VOA流行美语之：ASAP(2)

LL: To crank something out means to produce something quickly and mechanically, without much thought.
LH: 嗯，To crank something out就是不需要太多思考，很机戒地做成某种事。

LL: Well, when I was an undergraduate, I would just crank out essays and term papers, no problem. Of course, it\'s not that easy these days.
LH: 我听说了，你读本科的时候是写作高手， 论文和学期作文都难不倒你。现在当研究生就不一样了；你要作大量研究才能有根有据地写。

LL: Exactly. So, did you ever just crank out essays when you were a student in China?
LH: 当然了，我在中国读中学的时候， 半个小时就能crank out两页的政论文章。Larry, to crank out这个短语还能用在别的地方吗？

LL: Sure, for instance, at McDonald\'s, they crank out hundreds of hamburgers every day.
LH: 麦当劳每天制作成千上万个的汉堡包。这一点也不错。

LL: And Hollywood cranks out stupid action movies every other week.
LH: 我从来不看好莱坞制作的那种武打片，所以我就不太清楚了。

LL: Anyway, I have another piece of homework for Chinese class that I need you to look at ASAP. Can you help me?
LH: 没问题，我可以帮你看中文作业，不过你得帮我修改一下我写的申请书。I need to drop it in the mail ASAP。

LL: Ok, no problem. Show me what you\'ve written so far。

今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是ASAP, 意思是尽快。还有一个是crank out， 意思是不需多加思考地，机械地制作某种东西。