L：嗨，Michael，功課做得怎么樣了?
M：I can't think. It's too noisy. Let's ditch this place.
L：你沒(méi)法動(dòng)腦筋，因?yàn)檫@兒太鬧。你還說(shuō)什么來(lái)啦?Ditch this place，什么意思呀?
M：Ditch! To ditch means to quickly leave a place you no longer want to be.
L：噢，to ditch就是你不想再呆在那個(gè)地方，想趕快離開(kāi)。你的意思就是要馬上離開(kāi)圖書(shū)館。不對(duì)啊，ditch這個(gè)字不是可以解釋為地上挖的溝嗎?你說(shuō)的ditch是同一個(gè)字?
M：Yes, it is. Same word, same spelling, but a different meaning.
L：原來(lái)是同一個(gè)字，同樣拼法，但意思不同。噢，Michael，再舉個(gè)例子給我聽(tīng)，好嗎?
M：If we want to get away from someone you could say, "Let's ditch him," which means to leave someone behind.
L：你的意思是to ditch 不僅可以指地方，還能指人。上次我們跟Mary 一起去看電影，看完電影我們倆沒(méi)跟Mary打招呼就走了，這就可以說(shuō)：We ditched Mary，對(duì)不對(duì)?
M：That's correct.
L：要是你干活干膩了，不想干了，那該說(shuō)……
M：To ditch work.
L：不想去開(kāi)會(huì)……
M：To ditch the meeting. You can also say：to ditch the concert.
L：我知道，那是不想去音樂(lè)會(huì)。要是和朋友約好了，可是又不想去了，那該怎么說(shuō)呀?
M：To ditch my friend. Hey, can we ditch the library now! I am really tired and could use some coffee.
L：Ok，讓我們離開(kāi)這圖書(shū)館吧。你累了，想喝咖啡。走，去校園外的那個(gè)咖啡館吧。
L：好，咖啡館到了。
M：Yep, here's the coffee shop. Li Hua, what do you want, my treat this time.
L：你請(qǐng)我啊?那太好了。我要一杯咖啡就行了。
M：Sounds good. Two coffees please. Here's your coffee, Li Hua.
L：Thanks!
M：No problem. Oh, so hot! Be careful. Good coffee, really hits the spot. I feel more awake now.
L：對(duì)，咖啡是不錯(cuò)，你已經(jīng)覺(jué)得清醒點(diǎn)兒啦!我可不信咖啡的作用就那么快!對(duì)了，剛才你說(shuō)：“It really hits the spot? To hit the spot.”不是擊中要害嗎?你剛才說(shuō)的好象不是這個(gè)意思。你怎么老是說(shuō)一些怪里怪氣的話。
M：Hit the spot means to satisfy one's need. I really needed some coffee earlier so it really hit the spot.
L：原來(lái)hit the spot 就是滿足一個(gè)人的需要。你剛才很想喝咖啡，喝了就感到非常過(guò)隱，很痛快。Hit the spot是哪三個(gè)字組成的?
M：Hit-the-spot. For example, if you are hungry and go eat you could say, "That food really hit the spot."
L：中文里也有這個(gè)說(shuō)法。肚子非常餓的時(shí)候去吃飯。吃飽了就感到心滿意足。洗個(gè)熱水澡真痛快，那該怎么說(shuō)?
M：A hot bath would hit the spot.
L：吃個(gè)漢堡包真過(guò)隱，該怎么說(shuō)?
M：A burger would hit the spot. Let's go, I'm hungry.
L：好家伙，喝了咖啡，又肚子餓了，要去吃漢堡包。這回我可不奉陪了，I have to ditch you now. 再見(jiàn)了!
M：Ok. Bye. 再見(jiàn)。