【大紀元2月20日訊】
Larry答應去跟小燕的父母一起吃晚飯，但是心裏覺得很不自在，擔心他們覺得自己是在跟小燕談戀愛。今天我們要學兩個常用語：take something the wrong way和rush into something.
(Door knocking).
LL: Just a minute!
XY: (Door opening) Hey Larry! 我能進來嗎？
LL: Sure…so how are things? Are you enjoying your new car?
XY: 這輛車開起來過癮極了，我父母覺得我買的車太貴，可我覺得，物有所值，好車開起來簡直就是一種享受。
LL: That’s great, Xiaoyan! Hey, do you mind if I ask you a question? Don’t take this the wrong way, but….
XY: 你說什麼？什麼wrong way。
LL: Oh. Well, ‘take something the wrong way’ means to misunderstand what another person says, and it makes them think that something is wrong, but it really isn’t.
XY: 我知道了，take something the wrong way就是誤解別人的意思。你說吧，我聽著，保證不會誤解你的意思。I won’t take it the wrong way.
LL: Honestly… I don’t know if I want to meet your family tonight.
XY: 什麼？不是都說好了嗎？你要打退堂鼓？你是害怕我父母？還是壓根兒就不喜歡我？
LL: Ah, see? I was afraid that you would take this the wrong way…
XY: 你不把話說清楚，別人當然會誤解。那你倒是說說看，你的理由是什麼！
LL: I’m not sure if it’s such a good idea. It might imply…
XY: 暗示？有什麼好暗示的，不就是吃頓便飯嘛。我父母在商界熟人多，我覺得對你今後發展有好處。這難道有什麼不對嗎？
LL: I still think you’re taking this the wrong way. Meeting your parents is a significant step. They may also take this the wrong way.
XY: 你擔心我父母誤會？ Don’t take THIS the wrong way, 可你怎麼越說我越糊塗啊。
LL: (Sigh) Perhaps I’m just thinking too much about this.
XY: 就是嘛，你真的沒什麼可擔心的。我父母特別想見你。
LL: Ok, then. I’m ready. How do I look?
XY: 簡直帥呆了。我們走吧！
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(在車上)
XY: 我父母可能會問你一些問題，你得事先想好怎麼回答。
LL: Oh? And what kind of questions do they plan on asking? Professional? Personal?
XY: 其實也沒有那麼嚴重，無非是問問你的工作和生活情況，還有我們兩人今後的打算。
LL: Oh, that’s not too – WHAT? OUR future plans? Are you serious?
XY: 你也不用告訴他們特別具體的計劃，隨便說說就行了。
LL: Ok. Wow. Xiaoyan, can we pull over for a minute? I think we need to have a talk. Here’s a spot – you can pull in there.
XY: 你幹嘛讓我趕快停車啊，你要上洗手間嗎？那你可得快點，我父母最不喜歡別人遲到了。
LL: Our future plans? Our future plans? What are you talking about? This is something that I have not considered.
XY: 你今後沒有打算嗎？我們今後的道路還遠著呢，當然得好好規劃一下。不過沒關係，我可以幫你解釋。
LL: Don’t you think we’re rushing into things?
XY: Rush? 我們要是不趕緊上路，我就真得一路飛奔，才能不晚了。
LL: No. I was talking about the relationship. When people ‘rush into things’ in a relationship, they advance or push the levels of seriousness in the relationship too quickly – too early.
XY: 你是說我們的關係發展得太快了嗎？我又沒說馬上就嫁給你。
LL: Wow. That’s REALLY rushing into things, Xiaoyan! I’m talking about meeting your parents. I have been trying to tell you that I don’t feel comfortable meeting your parents because we are not dating. We are just friends.
XY: 朋友也可以一起吃飯啊，跟朋友的父母吃頓飯有什麼大不了的嗎？
LL: I just don’t think I’m ready to meet your parents. I don’t want to make them think that we are in a romantic relationship.
XY: 你不願意讓他們知道？好，那我們就不談今後的打算。這總行了吧。你別那麼緊張，放鬆一點，我父母特別隨和，晚飯一定會很愉快的。不過啊，我們可真得趕緊走了。
LL: (Reluctantly) Ok…
我們今天學習了兩個常用語。一個是take something the wrong way, 是誤解別人的意思。另一個是rush into something, 意思是進展太急。(http://www.dajiyuan.com)
