DoYouHaveEnglishEars?
Example听力原文：
Priest:David,willyoutakeJuanitaasyourwife?Willyouloveher,betruetoher,andcareforher,fromthisdayon?David:Iwill.Priest:Juanita,willyoutakeDavidasyourhusband?Willyoulovehim,betruetohim,andcareforhim,fromthisdayon?Juanita:Iwill.Priest:Thering,please.David:Hereyouare.Priest:It''snotforme;putitonherfinger!InowpronounceDavidandJuanitamanandwife!
测试问题：Whateventishappeninginthisdialogue?
正确答案：C.Aweddingceremony
1.听力原文：
Interviewer:CanIhelpyou,sir?John:Yes,I''mlookingforajob.Interviewer:Isee.Dositdown,won''tyou?Interviewer:Now,whatkindofajobareyoulookingfor?John:Doesitmatter?Interviewer:Wetrytofindtherightjobforeverybody,yousee.Now,areyouemployedorunemployedatthemoment?John:Unemployed.Interviewer:Andwhatwasyourlastjob?John:Iworkedasanattendantinagasstation.Interviewer:Howlongdidyouworkthere,please?John:Fortwoandahalfdays.Interviewer:Oh!Isthatall?AndmayIaskwhy?John:Igotsacked.Interviewer:Oh!Isee.Well,let''sseewhatwecanfindforyou.Interviewer:Ah,thisisaverynicejob!Justrightforyou,Ithink.I''lljusthavetoaskyouacoupleofquestions.
测试问题：Wheredoesthisdialoguetakeplace?
正确答案：B.Atanemploymentagency
2.听力原文：
Policewoman:Haveyoucometoseeoneofthemenhere?Susan:That''sright,hisname''sRogerTemple.Policewoman:Areyouarelativeofhis?Susan:Yes,I''mhiswife.Policewoman:Whathaveyoubroughtwithyou?Susan:It''sjustaChristmascake!Imadeitforhim.Policewoman:Hmm…letmehavealook.Policewoman:OK,youcangoandseehimnow.Susan:MerryChristmas,Roger!Roger:Hello,Susan!Susan:I''vebroughtyouapresent.Roger:Whatisit?Susan:It''saChristmascake.Imadeitjustforyou,Roger.Roger:There''snothinginsideit;it''sjustacake!Susan:Wellofcourse!Whatdidyouexpect?Roger:It''snogoodtome!Roger:ListenSusan,IwanttogetoutofhereandfindHugoandMoran.I''minherebecauseofthem.Didyouknowthat?WhenIfindHugo,I''mgoingtokill-
测试问题：Guesswherearethey?
正确答案：D.Inaprison
3.听力原文：
ShopAssistant:WhatcanIdoforyou?John:Today''saveryimportantdayforme,soIneedsomenewclothes.ShopAssistant:Yes,youdo.Wheredidyougetthatcoat?John:IgotitatCheapman''s.Doyoulikeit?ShopAssistant:Comeon,takeitoff!Andyourpants!John:Ican''ttakeoffmypantshere!Infrontofallthesepeople!ShopAssistant:Alright,youcangointhere!ShopAssistant:Whatsizeareyou?John:Size38.ShopAssistant:Putonthiscoat,thesepants,thisshirt,andtheseshoes.Comeon,hurryup!Othercustomersarewaiting!John:It''snotreallymystyle,youknow.ShopAssistant:Oh,thisistoday''sfashion.Youlookfine.Sothat''llbe…$1850,please.John:Oh!Alright…
测试问题：Whatisthemandoing?
正确答案：B.Shopping
4.听力原文：
Heidi:Oh,no!David:Hello,Heidi-areyouOK?Hey,it''sreallygood,thisSwissbeer.Wouldyoulikesome?Heidi:Lookatthisapartment!It''ssountidy!David:Ohyeah,Imusttidyit.WhatdoIdowiththisashtray?Heidi:Oh,giveittome,David.I''lltidytheapartment.David:OK,ifyoulike.David:Hey,er…canIturntheTVonagain?I''dliketowatch''DeborahandAlan''.Heidi:WillyouturnthatdamnedTVoff!HowcanyoujustsittherewhenI''mdoingallthework?Heidi:Ihaveajob.Iworkallday,andwhenIcomehomeImustdoallthehouseworktoo!Youjustsitthere,andsmokecigarettesanddrinkbeer,andyoudon''tdoanything!What''sthematterwithyou,David?Whydon''tyoudosomething?David:Youknow,Iamlookingforajob,Heidi,butit''skindofdifficultinSwitzerland.Heidi:Itisn''tdifficultifyoutry.Whatareyoudoingexactly,anyway?David:Well,I''mlookinginthenewspapers,forexample.Heidi:Thisnewspaperisfromlastmonth!
测试问题： Guessthemostlikelyrelationshipexistingbetweenthetwopeopleinthisdialogue?
