美國(guó)之音之流行美語Lesson 122 - on edge / give it a rest

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李華和Larry今天又到購(gòu)物中心去采購(gòu)圣誕禮物。李華會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語：on edge和give it a rest.

(Crowded mall FX)

LH: 我真搞不懂耶！還有幾個(gè)星期就要過圣誕節(jié)了，可是有些人看起來好像不是很開心，好像很緊張，很煩躁呢！

LL: Oh, well, when people are busy doing their Christmas shopping, they can sometimes be a little on edge.

LH: 你說他們?cè)趺蠢?？Edge不是指在某個(gè)東西的邊緣嗎？On edge。那是什么意思呢？

LL: No, no, I said, everyone is on edge that means everyone is a little nervous or in a bad mood.

LH: 原來，on edge就是緊張不安的意思?？墒俏乙詾榇蠹叶枷矚g過圣誕節(jié)，不是都要高高興興的嗎？為什么不開心呢？(grumbles) 哎呀！那個(gè)小姐擠到我前面了。這里好擠噢！

LL: People do love Christmas, and Americans are always try to be kinder and friendlier this time of year. But people are under pressure to buy Christmas gifts for all of their friends and family members, which is why a lot of them are on edge right now.

LH: 嗯，忙著采購(gòu)給每個(gè)家人朋友的禮物，是挺有壓力的。我其實(shí)也有不少壓力，學(xué)期快結(jié)束了，我得交報(bào)告，還得買禮物，還要批改學(xué)生的考卷。Hey! (yells in English) Watch where you're going!

LL: Calm down Li Hua! I know that you're on edge right now, but try not start any arguments, OK?

LH: 我才沒有要和人吵架呢！我只是要那個(gè)人小心一點(diǎn)！

LL: Look, everyone's on edge around here, and so are you. It's really easy to start an argument in this kind of situation. Just calm down.

LH: 好嘛！對(duì)不起嘛！我想我真的需要冷靜一下。Larry我們能不能找個(gè)地方坐下，喝點(diǎn)東西？咦！這兒有張桌子，我們坐這兒吧！

LL: Why don't we come back some other time when it's not so crowded. When you're on edge like this, it's better to stay away from other people.

LH: 那怎么行！我們已經(jīng)費(fèi)了這么大功夫到這兒來。沒買到禮物就回去呢？你怎么啦？

LL: Sorry, Li Hua, I guess I'm a little on edge myself. I still have a lot school work to do for next week, and I want to finish my shopping early so I can relax during Christmas break.

LH: 好，那我們就盡快把禮物買好，趕快回家羅！

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LH: 快點(diǎn)，Larry你動(dòng)作真慢耶！ 我還有一些東西要買呢！

LL: Give it a rest, Li Hua. I told you, I can't move quickly and carry all of your bags as well.

LH: A rest? 你又要休息啦？我們不是半個(gè)小時(shí)前才坐下來休息的嗎？

LL: No, that's not what I said. I said give it a rest that means stop complaining, talking about, or doing something.

LH: Give it a rest，是停止抱怨或停止做某件事。你的意思是我抱怨太多了？哎！是你浪費(fèi)太多時(shí)間，首先，你到我家時(shí)就已經(jīng)遲到半個(gè)小時(shí)...

LL: Oh, give it a rest, Li Hua, I told you, I had to wait because of a traffic accident.

LH: 因?yàn)榻煌ㄊ鹿誓氵t到，這還說得過去。可是我們來購(gòu)物中心的路上，你又迷路了3次！

LL: Give it a rest, Li Hua. We finally got here. Anyway, you weren't much help.

LH: 好啦，好啦！算了啦！我也受不了在這么擠的地方逛。我今天實(shí)在不應(yīng)該來的！

LL: Well, I'm starting to get tired of carrying stuff for you. These bags are heavy!

LH: (In English) Give it a rest, Larry! 你是大男生耶！這些東西對(duì)你來說不算什么啦！

LL: Look, I'm tired, I'm a bit on edge, and I have a lot of work to finish this weekend. Can't we just give it a rest and go shopping next weekend?

LH: 好吧！好吧！我們兩人今天都有點(diǎn)急躁。也許我們真的應(yīng)該回家，等有空再來買禮物吧！

今天李華學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語。第一個(gè)是on edge， 意思是緊張不安，脾氣急躁。另一個(gè)常用語是give it a rest。意思是停止抱怨或是停止做某件事。