Larry和李華正準備出門，到Larry父母家去過周末。今天李華會學到兩個常用語：hit the road和have a hissy fit。

(Knock on door)

LL: Come on, Li Hua. It's time to hit the road! We've got a long drive ahead of us.

LH: 進來，進來，著什么急呀！對了，你說It's time to hit the road? Hit是打的意思，我們為什么要打馬路？

LL: To hit the road means to leave. It's time for us to leave.

LH: 噢，to hit the road就是出發，上路的意思。哎呀，我的包還沒裝好耶!

LL: Li Hua, I told you that we need to hit the road by 9:00 am if we're going to make it to my parents' house before dark.

LH: 我知道！你說過要在天黑以前到，9點前就必須出發。我再有幾分鐘就好了。

LL: All right, but please hurry up. I hate driving on country roads after dark. It can be dangerous.

LH: 好啦，好啦，別催我啦! 對了。 Larry，我們可不可以先去吃個早餐？

LL: I don't want to stop right after we hit the road. You can have a snack now and then we'll stop for lunch.

LH: 什么？你要我先吃點零食，等到中午才吃午飯啊？可是我現在好餓噢！而且我家里什么吃的都沒有。

LL: How about this: If you can be ready to hit the road in five minutes, then we can stop for breakfast. Otherwise, you're just going to have to wait until lunch.

LH: 你怎么還要講條件吶！五分鐘內出發我就能吃早飯，否則就得等到中午再吃飯。沒問題，我只要三分鐘就夠了。

LL: Are you sure you have everything you need?

LH: 嗯，我想應該都帶齊了吧。好啦，我們走吧！Let's hit the road!

LL: It's about time! I'll go and put your bag in the car.

LH: 你去把我的包放到車里呀？那就麻煩你了。別忘了，breakfast before we hit the road！

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LH: Larry，你開過麥當勞啦！不是說好了先去吃早餐的嗎？

LL: Sorry, I missed the turn. We can turn around and go back. There's no need to have a hissy fit.

LH: 你在說什么？Have a hissy fit？那是什么意思？

LL: To have a hissy fit means to get really upset about something and throw a tantrum.

LH: To have a hissy fit就是發脾氣的意思。我沒有生氣，我只是以為你是故意不去麥當勞的。

LL: Well, look, I'm going to stop. See? You're going to get what you want, so there is no need to have a hissy fit.

LH: 我跟你說了，我沒有生氣嘛！你干嘛一直這樣說我啊？

LL: Oh great. Now, you're going to have a hissy fit because I asked you not to have a hissy fit.

LH: 等等，等等，你說什么？我發脾氣是因為你叫我別發脾氣？你都把我搞糊涂了。

LL: Yeah, let's just forget about the whole thing and go get some breakfast. I'm actually a little hungry, too.

LH: 就是啊，別再說什么生氣不生氣了。我好餓噢，快坐下來吃早餐吧！

LL：Hey Li Hua, look at that little boy. He's having a hissy fit!

LH: 那個孩子呀？噢，那邊那個男孩。我們進來的時候他就已經在鬧了。也許他沒有拿到麥當勞的玩具。

今天李華學到兩個常用語。一個是hit the road,就是出發，上路的意思。另一個常用語是to have a hissy fit，就是發脾氣的意思。