正确答案：A.Sweethearts
5.听力原文：
Stewardess:Hereareyourlandingcards.Marco:Thanks.Manfred:Hey,waitaminute!Manfred:What''salandingcard?Marco:It''sakindofform.Youfillitin,andgiveittopassportcontrolatWashdonairport.Manfred:Oh,Isee.Damn,Ihaven''tgotapen!I''llaskthatgirlagain.Hey,miss!Excuseme!Marco:It''salright!I''vefinishedmyformnow;youcanhavemypen.Manfred:Thanksalot.Manfred:"Fullname".Whatdoesthatmean?Marco:Itmeans:allyourname.Yourfirstname,ornames,ifyou''vegotmorethanone,andyourlastname.Manfred:Oh,Isee!P-I-L-Z-B-A-U-M.Marco:Hey,areyouManfredPilzbaumthesoccerplayer?Manfred:That''sme.ManfredPilzbaum:soccerplayer,andlover!Marco:Wow!Myname''sMarco,bytheway.IwatchedyouonTVlastweek:GermanyagainstPoland.Youplayedreallywell.Thatlastgoalwasamazing!
测试问题：WhatisManfred''soccupation?
正确答案：A.Soccerplayer
Scheduling?Danny:Don’tbotherlookingfornextyear’smeetingcalendar.I’mstillworkingonit.Tessa:What’stakingsolong?Danny:ThisismyfirsttimeschedulingallofthemajormeetingsforthiscompanyandI’mgettingthrownoffbyallofthethingsIhavetokeepinmind.Forinstance,ourbylawssaythatwehavetohaveamanagementmeetingevery60days.Thisisaleapyear,sodoIhavetotakethatintoaccount?Tessa:That’satoughone.I’mnotsure.Danny:Andwhataboutdaylightsavingtime?Ihavetorememberwhenclockswillbesetaheadandback.Tessa:That’seasy.Myhighschoolteachertaughtustorememberitwithasimplephrase:“fallbackandspringahead.”
Danny:Okay,butthatdoesn’thelpmewithdates.Apparently,daylightsavingtimechangesondifferentdatesindifferentcountries.AndIhavetofactorintimezonestosetthetimeforeachmeeting,withmeetingtimesthatworkforeachinternationalofficethatwillbeparticipating.
Tessa:You’reright,it’satallorder,butyoudoknowthatsomeonehasdonethisbefore?Youdon’thavetoreinventthewheel.
Danny:Yeah,Carlsetthemeetingcalendarlastyear,butheleftthecompanylastmonth.Tessa:Can’tyoujusttakelastyear’smeetingcalendarandfudgeit?Danny:WhydoyouthinkCarlisnolongerwiththecompany?Tessa:Ah.
Cupid穿越式英语教学
May29
IDIOM教程，Honey,There’sSomethingonMyMind...
Al:Hi,sweetie!Howareyou?Don’tyounormallyworkonFridays?Beth:Yeah,butIhadtotalktoyou.Itcouldn’twait.Al:Oh,sure...Um,what’sup?Beth:Well,Ineedtogetsomethingoffmychest.Al:That’sgood,becausethere’sbeensomethingonmymind,too.Beth:Letmegofirst;thisisimportant.Al:Okay.Beth:I’msorrytospringthisonyou,butIthinkweshouldbreakup.Al:Wow...That’sbignews.Well,how...Imean...Well,whydoyouwanttodumpme?Beth:Isupposeitwouldbefairofmetogiveyouareason.Al:Well,yeah!Thiscomesoutofnowhere.Areasonwouldbenice.Beth:I’mbreakingupwithyoubecauseyou’vebecomearealcouchpotato.AllyoudoiswatchTV.AndtheonlythingyouliketowatchonTViscartoons.Al:ButIthoughtyouwerecrazyaboutcartoons!Rememberthattimewesawthemovie“ABug’sLife”?Youweresmilingduringthewholething...Andyou
wereinseventhheavenfortherestofthenight.Didn’tyouenjoyit?Beth:Ithoughtitwascute,butIthenImovedon!You’restillobsessedwithcartoons.Al:Well,whatelse?Beth:You’vereallyletyourselfgo,too!Weusedtogobikingandplaytennis,andnowyoujustsitaroundeatingcereal,watchingyourcartoons!Al:So,Idon’tturnyouonanymore?Isn’titabitshallowtobreakupwithsomeonejustoverlooks?Beth:Butthat’snotall.Youneverwanttogooutanddoanything.Westayhereallthetime,andyourapartmentisapigsty.Youneverdothedishesorthelaundry.Thereareemptypizzaboxesfromtwoweeksagoonyourkitchentable.Itreallydrivesmeupthewall!Al:Mmmm...Butwe’vebeengoingoutfortwoyearsnow,andI’veneverexactlybeentidy...Whydidn’tyoubringthisupsooner?Beth:Ithoughtitwascuteatfirst...IthoughtIwouldgetusedtoit.Later,Ithoughtyouwouldgrowoutofit.Anyway...that’snotthepoint.Ijustdon’twanttoseeyouanymore.(Silence)Beth:So...yousaidyouhadsomethingyouwantedtotellme?IsupposehowyouhatethatItrytocontrolyourlifeandchangeyou...Al:No—actually,IwantedtoaskyouifyouknewwhereIlefttheremotecontrolfortheTV—Ihaven’tbeenabletofinditforweeks.Beth:Itfigures.
