流行美语 第 78 课

今天Michael 到李华的宿舍串门，李华会学到两个常用语：have a cow 和pack.mp3t。

M: Hey, Li Hua, what are you doing?
L: 哎哟，我在找我的眼镜，急死人了，找不到眼镜我怎么上课啊？
M: Calm down. Li Hua, don't have a cow. I'm sure you'll find them.
L: 你说什么？Don't have a cow? Cow, 这不是"母牛"的意思吗？哎，我这儿是学生
宿舍，怎么能养母牛呢？
M: No, I said "don't have a cow", it means don't get too excited about something. I'm
sure you'll find your glasses if you are patient enough.
L: 噢，我懂了，你是让我耐心点儿。你叫我Don't have a cow, 意思就是别着急、
别慌，可是，Don't have a cow 字面的意思明明是"别有母牛"。这跟"别惊慌"一点
关系也没有，好奇怪哟！
M: Yeah, it is a little s.mp3nge, but we still say it.
L: 好吧，就听你的，I won't have a cow, 再想想看，我可能把眼镜放在什么地方了。
M: Well, where did you see them last?
L: 我记得昨晚睡觉前把眼镜放在床边桌子上了。
M: Have you looked under the bed?
L: 有啊，我在床底下找过了，让我再看看。哎呀，你还真说对了，就在床底下呢！
M: See, I told you not to have a cow and I was right.
L: 可是，Michael, 你肯定平时也有惊慌失措的时候。比方说，要是我对你说，我
把你的电脑弄坏了，你肯定会have a cow。
M: Yes, I would have a cow because I can't afford to buy a new one. Hey, Li Hua, You
didn't really break my computer, did you?
L: Don't have a cow! 我是在跟你开玩笑啦！
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M: Li Hua, you really have a lot of stuff. Is that the movie ticket from last week? You
even saved that?
L: 噢，这是上星期的电影票。你说我这儿东西多啊，那是因为我喜欢把各样东西
留起来。你看，除了电影票，我还有报纸杂志什么的。谁知道呢，说不定什么时
候会有用呢！
M: You're really a pack.mp3t. Look at all this stuff! No wonder you couldn't find your
glasses.
L: 哎哟，Michael, 虽然我找不到眼镜可能是因为我这儿东西太多，可你也不该骂
人啊？干吗说我