The english we speak(BBC教學)第272期:To turn something upside down 把……翻個底朝天
Helen has lost her precious earring. In a panic, she's searching everywhere for it. Neil is worried about the mess she's creating and tries to help.
海倫弄丟了她珍貴的耳環。她驚慌失措地到處找。尼爾對她製造的髒亂感到擔心，試圖提供幫助。Neil: Hello, welcome to another edition of The English We Speak. I'm Neil.
尼爾：大家好，歡迎收聽本期地道英語節目。我是尼爾。Helen: Hi, everyone. I'm Helen.
海倫：大家好，我是海倫。
Neil: Helen, what are you doing? Are you looking for something?
尼爾：海倫，你在做什麼？你是在找東西嗎？Helen: Yes, I am. I'm looking for my earring; it's a present from my mum.
海倫：對，是的。我在找我的耳環。那是我媽媽送我的禮物。Neil: Oh. When did you last see it?
尼爾：哦。你最後一次看到那副耳環是什麼時候？Helen: A minute ago. I looked in the mirror before I came in to the studio. I'm sure I was wearing it.
海倫：一分鐘以前。我進演播室前照鏡子時還看到了。我確定我當時是戴着的。Neil: Em, let me help you look under the table for it. But I don't think you'll find it by turning the place upside down. Be calm. Let's leave the chairs on the floor.
尼爾：額，我幫你在桌子底下找找。不過我認爲，你把這裏翻個底朝天，也不見得找得到。冷靜下來。我們把椅子放好。Helen: I'm not turning the chairs upside down, they are too heavy. I just want to check underneath them.
海倫：我不會把椅子倒過來，這些椅子太重了。我只想看看椅子下面有沒有。Neil: When I say 'turn the place upside down', what I mean is you are making the studio very messy.
尼爾：我說“把這個地方顛倒過來”的意思是，你會把演播室弄得很亂。Helen: I am sorry. Ugh, I found it. It's under the desk.
海倫：抱歉。哦，我找到了。在桌子下面。Neil: Phew, what a relief. I don't think we'd be allowed back in the studio if we literally turned the studio upside down.
尼爾：啊，真是鬆了一口氣。如果我們按字面意思，把演播室顛倒過來的話，我想我們就會被禁止進入演播室了。Helen: So to 'turn something upside down' means to make the place really messy because you're trying to search thoroughly for something. Here are some examples.
海倫：所以“把某樣東西顛倒過來”意思是說你把這個地方弄得特別亂，因爲你在仔細尋找某樣東西。下面是一些例句。Examples
例句I turned my house upside down and I still couldn't find my car keys.
我把我家搞得一團糟，可還是沒找到車鑰匙。I don't care if you have to turn the place upside down. You've got to find my wedding ring.
我不在乎你是不是要把這裏搞得一團糟。你一定要找到我的婚戒。Neil: Well, let's tidy up before the studio managers come back and turn our lives upside down.
尼爾：在演播室經理回來完全顛覆我們的生活之前，我們把這裏收拾好吧。Helen: Let's do that!
海倫：我們開始收拾吧！
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重點講解：
1. in a panic 恐慌；處於驚恐；
例句：I'm in a panic about getting everything done in time.
我一陣手忙腳亂，想及時做完所有事情。
2. look for 找；尋；
例句：He turned on the torch to look for his keys.
他打開了手電筒，尋找鑰匙。
3. search for 搜尋；搜索；搜查；尋求；
例句：We search for five hours and all for nothing.
我們找了5個小時，但毫無結果。
4. tidy up 收拾；整理；
例句：We should tidy up the place before we move in.
在我們搬進去之前應該先把那地方收拾一下。