1.Togetsomethingoffyourchest.Tosaysomethingimportantthatyou’vebeenthinkingaboutalot.2.Tobeonyourmind.Tobesomethingyouthinkalotabout.3.Tospringsomethingonsomeone.Togivesomeoneunexpectednewswithnopreparationorwarning.4.Tobreakupwithsomeone.Toendaromanticrelationship.
5.Todumpsomeone.Tostopbeinginaromanticrelationshipwithsomeone.6.Tocomeoutofnowhere.Toseemtohappenwithoutanylogicalexplanationorwarning.7.Couchpotato.Apersonwhositsaroundanddoesverylittlephysicalactivity,oftenjustwatchingTV.8.Tobecrazyaboutsomething.Tolikesomethingalot.9.Tobeinseventhheaven.Tofeelwonderful,tobeveryhappy.10.Tomoveon.Tobeginsomethingelse,tostopfocusingononepersonorthingandtostarttothinkaboutsomeoneorsomethingelse.11.Toletyourselfgo.Toallowyourselftobeinbadphysicalconditionbecauseofdietorlackofexercise.12.Toturnsomeoneon.Tobeaturn-on.Tocauseanattraction,usuallyphysical.13.Todrivesomeoneupthewall.Toannoysomeoneverymuch.14.Tobringsomethingup.Tostarttotalkaboutsomething,tointroduceatopicinconversation.15.Togetusedtosomething.Tobecomeaccustomedtoorfamiliarwithsomething.Noticethatthisexpressionissimilarto“tobeusedtosomething,”meaningtobeaccustomedtoorfamiliarwithsomething.16.Togrowoutofsomething.Tobecometoooldforsomething,tostophavinganinterestinsomethingthatusedtobeinteresting.17.Tobethepoint.Tobethemostimportantfactorconsiderationaboutatopic.18.Itfigures.Thisexpressionisused,oftenironically,tomeanthatsomeoutcomeislogical,expected,orunavoidable.
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综合教程，IDIOM，IHaveaBonetoPickwithYou!
Andrew:Don’twegetoffhere,atthisexit?Rob:Beatsme...Yousaidyouhadthedirectionscovered.Andrew:Yeah,butI’malsodrivingrightnow.Justlookintheglovecompartment.IthinkIputtheminthere.Rob:They’renothere.Andrew:Theyshouldbe...Letmesee...Ohman,Itookthemouttodouble-checksomethingandforgottoputthembackin.Itmusthaveslippedmymind...Rob:Sowe’relost?That’sgreat.Andrew:It’snobigdeal.Wecancallorasksomeonefordirections.Rob:Thisistypical.Whydidyousayyou’dhandlethedirectionsifyouweren’tgoingtohandlethem?Andrew:Lookwho’stalking!TheonlyreasonIsaidI’dhandlethemisbecauseIknewyoucouldn’tbecountedon.Rob:Me?You’vegottobekidding.You’retheonewhodoesn’tgiveadamnaboutanyonearoundyou.Andrew:Allright,let’snotflyoffthehandlehere.Wejustneedtogetdirections.There’snoreasontomakeamountainoutofamolehill.What’sthedeal?(Silence.)
Andrew:C’mon.Ifyouhaveabonetopickwithme,don’tbeataroundthebush...Let’sgetitoutintheopenbeforewegettoAuntHelen’splace.Rob:Allright,fine.Ithinkyou’vebecomeabitofaslackerlately.Andrew:YouthinkI’maslacker?That’sabitharsh.Whywouldyousaysomethinglikethat?What’seatingyou?Rob:Well,forinstance,lastweekyouneededtoborrowoneofmyshirtsforworkbecauseyoudidn’tbothertoplanaheadandbuyoneyourself.Andrew:It’sjustashirt!Areyoureallythatbentoutofshapeovermyborrowingashirt?Youneedtolightenupabit,Rob.
Rob:It’snotjusttheshirt,Andrew.It’sthatyouleanoneveryoneelseandexpectthemtopickupyourslack.Youdon’ttakeresponsibility—you’realwayspassingthebuck.Andrew:That’sinsane.Ineededashirtforanewjob.IfIweresuchaslackerIwouldn’tevenhaveajob.Rob:Okay,let’stalkaboutthejob,then.Andrew:Whataboutit?Rob:Well,Igotyouthatjob.IhookedyouupwithagreatjobataplacewhereI’veworkedforthreeyears.Andrew:AndI’vethankedyouforitlikeathousandtimes.Rob:Yeah,butwhatyoudotherereflectsonme.Ifyouscrewupitreallygivesmeabadname.Andrew:HowamIscrewingup?Iworkmytailoffthere!Rob:Sometimes,yeah,butyoualsositaroundtwiddlingyourthumbsalot,too.Andrew:Oh,that’sbull.Rob:No,it’strue.Andyoualsoseemtofindalotoftimetochatuptheprettygirlswhowalkininsteadofdoingyourjob.Andrew:I’masalesman!I’msupposedtotalkwiththecustomers.
