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2026.04.02 18:46
第叁部 第九课: veg out , in my face
- 今天是星期天，Michael 和李华一块儿去露天市场去买东西。他们一边儿走一边儿聊，李华就问 Michael 昨天晚上做了什麼？李华会学到两个常用语：veg out 和 in my face．
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- Oh, last night I vegged out in front of the TV.
- 你说什麼啊？你说你在电视机前面 vegged out ？哦～，是不是说你在电视机前面吃生菜？
- No, no,… It doesn't have anything to do with vegetables! Veg, v-e-g, Out, o-u-t. Pretty much means to sit around and do nothing.
- 噢哦，原来是这样啊，to veg out 是说无所事事，呆坐在那裡。疑？那你干嘛不出去呢？
- Well, I was supposed to go out with some friends, but I was too tired after being at work all day. That's why I vegged out all night watching TV and reading.
- 疑？那～， veg out 和英语裡面另外一个说法：老是坐在电视机前的人 couch potato 一不一样呢?
- Hmm, Yes, it is similar to being a couch potato. However, if you veg out, that does not necessarily mean you are watching TV or eating like a couch potato does.
- 哦～，那样的话，要是我去了公园，呆坐在那儿，啥事也没干，那能不能说我是在公园裡 vegged out 呢？
- Well, No, if you veg out you usually do so at home. You may be reading, listening to music, watching TV or just sitting there. Basically, you don't want to think about anything.
- 哦～，所以说要是你 veg out 的话，通常都是指在家裡呆坐着。像是你做了一天工作，很累，回到家，当然要翘起二郎腿，什麼事也不做，也不想了喔。
- Yes, that's true. People often veg out after a long day of work or school. Sometimes, they veg out when they should be working or studying, but then don't feel like it.
- 哎～，这样听起来，就是说一个人该做某件事的时候，却在偷懒，那就是 veg out 了。哎，Michael 啊，我走路走得好累喔，我们停下来休息一会儿好不好？
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- 我真不敢相信，你星期六还要去上班啊？
- Usually, I only have to work from Monday through Friday. But my boss has been in my face about getting this project done. I needed to get it done by Monday, so I decided to go in over the weekend.
- 哦～，我懂，你是说啊你老闆一直在逼你做一份工作。可是，你刚刚是怎麼说的啊？ In my face? 那是什麼意思呢？
- To say that my boss was 「in my face」 means that he has been giving me a lot of pressure about finishing the project. Just imagine someone who is standing close to your face, demanding that you finish something.
- 看来啊，你老闆是个很难相处的人吶。
- Actually, he is not that bad. He is just very demanding when it comes to finishing work on time. He has an 「in my face」 attitude.
- 啊～，这样说来，你还可以用 in your face 来形容一个人的态度啊。
- Yes, that means they have a very aggressive, direct personality. Someone like that usually doesn't care what other people think about their ideas.
- 哎，Michael，这样来形容一个人，听起来好像不太尊敬哎。
- You're right, it's not a very nice thing to say about someone. You probably shouldn't tell someone directly that you think they have been in your face about something.
- 哎，说到这个 「in my face」 啊，这个大太阳正照在我脸上，可真把我晒得够惨啦，我们赶快到裡面去找个凉快的地方好不好？
- Okay, how about getting some ice cream? There's an ice cream store right over there.
- 哎～，好主意，我们快点走吧。
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- 今天 Michael 教会李华两个常用语，一个是： veg out，意思是「什麼事也不做、完全放鬆」；另一个是： in my face，指的是「咄咄逼人的态度」。
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