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 slang¹ 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 learning² 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 occasion³ ： 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