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这是一个星期五的晚上,Larry 和李华两人经过一个星期紧张学习后都很累,
现在正在一起吃晚饭。今天李华会学到两个常用语:let off steam 和oops.
LL: Wow, it's nice to relax and let off some steam after a long
week at work. LH:就是啊,放松一下,感觉真好!Larry ,你说要let off steam?
Steam 是蒸气,你还会放气呀?
LL: No , not literally. To let off steam can mean to relax or it
can mean to express pent-upfeelings , usually of anger. LH :原来如此。
To let off steam就是放松,也可以是发泄积压在心里的感情,通常是火气。
所以你是说一个星期紧张地学习和工作后放松一下,感觉很好。Larry ,这
个常用语跟steam ,蒸气有什么关系呢?
LL: It's a metaphor. One has to ease the pressure in a steam engine
by releasing - or letting off - steam. Otherwise the engine might overheat
and explode. LH :原来是从蒸汽机的原理来的。没错,蒸汽机如果不定时释放
一下的蒸气,那就可能会爆炸。 Larry,如果你一直不放松的话,你该不会爆炸
吧?
LL: No , I'm not going to explode. However, letting off steam is
important to a person's mental health. LH :嗯,我同意,一个人如果没有
放松的机会,那对心理健康有很大影响。我通常就是用跑步运动来让自己放松的。
LL: A lot of people exercise to let off steam. Other people prefer
quiet activities like reading. LH :对,每个人疏解压力的方法都不一样。
所以Larry ,你是通过看书来让自己放松的?
LL: I like to do exactly what we're doing now. I let off steam by
relaxing and having a nice meal with a friend. LH :和朋友吃吃饭,聊聊
天是挺放松的。可是如果你真的很生气,非常生气,那你怎么发泄你的怒气呢?
LL: Sometimes it helps to talk to someone. It's usually better to
let off some steam before dealing with the issue directly. LH :那倒是,
先跟别人谈谈。火气很大的时候,最好别去处理那事。
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LL: Oops ! I forgot that I have to work on Sunday. That just ruins
my whole weekend. LH: Oops ?我常听到人们这么说,Larry ,这是什么意思
啊?
LL: People usually say oops to acknowledge that they have made a
mistake or have had a minor accident. I mistakenly thought I had the whole
weekend off , when I actually have to work on Sunday. Oops. LH :原来
oops就是发现自己犯了小错误或出了一点没有意料的小插曲时说的,有点像中文
里的“哎呀,糟了”。所以你是说,你差点儿忘了星期天还得上班。还好现在是
星期五,你要到星期一再想起来,那可真是糟了。恐怕说Oops都太晚了。
LL: That's true. Oops! I just dropped my fork on the floor. LH:
叉子掉在地上不是什么大事,叫服务员再拿个干净的就是啦。
LL: That's okay. There's an extra one on the next table. I'll just
take that one. LH :拿那个桌上的叉子也行,反正哪儿没人坐。Oh no ,这回
轮到我要说oops了。我想起来了,今天晚上我该给我妈妈打电话了。
LL: You still have time. We should be finished here soon and you
can go right home to call your mom. LH: Oops !吃完饭赶回家也没用,我
忘了买电话卡了。没电话卡,我怎么打电话呢?
LL: I have a calling card. You can use it to call your mom. I don't
mind at all. LH :啊,幸好你有张电话卡,Larry ,真是太谢谢你喽!
今天李华学到两个常用语。第一个是let off steam ,是指发泄怒气或其他
情绪。另一个常用语是oops,这是一种语气词,通常是在当一个人犯了小错误时
会说的。
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