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第四部 第九課: pain in the neck , to have had it
- 今天 Michael 會教會李華兩個常用語： pain in the neck 和 to have had it。
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- Hello? I'm sorry. I'm not interested. No. No thank you. Look, I said I am not interested!
- 哎，Michael，是誰打來的電話，讓你這麼生氣？
- Ah, That was someone who wanted to sell me a magazine subscription over the phone. Those people are such a pain in the neck!
- 嗯，我也不喜歡別人在電話裡跟我推銷東西．疑？可是你叫他們什麼啊？ A pain in the neck？
- That's right. A pain in the neck is something that is just very very annoying.
- 哦～，我明白了， 「a pain in the neck」 就是指啊，討厭到了極點。
- Exactly. I can't stand telemarketers. When I get home and finally sit down, they always call. What a pain!
- 嗯，那是真的很討厭喔．疑？那 「a pain in the neck」 是不是只能夠形容人呢？
- Not always. Things or situations can be a "pain in the neck".
- 嗯！哦～，所以 「a pain in the neck」 還可以拿來指某樣東西，或者是某種處境．嗯，那我可不可以說 「It is such a pain in the neck when the electricity goes out」 ?
- You've got it! And it really was a pain in the neck, too! I couldn't do anything last week when we had the blackout. I couldn't cook, couldn't watch TV......
- 哎喲～，不能看電視算得上什麼 「pain in the neck」 ．那天啊我開車回家，馬路上連紅綠燈都壞了，那才叫不方便呢。
- Yeah, well that's all over now. Oh man! It's my neighbor again! He always plays his drums in the evening. Oh! It's such a pain in the neck.
- 哦，原來是你的鄰居，他又在練習打鼓啊．唉，我啊，也有一個討厭的鄰居，她那隻狗啊，總是叫個不停，有時候晚上睡著了又給那狗吵醒了，真是個 「pain in the neck」。
- Yeah, well if it's that bad, why don't you ask your neighbor to do something about it.
- 有啊，可是啊，她不但不改，還和我們耍態度呢．這個人啊，也是個 「pain in the neck」。
- I guess the only thing worse than telemarketers are noisy neighbors.
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- I have had it! That guy has got to stop doing this ....., I've got to call (him).
- 哎，等等啊，Michael ，你說 「I have had it」 ，那是什麼意思啊？
- It means that I am so annoyed by something that I cannot stand it any longer.
- 哦～， 「I have had it」 就是你再也無法忍受了，是不是？
- That's right. When we say "I have had it," we just mean that we have been dealing with the problem for a long time, and can't stand it any longer.
- 哎，Michael，這次啊，讓我來接．Hello? No, sorry, I'm not interested. No, I'm not the lady of the house. Listen, we've had it with you telemarketers! Leave us alone!
- Wow, looks like you learned this phrase quickly. Don't you think you were a bit rude with them?
- 什麼？你說我粗魯？哎！我真是受不了你哎．你這個人啊，就是沒魄力，什麼事也做不成．你討厭誰就直接告訴他嘛．還有啊，為什麼你不敢理直氣壯告訴你鄰居他打鼓的聲音太吵了，光坐在那兒抱怨有什麼用嘛？
- Alright then, I've really had it with my neighbor. I'm going to do something about it this time.
- 喲～，Michael ，這回來真的啦，你要做什麼呀，打電話向你媽咪訴苦嗎？
- Oh! I've had it with you too, Li Hua. You always laugh at me. You can be such a pain in the neck!
- 哎喲～，Michael，對不起嘛．我不是故意要氣你的啦！不過你說的也沒錯，有的時候我還真的是 「pain in the neck」。
- No..... no. You're not really a pain in the neck. The noise is just making me crazy. I'm going to call that guy and tell him to stop.
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- 今天李華學到的兩個常用語，都和人的情緒有關： pain in the neck 是「討厭到了極點」； to have had it 是「再也無法忍受下去了」。
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