Larry 和李华正准备出门，到 Larry 父母家过周末．今天李华会学到两个常用语： to hit the road 和 to have a hissy fit。
LL: Come on, Li Hua. It's time to hit the road! We've got a long drive ahead of us.
LH: 哎哟，进来进来，着什么急嘛！对了，你说 It's time to hit the road? Hit 是打的意思，我们为什么要打马路啊？
LL: To hit the road means to leave. It's time for us to leave.
LH: 哦～， to hit the road 就是出发、上路的意思．哎哟，我的包还没装好吔！
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！你说过要在天黑以前到啊，就必须 9 点前出发．我只要再几分钟就好啦。
LL: All right, but please hurry up. I hate driving on country roads after dark. It can be dangerous.
LH: 哎哟，好啦好啦，你别催我啦！对了． Larry，我们可不可以先去吃个早餐啊？
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: 什么啊？你要我先吃点零食，等到中午才吃午饭啊？可是我现在好饿喔！而且啊我家里什么吃的都没有啦。
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: 你怎么还要讲条件啊！五分钟内出发我就能吃早饭，否则就得等到中午再吃饭．没问题，我啊只要三分钟就够了。
LL: Are you sure you have everything you need?
LH: 嗯～，我想应该都带齐了吧．好啦，我们走吧！ Let's hit the road!
LL: It's about time! I'll go and put your bag in the car.
LH: 你去把我的包放到车里啊？那就麻烦你啰．别忘了， breakfast before we hit the road！
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LH: Larry，你开过麦当劳了啦！不是说好了要先去吃早餐的吗？
LL: Sorry, I missed the turn. We can turn around and go back. There's no need to have a hissy fit.
LH: 你在说什么啊？ Have a hissy fit？那是什么意思啊？
LL: To have a hissy fit means to get really upset about something and throw a tantrum.
LH: To have a hissy fit 就是发脾气的意思．我没有生气啦，我只是以为你是故意不去麦当劳的嘛。
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: 我跟你说了我没有生气嘛！你干嘛一直这样说我啊？
LL: Oh great. Now, you're going to have a hissy fit because I asked you not to have a hissy fit.
LH: 吔，等等等等，你在说什么啊？我发脾气是因为你叫我别发脾气？你都把我搞胡涂了啦。
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，别再说什么生气不生气了．我好饿喔，赶快坐下来吃早餐吧！
LL：Hey Li Hua, look at that little boy. He's having a hissy fit!
LH: 哪个孩子啊？喔，那边那个男孩儿啊．我们进来的时候啊他就已经在闹了．也许啊他是没有拿到麦当劳的玩具。
今天李华学到两个常用语．一个是： to hit the road，就是“出发、上路”的意思．另一个常用语是： to have a hissy fit，这就是“发脾气”的意思。
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