Rob:Butit’sthesamethingathome.You’restilllivingwithMomandDad,andyouhardlyeverliftafingeraroundthehousetohelpout.You’re22yearsoldandyourroomlookslikeatrainwreck.Youdon’tevenpitchinwithgroceries...Andrew:That’snottrueatall!Andhowwouldyouknow?You’renoteventhere.Rob:Ihaveeyes,Andrew.Icansee.Youstillactlikeachildsometimes.Andrew:Oh,youneedtogetoffyourhighhorse,Rob.You’retheoneactinglikeachild.You’restilltryingtoshoweveryoneup,likelittleMr.Perfect.Youwereagoody-goodyasakid,andyouhaven’tchangedsince.Rob:Hey,whatdoyouknow...?Andrew:What?Rob:Whilewewereateachother’sthroatsyousomehowmanagedtogetustoAuntHelen’s.
Andrew:Oh,yeah.That’sherhousethere.Prettygoodforsuchaslacker.Rob:Justparkthecarandgiveitarestfornow.Andrew:Gladly.Justdon’tcriticizemyparkingjob.Rob:Ugh.Theridehomeisgoingtobelong...
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May25
初级教程，第四课，我饿了
中国作为饮食文化第一强国，我们炎黄子孙对吃可是相当挑剔。
F,朋友，我们是不是该互相了解一下，我是说，比如，明天是你生日的
话，我该送你些什么呢。F.Don''tyouthinkit''sabouttimeforustogettoknoweachother,my
friend?Imean,forexample,whatshouldIgetyouforyourbirthday
tomorrow?
Y，恩，好啊，那我就先介绍下自己。我来自中国四川，那里真的很美，
如果以后有机会，你一定要让我招待你一次。你知道大熊猫么，他们的家就在我们那。兴趣么，我擅长游泳，特别
喜欢听音乐，最讨厌的是女老板。不过我的最爱还是吃，呵呵。说到底我是个爱享乐的人。
Y,Umm..sure,letmeintroducemyselfabit.I''mfromSichuan,
China,abeautifulplace.Haveyouseenpandasbefore?That''swhere
theirhometownis.Asforhobbies,Iamreallygoodatswimming,
especiallylisteningtomusic.ThethingIhatethemostishavinga
femaleboss.ButIenjoyeatingthemost.Haha,Iamapersonwho
enjoyslifeimmenselyinnature.
F，恩，说到吃么，我明天带你去时代广场吧，那里的店都很精品，各种
国家的，保证能满足你的最爱。F,Isee.Speakingofeating,letmetakeyoutoTimesSquare
tomorrow.Therearemanyneatrestaurantsthatservefoodfromall
overtheworld.I''msureyouwillfindyourfavouritefoods.
Y，可不见得哦，我对吃可很挑剔，你喜欢吃辣的么，我尤其喜欢辣的，
不仅看起来有食欲，而且吃起来特别有满足感。Y,Notnecessarily.Iamquitepickyaboutfood.Doyoupreferspicy
food?Idofancyspicyfoodbecauseitnotonlyarousesyour
appetite,butalsosatisfiesyourtastebud.F，是么，我的几个朋友都说吃辣的会长痘痘，你知道的，我也是个为了
脸活着的人，呵呵。F,Isthatso?Someofmyfriendssaidthatyoumightexperience
acneonyourfaceifyoueathotfood.Iamthekindofpersonwho
caresalotofaboutappearance,youknow.
Y，好吧，各有所好，不过，很不好意思的说。。。我真的很饿了
Y,That''sfine.Weallhaveourownpreference.(Everymanhashis
hobby-horse.)ThisisembarrassingbutI''mafraidIamreally
starvingrightnow.
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May23
初级教程，第三课，人有三急
初级教程，第三课，人有三急人有三急，无一例外。当这些事情突袭你的时候，不要尴尬，大胆的说出去就ok了~。当然了，如果是其他的一些问题，还真的不好开后。F,怎么你看起来有点不对劲?F,Iseverythingokaywithyou?Y，恩。。。是的，我是想问，卫生间在哪里Y,Umm...yes,Iwasgoingtoaskwherethebathroomis.F，哦，我还以为什么大事。走到房间的尽头，向左转，你就看到了。F,Oh,Ithoughtit''sgoingtobesomethingelse.Godowntotheendoftheroomandyouwillfinditifyoumakealeftturn.Y，謝謝,那失陪了Y,Thanks.ExcusemebutIhavetogetonmyway.。。。。30分钟过去了(30minslater)F,我的朋友，你怎么了，需要帮助么F,What''swrongwithyou?Wouldyouneedanyhelp?Y，额，我很好。。。稍等，我马上就好Y,Um...Iamallright...Justaminute,Iwillbedoneinamoment.F，恩，如有什么不方便的，直接告诉我就好了F,Well,letmeknowifthere''sanythingIcanhelpyou.。。。10分钟过去了(10minslater.)F，我的朋友，你真的没事么F,Areyousureyouareokay,myfriend?Y，哦。。。我不得不说，我把你的马桶用堵了。。。我Y,Oh,,,I''mafraidthatyourtoiletwon''tflushalltheway.,,Ijust...F，小事一桩啊，看来你没有掌握用皮搋子的窍门啊F,Pieceofcake.Itseemsthatyouarenotasfamiliarwiththeplungerasyouarewiththechopsticks.(..thatyou''renotanexpertinthisarea.)Y，或许吧。..Y,Perhaps...。。。20分钟过去了(20minslater)F，看来，我们要找个专业修理工F,Wellitlookslikethatweneedaprofessionalforhelp.Y，恩，你说的对，虽然很尴尬，但是。。我不是故意的Y,Well,you''vegotapoint.Itwasn''tmyintentioneventhoughitisquiteembarrassing.
