Larry 和李华正准备出门，到Larry 父母家去过周末。今天李华会学到两个
常用语：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 ：进来，进来，着什么急呀！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？

    LL： To hit the road means to leave. It's time for us to leave. LH
：噢，to hit the road 就是出发，上路的意思。哎呀，我的包还没装好耶！

    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！

    你说过要在天黑以前到，9 点前就必须出发。我再有几分钟就好了。

    LL： All right， but please hurry up. I hate driving on country roads
after dark. It can be dangerous. LH ：好啦，好啦，别催我啦！对了。 Larry，
我们可不可以先去吃个早餐？

    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？你要我先吃点零食，
等到中午才吃午饭啊？可是我现在好饿噢！而且我家里什么吃的都没有。

    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 ：你怎么还要讲条件呐！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呀？那就麻烦你了。别忘了，breakfast before we hit the
road！

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    LH： Larry，你开过麦当劳啦！不是说好了先去吃早餐的吗？

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

    LH：你在说什么？Have a hissy fit？那是什么意思？

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

    LH： To have a hissy fit就是发脾气的意思。我没有生气，我只是以为你
是故意不去麦当劳的。

    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：等等，等等，你说什么？我发脾气是因为你叫我别发脾气？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，别再说什么生气不生气了。我好饿噢，快坐下来吃早餐吧！

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

    LH：那个孩子呀？噢，那边那个男孩。我们进来的时候他就已经在闹了。也
许他没有拿到麦当劳的玩具。

    今天李华学到两个常用语。一个是hit the road，就是出发，上路的意思。

    另一个常用语是to have a hissy fit ，就是发脾气的意思。