A: 你要不要进来喝个茶呢?

B: No. I'm running late. I really need to hit the road.

B: 不了。我快迟到了, 得上路了。

"running late" 是快迟到了的意思。

"Hit the road" 的 "hit" 有「去」的意思。好比某人每周去健身房三次, 你就可以说 "He hits the gym three times a week."。

"I really need to hit the road." 还可以用说成"I really need to get going."。

5. hang out 和朋友在一起

A: I don't know what is going on lately. Jack seems to curse a lot these days.

A: 不知道最近 Jack 怎么搞的。 他经常口出恶言。

B: Well, that's just what you get from hanging out with the wrong crowd.

B: 嗯, 交错了朋友就是这样啊!

"hang out" 是和朋友一起做一些事。看电影、逛街、聊天都算。也不限指异性朋友。

6. click (两人)合得来

I really like talking to her. I think we two really click.

我很喜欢和她说话。我觉得我们两个蛮合得来的。

好玩的字吧! 不过 click 不一定只用在异性之间。朋友之间的频率相同也可以用。

【以前只知道click the mouse,真是鼠目寸光啊！ 】

7. suck 差劲 ; 糟透了

A: Guess what? We've just now missed the bus, and the next one won't come for another 45 minutes.

A: 知道吗? 我们刚好错过公车了; 下一班(车)还要四十五分钟才会来。

B: That sucks.

B: 真逊!

"suck" 是「差劲」的意思。 "That movie sucks." 是「那部电影真是糟透了」的意思。

8. catch some Zs 小睡一下

A: Excuse me. I have to catch some Zs.

A: 抱歉! 我想小睡一下。

B: I thought you just woke up. Sleepy head.

B: 我以为你才刚睡醒。爱睡虫。

漫画里的人睡觉, 不是都画"Z,Z,Z..."来表示吗? 这里的 "catch some Zs" 就是这样来的。"I have to catch some Zs." 也可以说"I have to take a nap." 或 "I need to snooze."。liuxuepaper.com