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May21
初级教程，第二课，新朋友
当你终于不在做无用的努力，接受这个现实之后，你决定在这个世界重新塑造一个成功的自己，因为你就是你，从来不会让人失望。推门而出，一个新朋友早已守候在那里。
F：Hi,你好么？
F:Hi,Howareyou?
Y：还好，谢谢，你呢？
Y:Justfine,thanks.Andyou？
F：我也不错，呵呵。
F:I’mdoingokay,heehee.
Y：不好意思，你是谁？
Y:Excusemebutwhoareyou?
F：我是你的老师兼导游。
F:Iwillbeyourteacheraswellasyourtourguide.
Y：见到你很高兴。
Y:Verypleasedtoseeyou.
F：我也很高兴。
F:Verynicetomeetyouaswell.
Y：我可以问个问题么？
Y:CanIaskyouaquestion?
F：当然可以
F:Ofcourse,youcan.
Y：你好像知道我在这里一样，而我自己都不知道这是怎么回事，像梦一样。
Y:ItseemsthatyouknewthatIwouldbeherewhereasImyselfhavenocluewhat’sgoingon.Itfeelslikeadream.
F：哈哈，这是个秘密。
F:Hah!Thatisasecret.
扩展
我是你的朋友/男友/女友/老板
Iamyourfriend/boyfriend/girlfriend/boss.
我非常好/有点累
Iamfine/justabittired.
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Heisaworker.
Thisisapictureofdream.
Heisdriving.
Sheisafarmer.
Heisacook.
Therearefourpolices.
Heisasoldier.
Teacherandstudent.
窗体顶端
窗体底端
notgiveadamn
[口语]毫(或满)不在乎，根本不管那一套，漠不关心
例句
1.Idonotgiveadamnforamanthatcanspellawordoneway.
我对只会凭一种方式拼写的人一点儿也看不上眼。
2.DorothyParkerwrote:IshallstaythewayIamBecauseIdonotgiveadamn.
多罗茜·帕克这样写：我要做我自己，因为我不在乎。
3.Thingbeingabletoenrageyoucasuallyinthepast,ifyoudonotgiveadamnaboutnow.
过去可以轻易激怒你的事，现在你是否毫不在乎。
pitchin，pitchin是什么意思呢？最常见得意思是一起帮忙，做出贡献(tojoininandhelpsomeonewithsomething).
例句：
Ifyoucouldpitchinalittlewe''dbefinishedquicker.
如果你能帮忙一下，我们很快就可以完成。
AftertheChristmasdinner,weallpitchedintocleanupthehouse.
圣诞晚餐后,我们全都动手帮助清理房子。
Ifeveryonepitchesin,we''llsoongetthejobdone.
如果大家一起拼命干，我们很快就会把这个工作干完。
读者可以尝试翻译一下：
Wouldyoupleasepitchinandhelpwiththeparty?Comeon!Pitchin!
pitchin还有其他的意思：
1.分担共同担负的费用；捐献(某物)；(以某物)支援：例句：
Whentheytookupacollectionfortheannualdinner,hepromisedtopitchin.
当他们为一年一度的聚餐筹款时，他答应捐款。
2.投入；把…扔进去：例句：
Pleasepitchyourwastepaperinhere
请把废纸扔在此地。
3.大吃特吃，开始大吃：例句：
Assoonasthefoodwasputonthetable,allthechildrenpitchedinwithoutwaitingtobeinvited.
食物一端上桌子，孩子们用不着请便大吃起来。
Fly是飞的意思，而handle是指斧头柄。美国人把有的人突然失去控制而勃然大怒的现象叫作：flyoffthehandle。例如：It''snotlikeCaroltoflyoffthehandlelikethat.（这不像卡罗，她一向不会这样动怒的。）
toloseone''stemper.Everytimeanyonementionstaxes,Mrs.Brownfliesoffthehandle.
