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2025.01.18 15:43
第三部 第十二課: take it easy , to chew out
- 大家還記得李華前段時間通過了駕駛執照的考試，現在可以自己開車了。Michael 今天也坐在車裡，從他們二個人的對話中，李華學到了兩個常用語： take it easy 和 to chew out。
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- 啊！考完試了，現在啊有駕照真好，我覺得啊我能去任何地方，做任何我想做的事了。
- I know what you mean. American kids feel the same way when they turn 16 and get their licenses. Too bad you don't have a car.
- 嗯～，那有什麼關係，我可以跟你借車啊，對不對？．．．哎呀，Hey! What do you think you are doing? Do you want to be killed? Michael，你看那個騎自行車的孩子，我差點兒就撞了他了！
- Hey, hey, take it easy Li Hua! You really scared that kid. He looked really scared.
- 喔喔，Michael 啊，你剛才說什麼啊？什麼 easy 不 easy 的？
- Ha! I said take it easy! That means you need to calm down, not get too excited.
- Take it easy? Take it easy 是冷靜下來，別太氣了的意思啊？ Take 是 t-a-k-e. 那～ It 是 i-t. Easy 就是 e-a-s-y ， 對不對？
- Yes, you've got it. That boy was almost in a very bad accident, and he was startled. You don't need to make him feel worse.
- 嗯，你說的沒錯啦，看起來啊他好像快哭了喔。
- Hey, Li Hua, you're going to be driving on your own soon. I hope you learn to take it easy and not get angry at everyone.
- 你說的對，要是我能冷靜開車的話，也許我的車會開的更好呢！
- I'm sure you will. You just finished a difficult test. You should take it easy. Let's go get some lunch, my treat.
- 啊？你要請客啊！行，我應該放鬆放鬆，我要好好享受今天剩下的時間。
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- Man, Li Hua, you really chewed that kid out.
- 啊？你指的是剛才騎車的那個小孩啊？你說我對他怎麼了？
- You chewed him out! I mean you yelled and got angry at him. Chewed, c-h-e-w-e-d; Out, o-u-t.
- 哦～，你是說我發了脾氣大罵了那個孩子，對不對？
- That's right. If someone gets angry and yells at you, and starts criticizing your behavior, they are chewing you out.
- 哦～，原來如此，我也不知道為什麼我要大罵那個小孩，大概是當時啊我也很害怕的緣故吧。
- Are you upset about something else? You seem to have a bad temper today.
- 嗯，我是真有點氣哎，因為昨天啊，劉教授對我發脾氣。因為我該教中文課，我去晚了五分鐘。他就對我大發脾氣。
- That's too bad. I don't like being chewed out like that either. Especially when I know I was wrong.
- 嘿！那可不是我的錯哎，我自行車的鏈子又脫了。為什麼發生這種事你總是怪我呢？
- Hey hey, take it easy, Li Hua! Don't chew me out! I was talking about myself, not you.
- 啊！我的天啊，是我不對，真不知道我今天怎麼了，好像想跟每個人發脾氣似的。
- Ha! You must be stressed. First, Professor Liu chewed you out, then you almost ran over the kid on the bike.
- 唉！你說的對，我真是不該對任何人都發脾氣喔，我應該開開心心的。
- At least you should be happier than I am. Yesterday, my roommate chewed me out. He said I always make a mess in the living room, and he is tired of cleaning up after me.
- 也許你是把房子弄亂了點，可是你室友也不該對你發脾氣的啊。
- He was right, though. I really need to get rid of my bad habits.
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- 今天李華學到了兩個常用語，一個是： take it easy，意思是「冷靜下來」，或者「放輕鬆一點兒」；另一個是： to chew out ，意思是「發脾氣罵人」。
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