【流行美语】187:发泄怒气;一种语气词(1/2)
这是一个星期五的晚上,Larry和李华两人经过一个星期紧张学习后都很累,现在正在一起吃晚饭。今天李华会学到两个常用语:let off steam(指发泄怒气或其他情绪)和oops(这是一种语气词,通常是在当一个人犯了小错误时会说的)。
只需要听写文中出现的【男生说的】英文部分,中文对话部分(包括里面个别的英语词组)不需要听写!!
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今天开始流行美语开始改版~~~早晚8点各更新一次,两期是一篇完整的音频~~谢谢大家支持
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201205/201205311053308434292.mp3Wow, it's nice to relax and let off some steam after a long week at work.
No, not literally. "To let off steam" can mean to relax or it can mean to express pent-up feelings, usually of anger.
It's a metaphor. One has to ease the pressure in a steam engine by releasing or letting off steam. Otherwise the engine might overheat and explode.
No, I'm not going to explode. However, letting off steam is important to a person's mental health.
A lot of people exercise to let off steam. Other people prefer quiet activities like reading.
I like to do exactly what we're doing now. I let off steam by relaxing and having a nice meal with a friend.
Sometimes it helps to talk to someone. It's usually better to let off some steam before dealing with the issue directly.LL: Wow, it's nice to relax and let off some steam after a long week at work.
LH: 就是啊,放松一下,感觉真好!Larry,你说要let off steam?Steam是蒸气,你还会放气呀?
LL: No, not literally. "To let off steam" can mean to relax or it can mean to express pent-up feelings, usually of anger.
LH: 原来如此。To let off steam就是放松,也可以是发泄积压在心里的感情,通常是火气。所以你是说一个星期紧张地学习和工作后放松一下,感觉很好。Larry,这个常用语跟steam, 蒸气有什么关系呢?
LL: It's a metaphor. One has to ease the pressure in a steam engine by releasing or letting off steam. Otherwise the engine might overheat and explode.
LH: 原来是从蒸汽机的原理来的。没错,蒸汽机如果不定时释放一下的蒸气,那就可能会爆炸。 Larry,如果你一直不放松的话,你该不会爆炸吧?
LL: No, I'm not going to explode. However, letting off steam is important to a person's mental health.
LH: 嗯,我同意,一个人如果没有放松的机会,那对心理健康有很大影响。我通常就是用跑步运动来让自己放松的。
LL: A lot of people exercise to let off steam. Other people prefer quiet activities like reading.
LH: 对,每个人疏解压力的方法都不一样。所以Larry,你是通过看书来让自己放松的?
LL: I like to do exactly what we're doing now. I let off steam by relaxing and having a nice meal with a friend.
LH: 和朋友吃吃饭,聊聊天是挺放松的。可是如果你真的很生气,非常生气,那你怎么发泄你的怒气呢?
LL: Sometimes it helps to talk to someone. It's usually better to let off some steam before dealing with the issue directly.
LH: 那倒是,先跟别人谈谈。火气很大的时候,最好别去处理那事。
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