VOA流行美语之：这可不行啊

Larry看见李华在修补她的书包，觉得有点奇怪。 李华今天要学会两个常用语cut it和get on it。

LL: Hey, Li Hua, what are you doing with that tape?

LH: (Sighs)我不小心把书包扯了一个大洞。 我要用胶布把它粘上。

LL: With that tape? Li Hua, this cheap clear tape isn\'t going to cut it, you need some duct tape.

LH: The clear tape isn\'t going to cut it? 我不是要把书包切开呀!

LL: I know! I said the clear tape won\'t cut it. Cut. If something or someone can\'t "cut it", that means it\'s not good enough.

LH: 原来won\'t cut it的意思是不够好， 而不是把它切开。所以你是说这种透明的胶条不结实，粘不住，你要用那种厚的胶布？

LL: That\'s right. Remember that Chinese newspaper reading class I was taking, it was too hard for me- my Chinese wasn\'t good enough. I couldn\'t cut it in that class, so I changed to another.

LH: 我当然记得咯！当时你才学了半年中文，看中国报刊是不行，所以跟不上，只好放弃。

LL: Yeah, to be able to read Chinese newspaper, I have to learn more Chinese characters.

LH: 你说的对。 Larry你有没有帮我修改申请书啊？

LL: Yeah, I looked at it. I don\'t think your application is going to cut it, though. You\'ll need to re-write some parts.

LH: 你认为凭我写的申请书是拿不到奖学金的。哪怎么办呢？你说吧，哪些部分要重写。

LL: You need to be more specific about your future academic plans. Simply promising to work hard isn\'t going to cut it with the review committee.

LH: 你说得有道理，我得应当更具体地讲未来的学术计划，而不是泛泛地说要努力学习。 我写的恐怕是通不过审查委员会。

LL：Call me when you finish rewriting.

LH：I will, Larry.

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[Li Hua and Larry meet on campus several days later]

LL: Hey, Li Hua, haven\'t see you for a couple of days. Do you have another draft of that application essay for me to check?

LH: 是啊，我们好几天没见了。 我一直忙着上课， 我的申请还没写好呢。

LL: Well, you\'d better get on it! It\'s due next week!

LH: 我得get on it，那是什么意思？

LL: I said, you\'d better get on it. To get on it means to take care of something or start working on an important task.