很好,他不总是一个容易了解的人。)
Ps :get to know:了解;认识
E.g. He took her out on a date but they didn't really hit it off.(他约她出去过一回,可是他们好像不大合得来。)
Ps : take sb. out on a date:约某人出去约会
E.g. John and Mark hit it off as soon as they met.Now they're very close friends.(约翰同迈克一见如故,现在他们是好朋友。)
Ps : hit if off as soon as sb. and sb. meet (right from the start) :一见如故
我们再来看一个小对话,进一步把握hit it off的意思和运用:
A: Look how John hit it off with Mary. (瞧瞧John和Mary相处得多融洽啊!)
B : Yes, they really hit it off.(是的,他们真的合得来。)
那么,“They thought we would hit it off.”这句话用标准英语来说,则是:They thought we would enjoy each other's company.
Well, that is all for today. 欢迎继续关注Juliet的每日《原味美语》课堂。See you tomorrow!