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2026.04.02 18:41
第叁部 第十二课: take it easy , to chew out
- 大家还记得李华前段时间通过了驾驶执照的考试，现在可以自己开车了。Michael 今天也坐在车裡，从他们二个人的对话中，李华学到了两个常用语： take it easy 和 to chew out。
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- 啊！考完试了，现在啊有驾照真好，我觉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～，那有什麼关係，我可以跟你借车啊，对不对？．．．哎呀，Hey! What do you think you are doing? Do you want to be killed? Michael，你看那个骑自行车的孩子，我差点儿就撞了他了！
- Hey, hey, take it easy Li Hua! You really scared that kid. He looked really scared.
- 喔喔，Michael 啊，你刚才说什麼啊？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 是冷静下来，别太气了的意思啊？ Take 是 t-a-k-e. 那～ It 是 i-t. Easy 就是 e-a-s-y ， 对不对？
- 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，你说的没错啦，看起来啊他好像快哭了喔。
- 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.
- 你说的对，要是我能冷静开车的话，也许我的车会开的更好呢！
- 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？你要请客啊！行，我应该放鬆放鬆，我要好好享受今天剩下的时间。
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- Man, Li Hua, you really chewed that kid out.
- 啊？你指的是刚才骑车的那个小孩啊？你说我对他怎麼了？
- 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～，你是说我发了脾气大骂了那个孩子，对不对？
- That's right. If someone gets angry and yells at you, and starts criticizing your behavior, they are chewing you out.
- 哦～，原来如此，我也不知道為什麼我要大骂那个小孩，大概是当时啊我也很害怕的缘故吧。
- Are you upset about something else? You seem to have a bad temper today.
- 嗯，我是真有点气哎，因為昨天啊，刘教授对我发脾气。因為我该教中文课，我去晚了五分鐘。他就对我大发脾气。
- That's too bad. I don't like being chewed out like that either. Especially when I know I was wrong.
- 嘿！那可不是我的错哎，我自行车的链子又脱了。為什麼发生这种事你总是怪我呢？
- Hey hey, take it easy, Li Hua! Don't chew me out! I was talking about myself, not you.
- 啊！我的天啊，是我不对，真不知道我今天怎麼了，好像想跟每个人发脾气似的。
- Ha! You must be stressed. First, Professor Liu chewed you out, then you almost ran over the kid on the bike.
- 唉！你说的对，我真是不该对任何人都发脾气喔，我应该开开心心的。
- 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.
- 也许你是把房子弄乱了点，可是你室友也不该对你发脾气的啊。
- He was right, though. I really need to get rid of my bad habits.
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- 今天李华学到了两个常用语，一个是： take it easy，意思是「冷静下来」，或者「放轻鬆一点儿」；另一个是： to chew out ，意思是「发脾气骂人」。
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