美国独立战争胜利后，许多居住在原北美13州的殖民地居民迫不及待地越过阿巴拉契亚山，向西抢占土地、开拓新生活，从而揭开了此后绵延100多年的“西进运动”的序幕。在这期间，开拓者们的生活非常艰苦，而且随时都有生命危险。因此，斧头不仅成了他们日常生产生活中不可缺少的工具，还是他们随时准备抵御印第安人袭击的武器。斧头既大又重，还有锋利的刀口，是一个非常危险的工具，特别是当斧头突然从斧柄上脱落的时候，谁要是倒霉正好在旁边的话，就有可能被砍伤。Flyoffthehandle“勃然大怒”的意思就是从这里引申出来的。
Handle这个单词大约在公元800年前后最早出现在英语中，而用flyoffthehandle来表示“勃然大怒”的用法一直要到19世纪中期才正式出现在书面语言中。除了“勃然大怒”，在口语中它还有“去世，翘辫子”的意思。还有一个类似的短语gooffthehandle，它们出现的时间基本相同，意思也非常接近。
Mycomments:
"Pickuptheslack,"or"takeuptheslack,"isanAmericanexpressionmeaning"todotheworkthatsomeoneelsehasstoppeddoing,butwhichstillneedstobedone."
Examples:
WhenSuestartsgoingtowork,Bobandthekidswillhavetopickuptheslackandhelpmoreathome.
Withourbestplayerinjured,otherplayerspickeduptheslack.
Oneofthedefinitionsof"slack":
Aspellofinactivityorlaziness
收拾烂摊子
Workone''stailoff
中文解释：努力,拼命
Workone''stailoff=workveryveryhard努力,拼命例句I''veworkedmytailoffforthiscompany.Youcan''tfiremenow.我为公司拼命的干活，你不能现在把我炒了。Mom,IthinkIdeserveanightout.I''veworkedmytailofftogetintoBeijingUniversity.妈妈，我想我今晚可以出去玩的。为了上北大，我已经在很努力的学了。
Tohaveafeelinginone''sbonesTohaveabonetopick"IjustcamebackfromSallyandJoe’swedding.Itwasbeautiful,andtheybothlookedsohappy.Butyouknowsomething?IhopeI’mwrongbutIhavethisfeelinginmybonesthatthismarriagewon''tlastayear!"
"BillandIhavebeenpartnersforyearsandwehavepracticallybecomefriends.He’shonestandstraightforwardandhasnevercheatedme.Buthenevertalksabouthisfamilylife,andIhaveafeelinginmybonesthathe’sthinkingofadivorce."
有理由来抱怨或争论
"Honey,Ihaveabonetopickwithyou.Idon’tmindyougettingintothebathroomfirstinthemorning,butdoyouhavetobeintheresolong?Youknow,Ihavetogettoworkon
"SallyalwayscriticizesmenomatterwhatIwear.Lastweek,IputonthereddressIboughtatMacy’s.EveryonesaidIlookedgreatinthatdress.TheonlypersonwhohadabonetopickwithmewasSally.Shesaidthedresswastootightonme.That’sridiculous!"
Tohaveafeelinginone''sbones.Tohaveafeelinginone''sbones就是某人有一种感觉,好像什么事情要发生,但是又讲不出道理。
Tohaveabonetopick.Tohaveabonetopick是指有理由提出抱怨或争论。
李华今天在紧张地准备历史课的考试。她在和Michael的谈话中会学到两个常用语：beatsme和tobeinabind.
M:Hey,LiHua.Whatareyoudoing?
L:我在准备历史课的考试。Michael,你知道美国总统罗斯福和斯大林第一次见面是在什么时候？
M:Beatsme.Idon''tknowmuchaboutthatperiodofhistory.
L:哎哟，你不知道我也不会打你呀，你为什么要说：Beatsme?Beat不就是打人的意思吗？
M:No,Idon''tmeanyouwouldbeatme.Theexpression"beatsme"meansthatIhavenoideawhattheansweris.
L:噢，在这里，beat不是打人的意思。Beatsme就是我不知道！
M:Right.IfIaskyouaquestionlikehowmanymilesawaythesunis,youmightsay,"Idon''tknow-beatsme."
L:这你倒是说对了，我还真不知道地球和太阳之间距离多少英里。Beatsme!你知道尼加拉瓜的第五任总统是谁吗？
M:Okay,thatreallybeatsme.Youdon''treallyneedtoknowtheanswertothatquestionforyourhistorytest,doyou?
L:傻瓜，我当然不需要知道这个答案，我是在跟你开玩笑，我学的历史是二次大战期间的美国和欧洲，和尼加拉瓜根本就没关系。
M:Okay.Bytheway,whattimeisyourhistoryexam?
L:哟，beatsme!我把考试的日程忘在同学家里了！
M:Youleftthescheduleatyourclassmate''shome?What''swrongwithyou?
L:Beatsme!我也不知道我怎么会忘在他家里的。不过，没关系，我还有足够时间来准备。
M:Youhadbettergoandchecktheexamtime.Iftheexamistomorrow,you''rereallygoingtobeintrouble.
L:行，行，行。我去查，要是明天就考试的话，那我可真是麻烦了。
M:Hey,LiHua,didyoufindsomeonetohelpyouwiththathistoryquestion?
L:没有人知道罗斯福和斯大林第一次见面是什么时候。我也找不到这方面的材料。而且，考试是星期二，不是星期三。我这下可真麻烦了。
M:Wow,itsoundslikeyou''rereallyinabind.
