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2024.04.19 23:48
第六部 第三課: have a cow , pack rat
- 今天 Michael 到李華的宿舍串門，李華會學到兩個常用語： have a cow 和 pack rat。
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- Hey, Li Hua, what are you doing?
- 哎喲，我在找我的眼鏡啊，急死人了，我找不到眼鏡我怎麼上課啊？
- Calm down. Li Hua, don't have a cow. I'm sure you'll find them.
- 你說什麼啊？ Don't have a cow? Cow, 這不是 「母牛」 的意思嗎？哎！我這兒是學生宿舍哎，怎麼能養母牛啊？
- No, I said "don't have a cow", it means don't get too excited about something. I'm sure you'll find your glasses if you are patient enough.
- 哦～，我懂了，你叫我耐心點兒．你叫我 Don't have a cow, 意思就是別著急、別慌．疑？可是， Don't have a cow 字面的意思明明就是 「別有母牛」．這跟 「別驚慌」 一點關係也沒有啊，好奇怪哦！
- Yeah, it is a little strange, but we still say it.
- 嗯，好吧，就聽你的， I won't have a cow, 唉，再想想看，我可能把眼鏡放在什麼地方了啊。
- Well, where did you see them last?
- 嗯，我記得昨晚睡覺前把眼鏡放在床邊桌子上了。
- And, Have you looked under the bed?
- 有啊，我在床底下找過了．嗯，讓我再看一看．哎呀，你還真說對了哎，就在床底下呢！
- See, I told you not to have a cow and I was right.
- 哎，可是，Michael, 你肯定平時也有驚慌失措的時候啊．比方說，要是我對你說，我把你的電腦弄壞了，你啊，肯定會 have a cow。
- Huh, Yes, I would have a cow because I can't afford to buy a new one. Hey, Li Hua, You didn't really break my computer, did you?
- Don't have a cow! 我是在跟你開玩笑的啦！
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- Li Hua, you really have a lot of stuff. Is that the movie ticket from last week? You even saved that?
- 喔，這是上星期的電影票．啊？你說我這兒東西多啊，那是因為我喜歡把各樣東西留起來．你看，除了電影票，我還有報紙雜誌什麼的．誰知道呢，說不定什麼時候會有用呀！
- You're really a pack rat. Look at all this stuff! No wonder you couldn't find your glasses.
- 哎喲，Michael, 雖然我找不到眼鏡可能是因為我這兒東西太多，可你也不該罵人啊？幹嘛說我是 rat? Rat 那不是 「老鼠」 嗎？
- No, I didn't call you a rat. I said you are a pack rat. A pack rat is someone who saves everything and has lots of stuff.
- 哦，原來， pack rat 就是 「什麼東西都不肯扔的人」．我啊，什麼東西都不願意扔， so, I guess I am a pack rat.
- My mom is a pack rat, too. We have so much stuff in our house. She even saved every drawing I ever made when I was a kid.
- 喔 ～，原來你媽也是個 pack rat. 你說連你小時候畫的畫她都捨不得扔啊？我倒希望我媽也是個 pack rat, 把我小時候畫的畫啦或是玩過的玩具也留到今天。
- So you can have them here and add to your "collection"? Ah, You're really a pack rat, but Li Hua, have you ever thought how difficult it would be for you to move to a new place?
- 嗯！說的也是喔，我什麼都留著，東西愈積愈多，要是哪天想搬家啊，那可就成問題囉。
- Well, my folks have been in their house for more than 20 years, probably because my mom is such a pack rat, they have too much stuff to even move.
- 什麼啊？你爸媽在一個地方住了二十多年，可能就是因為你媽是 pack rat，弄得家裡東西太多了啊？ Oh, Maybe I shouldn't be a pack rat anymore!
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- 今天李華學到了兩個常用語，一個是： to have a cow，意思是「驚慌失措」；另一個是： pack rat，意思是「什麼東西都不肯扔的人」。
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