VOA流行美語 Unit 102: Hook sb. up with something

VOA流行美語 Unit 102: Hook sb. up with something (someone) / Buzz off

現在播送流行美語。Larry 正準備去食品店買東西。他打了個電話給Li Hua問她要不要帶什麼東西。Li Hua會學到兩個常用語：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，我猜就是給我帶牛奶的意思，對不對？

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“給我帶點牛奶”。對了，我差點忘了， Larry, 你能不能再給我帶包土豆片呢？

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: 還有什麼呀？對了，你能不能幫我買一張這個週末的音樂會票子呢？

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，每次我寫學術報告，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: 你願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.

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(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. 我正忙着複習功課。 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, 我不是不想請你進來坐，可是我實在太忙了。哎，對了，什麼是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，我只不過是心裏着急，我星期五要考試，到現在還沒準備好呢！

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，你現在有時間幫我複習嗎？

LL: I have about an hour before I have to go home.

LH: 你大概一個小時後要回家？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“給某人帶某樣東西”；hook somebody up with someone意思是“把這個人介紹給某人”。李華學到的另一個常用語buzz off. Tell someone to buzz off意思是“叫某個人離開”。