L:你说什么？我在什么东西里？什么是abind?
M:Tobeinabind--BIND--meansthatyouareinaverydifficultsituation.Yourexamistomorrowandyoucan''tfindthematerialyouneedtostudy.Therefore,youareinabind.
L:噢，tobeinabind就是处境很难。唉，我真是处境艰难。Michael，我这次考试可能要不及格了。你能不能帮我摆脱这个困境呢？也就是togetoutofthisbindI''min.
M:Ofcourse,I''malwayswillingtohelpafriendoutofabind.Youcanstudyyournotes,andIcanlookupanyquestionsyouhaveinyourtextbook.Willthathelp?
L:我复习我的笔记，然后你帮我查课文里的问题。这是个好主意，这样我可以省好多时间。Michael,谢谢你，谢谢你。哎，还有什么情况下我们可以用tobeinabind?
M:Well,ifIhavetopaymyrent,butIdon''thaveanymoney,thenI''minabind.
L:你付房租的时候到了，可是你又没有钱，那可真是inabind。我来举个例子。要是我在找工作，有个公司要和我面谈，可是我早就和朋友约好那天要一块儿吃饭，我可以说：I''minabind吗？
M:Yes,youwouldbeinabind.Butyou''regoingtobeinanevenworsebindifwedon''tstartstudyingforyourexamsoon.
L:你说得对，要是我们再不动手开始准备考试的话，那我就会处境更困难了--inanevenworsebind。好吧，那赶快念书吧！Idon''twanttobeinabindanymore!
今天李华学到了一个用得非常普遍的说法：beatsme,意思是"不知道"。李华还学到了另一个常用语：tobeinabind,意思是"处境困难"。
Lesson4IHaveaBonetoPickwithYou!Andrew:Don’twegetoffhere,atthisexit?Rob:Beatsme...Yousaidyouhadthedirectionscovered.Andrew:Yeah,butI’malsodrivingrightnow.Justlookintheglovecompartment.IthinkIputtheminthere.Rob:They’renothere.Andrew:Theyshouldbe...Letmesee...Ohman,Itookthemouttodouble-checksomethingandforgottoputthembackin.Itmusthaveslippedmymind...Rob:Sowe’relost?That’sgreat.Andrew:It’snobigdeal.Wecancallorasksomeonefordirections.Rob:Thisistypical.Whydidyousayyou’dhandlethedirectionsifyouweren’tgoingtohandlethem?Andrew:Lookwho’stalking!TheonlyreasonIsaidI’dhandlebecauseIknewyoucouldn’tbecountedon.Rob:Me?You’vegottobekidding.You’retheonewhodoesn’tgiveadamnaboutanyonearoundyou.Andrew:Allright,let’snotflyoffthehandlehere.Wejustneedtogetdirections.There’snoreasontomakeamountainoutofamolehill.What’sthedeal?(Silence.)Andrew:C’mon.Ifyouhaveabonetopickwithme,don’tbeataroundthebush...Let’sgetitoutintheopenbeforewegettoAuntHelen’splace.Rob:Allright,fine.Ithinkyou’vebecomeabitofaslackerlately.Andrew:YouthinkI’maslacker?That’sabitharsh.Whywouldyousaysomethinglikethat?What’seatingyou?Rob:Well,forinstance,lastweekyouneededtoborrowoneofmyshirtsforworkbecauseyoudidn’tbothertoplanaheadandbuyoneyourself.Andrew:It’sjustashirt!Areyoureallythatbentoutofshapeovermyborrowingashirt?Youneedtolightenupabit,Rob.Rob:It’snotjusttheshirt,Andrew.It’sthatyouleanoneveryoneelseandexpectthemtopickupyourslack.Youdon’ttakeresponsibility—you’realwayspassingthebuck.Andrew:That’sinsane.Ineededashirtforanewjob.IfIweresuchaslackerIwouldn’tevenhaveajob.Rob:Okay,let’stalkaboutthejob,then.Andrew:Whataboutit?Rob:Well,Igotyouthatjob.IhookedyouupwithagreatjobataplacewhereI’veworkedforthreeyears.Andrew:AndI’vethankedyouforitlikeathousandtimes.Rob:Yeah,butwhatyoudotherereflectsonme.Ifyouscrewupitreallygivesmeabadname.Andrew:HowamIscrewingup?Iworkmytailoffthere!Rob:Sometimes,yeah,butyoualsositaroundtwiddlingyourthumbsalot,too.Andrew:Oh,that’sbull.Rob:No,it’strue.Andyoualsoseemtofindalotoftimetochatuptheprettygirlswhowalkininsteadofdoingyourjob.Andrew:I’masalesman!I’msupposedtotalkwiththecustomers.Rob:Butit’sthesamethingathome.You’restilllivingwithMomandDad,andyouhardlyeverliftafingeraroundthehousetohelpout.You’re22yearsoldandyourroomlookslikeatrainwreck.Youdon’tevenpitchinwithgroceries...Andrew:That’snottrueatall!Andhowwouldyouknow?You’renoteventhere.Rob:Ihaveeyes,Andrew.Icansee.Youstillactlikeachildsometimes.Andrew:Oh,youneedtogetoffyourhighhorse,Rob.