現(xiàn)在播送流行美語。Larry正準(zhǔn)備去食品店買東西。他打了個電話給Li Hua問她要不要帶什么東西。Li Hua會學(xué)到兩個常用語：hook something up和buzz off.

    （Telephone rings……）

    LH： Hello？

    LL： Hi， Li Hua. This is Larry. I'm going to the grocery store and I was wondering if you needed anything.

    LH： Larry！ 你要去商店買東西呀？我正好牛奶喝光了，你可不可以幫我買點(diǎn)牛奶呢？回頭我再給你錢。

    LL： Sure， no problem. I can hook you up with some milk.

    LH： Hook me up with some milk？ 哎，我知道hook是“鉤子”的意思。那hook up就是把東西用鉤子鉤住， 你想把我和牛奶鉤在一起？噢，我猜就是給我?guī)�牛奶的意��，對不對�?/p>

    LL： Yes， you're right. To hook somebody up with something means to get something for him. I meant that I will get the milk for you.

    LH： 你看，我猜得不錯吧！To hook me up with some milk就是“給我?guī)�點(diǎn)牛奶”。對了，我差點(diǎn)忘了， Larry， 你能不能再給我?guī)О�土豆片呢�?/p>

    LL： Sure， I can hook you up with some potato chips， too. Is there anything else you'd like me to hook you up with？

    LH： 還有什么呀？對了，你能不能幫我買一張這個周末的音樂會票子呢？

    LL： Well， they don't sell those at the grocery store， but I have a friend who can hook you up with some tickets.

    LH： 噢，對不起，我忘了你是要去食品店。那兒是不賣音樂會的票。你朋友可以幫我買票啊，那太好了！哎，Larry， 除了說hook somebody up with something以外，我能不能說hook somebody up with someone呢？

    LL： Of course you can， but it means "to introduce the person". For example， if you want to meet my friend， then I can hook you up with him.

    LH： 噢，原來to hook somebody up with someone的意思就是“把某人介紹給另一個人”。哎，Larry， 你還記不記得上次歷史課上那個很有意思的男孩呢 - Can you hook me up with him？

    LL： I would if I knew him， but I've never talked to him before. Sorry.

    LH： 你從來沒跟他說過話呀？那就算了。對了，Larry，每次我寫學(xué)術(shù)報告，我總是對自己的英文不太有信心，你能不能給我介紹一個能幫我改英文的人？

    LL： Of course， I can hook you up. I'll help you myself.

    LH： 你愿意幫我改我的英文報告啊？你真是太好了！哎喲，還是你先去買東西吧，別忘了hook me up with milk and potato chips！

    LL： I won't forget.

    （Knocking on the door. Door opens）

    LL： Hey， Li Hua. Here's your milk and potato chips. See， I didn't forget to hook you up. LH： Thank you， Larry. 我正忙著復(fù)習(xí)功課。 I'll see you later.

    LL： Hey， you aren't even going to invite me in？ You're just telling me to buzz off？ That's a little rude！

    LH： 對不起，Larry， 我不是不想請你進(jìn)來坐，可是我實(shí)在太忙了。哎，對了，什么是buzz off 啊？

    LL： Buzz off is a way of telling someone to leave. You were trying to tell me to leave， so that's like saying "Buzz off！" LH： 噢，buzz off就是叫某人離開，哎喲，Larry.我可沒有要趕你走的意思，我只不過是心里著急，我星期五要考試，到現(xiàn)在還沒準(zhǔn)備好呢！

    LL： Well， then instead of telling me to buzz off， you should ask me if I can help you？

    LH： 對呀，那Larry， 你先別走，你現(xiàn)在有時間幫我復(fù)習(xí)嗎？

    LL： I have about an hour before I have to go home. LH： 你大概一個小時后要回家？那你等會兒吧 - You can buzz off later.

    LL： Thanks， Li Hua， （sarcastically） You make me feel so important.

    今天李華從Larry那兒學(xué)到了兩個常用語。一個是hook somebody up， hook somebody up with something意思是“給某人帶某樣?xùn)|西”；hook somebody up with someone意思是“把這個人介紹給某人”。李華學(xué)到的另一個常用語buzz off. Tell someone to buzz off意思是“叫某個人離開”。