VOA流行美語 Unit 110: to tick someone off/get los

VOA流行美語 Unit 110: to tick someone off/get lost

Larry和李華正在圖書館裏看書，在他們旁邊有個學生在用手機打電話。今天李華會學到兩個常用語：to tick someone off和get lost.

(Someone talking on the phone loudly)

LL: It really ticks me off when people talk so loudly in the library. Don't they realize that other people are trying to study?

LH: 就是嘛，在圖書館裏這麼大聲說話，真討厭！Hey，Larry, 你說tick me off，那是什麼意思啊？

LL: That person ticks me off means he irritates me. To tick someone off is to annoy or irritate someone.

LH: 噢，to tick someone off就是惹人生氣，讓人討厭的意思。沒錯！那傢伙說話這麼大聲害我不能專心看書。Larry，我們是不是該跟他說說呢？

LL: No, that's okay. I think he's leaving now anyway. Thank God. Besides, that would be a rude thing to say to someone's face.

LH: 對噢，當衆要他小聲點似乎也太厲害，不夠禮貌。你看他走了，謝天謝地。Larry，你知道還有什麼事tick me off ， 惹我生氣嗎？

LL: What ticks you off, Li Hua?

LH: 哼！Smith 教授在假期裏給我們安排這麼多作業，真是氣人！這樣我們根本沒有機會好好休息嘛！

LL: Yeah, that ticks me off, too, but there's nothing we can do about it. What else ticks you off?

LH: 說的也是，我啊再抱怨，作業還是得做。嗯，還有什麼事讓我生氣的啊？對了，我那同屋常常三更半夜纔回家，每次都把我吵醒，我一生氣就怎麼也睡不着了！

LL: No wonder you look so tired lately. You should really talk to your roommate about that. You need to sleep.

LH: 我看起來很累的樣子，是不是？哎呀，真糟糕。我是該跟她好好談談，可是這種事情真的很難開口嘛！

LL: You can just very politely tell her that it really ticks you off when she comes home so late and ask her to try and be more quiet.

LH: 很禮貌地告訴她她那麼晚回來讓我生氣？讓她小聲一點？唉，我得好好想想該怎麼說纔不讓她生氣。I don't want to tick her off.

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LL: Hey, Li Hua, you're still looking really tired today. Didn't you talk to your roommate?

LH: 唉，別提了，我和我同屋說了啊！可是她叫我get lost。嗯，Larry，get lost是什麼意思啊？

LL: That's so rude! "Get lost" is a rude way of telling someone to leave. She told you in a very rude way to leave her alone.

LH: 哎喲，昨天她說的時候是很不高興的樣子，但是我當時不懂什麼是get lost。 哼，原來是叫我走開，別煩她的意思。這可真是粗魯。那我現在該怎麼辦呢？

LL: Next time she comes home at 2 am, I would tell her to get lost and find somewhere else to sleep.

LH: 下次她再晚回家，你讓我也對她說get lost, 叫她到別處睡去。那怎麼行哪？

LL: I know, but she deserves it. Maybe you can look for another roommate. She doesn't sound like a nice person to live with.

LH: 嗯！你說得沒錯。等我找到一個新的同屋就把她給踢出去。到那時，我就可以對她說get lost！

LL: That's right. I'm sure you'll tick her off.

LH: 她要生氣，那真是活該了。嗨, 對了，Larry, 我們剛纔應該對那個打電話的人說get lost，對不對？

LL: We could, but that would be kind of rude. Try not to use "get lost" too much unless you are kidding with someone.

LH: 噢，開玩笑的時候也可以說。OK, Larry, get lost!

今天李華學到兩個常用語。一個是：to tick someone off, 意思是惹人生氣，討人厭。李華學到的另一個常用語是get lost。意思是叫人走開，別來煩我的意思。這是一種非常粗魯的說法。