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2025.11.05 05:29
第四部 第九课: pain in the neck , to have had it
- 今天 Michael 会教会李华两个常用语： 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，是谁打来的电话，让你这麼生气？
- 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，我也不喜欢别人在电话裡跟我推销东西．疑？可是你叫他们什麼啊？ 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，讨厌到了极点。
- Exactly. I can't stand telemarketers. When I get home and finally sit down, they always call. What a pain!
- 嗯，那是真的很讨厌喔．疑？那 「a pain in the neck」 是不是只能够形容人呢？
- Not always. Things or situations can be a "pain in the neck".
- 嗯！哦～，所以 「a pain in the neck」 还可以拿来指某样东西，或者是某种处境．嗯，那我可不可以说 「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......
- 哎哟～，不能看电视算得上什麼 「pain in the neck」 ．那天啊我开车回家，马路上连红绿灯都坏了，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，原来是你的邻居，他又在练习打鼓啊．唉，我啊，也有一个讨厌的邻居，她那隻狗啊，总是叫个不停，有时候晚上睡着了又给那狗吵醒了，真是个 「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，还和我们耍态度呢．这个人啊，也是个 「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 ，你说 「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」 就是你再也无法忍受了，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，这次啊，让我来接．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？你说我粗鲁？哎！我真是受不了你哎．你这个人啊，就是没魄力，什麼事也做不成．你讨厌谁就直接告诉他嘛．还有啊，為什麼你不敢理直气壮告诉你邻居他打鼓的声音太吵了，光坐在那儿抱怨有什麼用嘛？
- Alright then, I've really had it with my neighbor. I'm going to do something about it this time.
- 哟～，Michael ，这回来真的啦，你要做什麼呀，打电话向你妈咪诉苦吗？
- Oh! I've had it with you too, Li Hua. You always laugh at me. You can be such a pain in the neck!
- 哎哟～，Michael，对不起嘛．我不是故意要气你的啦！不过你说的也没错，有的时候我还真的是 「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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- 今天李华学到的两个常用语，都和人的情绪有关： pain in the neck 是「讨厌到了极点」； to have had it 是「再也无法忍受下去了」。
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