You’retheoneactinglikeachild.You’restilltryingtoshoweveryoneup,likelittleMr.Perfect.Youwereagoody-goodyasakid,andyouhaven’tchangedsince.Rob:Hey,whatdoyouknow...?Andrew:What?Rob:Whilewewereateachother’sthroatsyousomehowmanagedtogetustoAuntHelen’s.Andrew:Oh,yeah.That’sherhousethere.Prettygoodforsuchaslacker.Rob:Justparkthecarandgiveitarestfornow.Andrew:Gladly.Justdon’tcriticizemyparkingjob.Rob:Ugh.Theridehomeisgoingtobelong...Lesson4IHaveaBonetoPickwithYou!Andrew:Don’twegetoffhere,atthisexit?Rob:Beatsme...Yousaidyouhadthedirectionscovered.Andrew:Yeah,butI’malsodrivingrightnow.Justlookintheglovecompartment.IthinkIputtheminthere.Rob:They’renothere.Andrew:Theyshouldbe...Letmesee...Ohman,Itookthemouttodouble-checksomethingandforgottoputthembackin.Itmusthaveslippedmymind...Rob:Sowe’relost?That’sgreat.Andrew:It’snobigdeal.Wecancallorasksomeonefordirections.Rob:Thisistypical.Whydidyousayyou’dhandlethedirectionsifyouweren’tgoingtohandlethem?Andrew:Lookwho’stalking!TheonlyreasonIsaidI’dhandlethemisbecauseIknewyoucouldn’tbecountedon.Rob:Me?You’vegottobekidding.You’retheonewhodoesn’tgiveadamnaboutanyonearoundyou.Andrew:Allright,let’snotflyoffthehandlehere.Wejustneedtogetdirections.There’snoreasontomakeamountainoutofamolehill.What’sthedeal?(Silence.)Andrew:C’mon.Ifyouhaveabonetopickwithme,don’tbeataroundthebush...Let’sgetitoutintheopenbeforewegettoAuntHelen’splace.Rob:Allright,fine.Ithinkyou’vebecomeabitofaslackerlately.Andrew:YouthinkI’maslacker?That’sabitharsh.Whywouldyousaysomethinglikethat?What’seatingyou?Rob:Well,forinstance,lastweekyouneededtoborrowoneofmyshirtsforworkbecauseyoudidn’tbothertoplanaheadandbuyoneyourself.Andrew:It’sjustashirt!Areyoureallythatbentoutofshapeovermyborrowingashirt?Youneedtolightenupabit,Rob.Rob:It’snotjusttheshirt,Andrew.It’sthatyouleanoneveryoneelseandexpectthemtopickupyourslack.Youdon’ttakeresponsibility—you’realwayspassingthebuck.Andrew:That’sinsane.Ineededashirtforanewjob.IfIweresuchaslackerIwouldn’tevenhaveajob.Rob:Okay,let’stalkaboutthejob,then.Andrew:Whataboutit?Rob:Well,Igotyouthatjob.IhookedyouupwithagreatjobataplacewhereI’veworkedforthreeyears.Andrew:AndI’vethankedyouforitlikeathousandtimes.Rob:Yeah,butwhatyoudotherereflectsonme.Ifyouscrewupitreallygivesmeabadname.Andrew:HowamIscrewingup?Iworkmytailoffthere!Rob:Sometimes,yeah,butyoualsositaroundtwiddlingyourthumbsalot,too.Andrew:Oh,that’sbull.Rob:No,it’strue.Andyoualsoseemtofindalotoftimetochatuptheprettygirlswhowalkininsteadofdoingyourjob.Andrew:I’masalesman!I’msupposedtotalkwiththecustomers.Rob:Butit’sthesamethingathome.You’restilllivingwithMomandDad,andyouhardlyeverliftafingeraroundthehousetohelpout.You’re22yearsoldandyourroomlookslikeatrainwreck.Youdon’tevenpitchinwithgroceries...Andrew:That’snottrueatall!Andhowwouldyouknow?You’renoteventhere.Rob:Ihaveeyes,Andrew.Icansee.Youstillactlikeachildsometimes.Andrew:Oh,youneedtogetoffyourhighhorse,Rob.You’retheoneactinglikeachild.You’restilltryingtoshoweveryoneup,likelittleMr.Perfect.Youwereagoodygoodyasakid,andyouhaven’tchangedsince.Rob:Hey,whatdoyouknow...?Andrew:What?Rob:Whilewewereateachother’sthroatsyousomehowmanagedtogetustoAuntHelen’s.Andrew:Oh,yeah.That’sherhousethere.Prettygoodforsuchaslacker.Rob:Justparkthecarandgiveitarestfornow.Andrew:Gladly.Justdon’tcriticizemyparkingjob.Rob:Ugh.Theridehomeisgoingtobelong...
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