74. Get with It, Bob p.512

Bob, who is Chinese, is speaking to his American classmate, Jill.

J： Hi, Bob. What's up？

B： I don't see anything up in the sky. Do you？

J： No, Bob. "What's up？" is slang for "What's happening？"

B： Well, why didn't you just ask me that in the first place？

J： Get with it, Bob. Everyone uses slang in America. It makes speech more colorful.

B： I'm having enough trouble learning English.

J： But you should give it your best shot, Bob.

B： Why？

J： How else can you get to meet American chicks？

B： What chick？ I don't like eggs.

J： "Chicks" mean "girls," you fool.

B： Oh, I give up！

get with it —— follow the trend 跟着潮流走

两种说法：I am American. or I am an American. Chinese 一样

What's up, man？ 年轻人常用 answer： Nothing special. How about you？ dude = guy = man 哥们,年轻人用

How is it going？ 还不错吧？

be short of 缺乏 be short for 缩写

in the beginning = in the first place 开始

You speak in informal English.

formal occasion ： funeral, wedding

speech 讲话（不可数） 演讲（可数）： Peter made a speech to the students who fell asleep.

deliver a speech 发表演讲

speechless I was speechless when she said I love you. 无话可说

best shot = best try

how else 要不然

you fool 傻子