The english we speak(BBC教学)第219期:Chill pill 冷静;放松
Helen is stressed about her exams but Rob has some friendly advice that could help her calm down and relax. Learn a new phrase that could help you in times of stress.
海伦对考试感到紧张,罗布提出一些帮助她冷静放松的友好建议。下面我们就来学习在紧张时刻会帮到你的短语。Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.
注:文本与音频可能并不完全对应。Helen: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Helen.
海伦:大家好,欢迎收听地道英语节目。我是海伦。
Rob: And I'm Rob. Hello! Err, Helen are you feeling OK? You're looking a bit tired.
罗布:我是罗布。大家好!额……海伦,你还好吗?你看起来有点累。Helen: I am. I haven't been sleeping very well. I have so much revising to do for my exams.
海伦:我是有点儿累。我最近一直睡不好。为了准备考试我有很多要复习的东西。Rob: I'm sure you'll be fine.
罗布:我确信你会做好的。Helen: I don't know. I've got assignments to write, exams to take — and look at my house, it's a mess, I've got to tidy up.
海伦:我不清楚。我要写作业,还要参加考试,看看我的房子,太乱了,我还要整理房子。Rob: Oh calm down. Anyway, when are your exams?
罗布:哦,冷静点。不过你什么时候考试?Helen: In three months' time!
海伦:还有三个月的时间!Rob: Three months?! That's ages. Helen, you need to take a chill pill!
罗布:还有三个月?!那还早呢。海伦,你需要冷静下来!Helen: A chill pill? Oh right, let's have a look (she looks through her box of medicines)... paracetamol... aspirin... no — I haven't got any chill pills.
海伦:冷静药丸?好吧,我们来找找看(她在药盒里面寻找)……醋氨酚……阿斯匹林……我没有冷静药丸。Rob: You won't find them in there Helen. Chill pills aren't real. When you tell someone to take a chill pill, you are telling them to calm down and relax. So Helen... relax... chill!
罗布:海伦,你在那里是找不到的。我们并不是在说真的冷静药丸。当你告诉别人take a chill pill时,你的意思是让他们冷静并放松。所以我是说,海伦,放松,放松!Helen: Oh right, thanks. So the doctor isn't going to give me one?
海伦:哦好,谢谢。所以医生不会给我开药吗?Rob: Well, I'm sure he could give you something to help you relax but this idiom is just a saying to give someone some friendly advice, as you can hear in these examples...
罗布:我想他可能会给你开帮助你放松的药物,而这个习语只是给别人友好的建议,就像你在下面的例句中听到的那样……Examples
例句Stop shouting at the referee and take a chill pill.
不要再对裁判喊叫了,冷静一下。She was getting so stressed about what her boss said to her that I told her to just take a chill pill — everything would be fine.
老板对她说的话让她倍感压力,所以我让她放松下来——一切都会好起来的。My wife's working so hard, she needs to take a chill pill, otherwise she'll make herself ill.
我妻子工作太拼命了,她需要放松一下,否则她会生病的。Helen: OK, so we know to take a chill pill really means to relax or calm down. You're right Rob, I will take a chill pill and I will chill out...
海伦:好,我们知道take a chill pill的意思是放松或冷静下来。你是对的,罗布,我会放松下来,也会冷静一下。Rob: That's good to hear.
罗布:听到你这么说太好了。Helen: Yes, in fact, I think I'll go shopping, get my hair done, maybe book a holiday... there's no point worrying about some silly exams is there? See you later Rob.
海伦:实际上,我想我要去购物,剪发,而且还会预订假期……根本没必要担心那些愚蠢的考试,对吧?罗布,一会儿见。Rob: Hold on Helen. I think perhaps you've taken too many chill pills?! I mean, these are quite important exams and you need good grades if you want to get a better job...
罗布:等等,海伦。我认为你放松得有些过了吧?!我是说,这些是非常重要的考试,如果你想获得更好的工作,那你就要取得高分。Helen: Oh relax Rob... you know what you need to take?
海伦:哦,放松,罗布……你知道你需要什么吗?Rob: A chill pill?
罗布:放松?Helen: You said it!
海伦:没错!Rob: Bye!
罗布:再见!Helen: Bye!
海伦:再见!
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重点讲解:
1. tidy up
收拾;整理;
例句:Anne made the beds and tidied up the nursery.
安妮把床铺都整理好,然后把幼儿室收拾停当。
2. calm down
(使)平静下来;(使)镇定下来;
例句:He just needs to calm down a wee bit.
他只是需要稍微冷静一下。
3. chill out
(疲劳、紧张过后)放松,松弛;
例句:After raves, we used to chill out in each others' bedrooms.
以前每次狂欢派对过后,我们都会到彼此的卧室去放松一下。
4. in fact
事实上,其实;
例句:He doesn't mind. In fact, he is even pleased.
他不介意,事实上,他甚至很高兴。
5. hold on
稍等;等一下;
例句:Hold on a minute, please. I can't hear what you are saying.
请等一下,我听不清你在讲些什么。
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