流行美語-第54課

流行美語第54課

　

pain in the neck
to have had it
今天Michael會教李華兩個常用語：pain in the neck和to have had it。
M: Hello? I'm sorry. I'm not interested. No. No thank you. Look, I said I am not interested!
L: Michael，是誰打來的電話，讓你這麼生氣啊？
M: That was someone who wanted to sell me a magazine subscription over the phone. Those people are such a pain in the neck!
L: 嗯，我也不喜歡別人在電話裏跟我推銷東西。可是你叫他們什麼？A pain in the neck？
M: That's right. Pain. A pain in the neck is something that is just very very annoying.
L: 噢，我明白了,“a pain in the neck”就是指討厭到了極點。
M: Exactly. I can't stand telemarketers. When I get home and finally sit down, they always call. What a pain!
L: 那是真的很討厭。哎,“a pain in the neck”是不是只能形容人呢？
M: Not always. Things or situations can be a "pain in the neck".
L: 噢, 所以，“a pain in the neck”還可以拿來指某樣東西，或者是某種處境。那我可不可以說“It is such a pain in the neck when the electricity goes out”?
M: You've got it! And it really was a pain in the neck, too! I couldn't do anything last week when we had the blackout. I couldn't cook, couldn't watch TV......
L: 哎喲，不能看電視算得上什麼“pain in the neck”。那天我開車回家，馬路上連紅綠燈都壞了，那才叫不方便呢。
M: Yeah, well that's all over now. Oh man! It's my neighbor again! He always plays his drums in the evening. It's such a pain in the neck.
L: 原來是你的鄰居，他又在練習打鼓啊。唉，我也有個討厭的鄰居，她那只狗總是叫個不停，有時候晚上睡著了又給那狗吵醒了。真是個“pain in the neck”。
M: Yeah, well if it's that bad, why don't you ask your neighbor to do something about it.
L: 有啊。可是她不但不改，還和我們耍態度呢。這個人啊，也是個“pain in the neck”。
M: I guess the only thing worse than telemarketers are noisy neighbors.

M: I have had it! That guy has got to stop doing this.....I've got to call him.

L: 等等，Michael，你說“I have had it”，那是什麼意思啊？
M: It means that I am so annoyed by something that I cannot stand it any longer.
L: 噢,“I have had it”就是你再也無法忍受了，是不是？
M: That's right. When we say "I have had it," we just mean that we have been dealing with the problem for a long time, and can't stand it any longer.
L: 哎，Michael，這次讓我來接。(Speaking to phone in English) Hello? No, sorry, I'm not interested. No, I'm not the lady of the house. Listen, we've had it with you telemarketers! Leave us alone!
M: Wow, looks like you learned this phrase quickly. Don't you think you were a bit rude with them?
L: 什麼？你說我粗魯？哎呀，我真是受不了你。你這個人啊，就是沒有魄力，什麼事也做不成。你討厭誰就直接告訴他嘛。還有啊，為什麼你不敢理直氣壯告訴你的鄰居他打鼓的聲音太吵了。光坐在那兒抱怨有什麼用嗎？
M: Alright then, I've really had it with my neighbor. I'm going to do something about it this time.
L: (Mocking tone of voice) 喲，Michael，這回來真的啦。你要做什麼，打電話向你媽咪訴苦嗎？
M: I've had it with you too, Li Hua. You always laugh at me. You can be such a pain in the neck!
L: 哎呀，Michael，對不起嘛。我不是故意要氣你的啦！不過你說的也沒錯，有的時候我還真的是“pain in the neck”。
M: No.....no. You're not really a pain in the neck. The noise is just making me crazy. I'm going to call that guy and tell him to stop.
今天李華學的兩個常用語都和人的情緒有關，pain in the neck是討厭到了極點，to have had it是再也無法忍受下去了。