迷你对话学英语口语 第1818期:为...操心,为...焦虑

第一，迷你对话

A: What should we do?

我们该怎么办？

B: What are you worrying about?

你们在担心什么？

A: Jimmy failed in the exam again.

Jimmy考试又不及格了。

B: How awful! But don't bother your head about it, I'll help him.

真糟糕！但是不用担心，我会帮他的。

第二，地道表达

bother one's head about

1. 解词释义

To bother one's head about的意思是：为......焦虑，为......操心。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. He didn't' bother his head about it because it didn't seem to have much to do with him.

那事情开起来和他没关系，他就不用操心去想了。

e.g. The matter is not important. Don't bother your head about it.

这事不要紧，别为它操心。

e.g. You'd think she had enough to bother her head about, running a school like this.

你会想得到为一所象这样的学校，要她去伤脑筋的事是够多的了。

第三，视野拓展

1. worry about：为......而担忧

e.g. Don't worry about the matter.I'll work round to it next week.

这件事你不用担心,下星期我慢慢地来解决它。

e.g. Have a good rest and don't worry about your work.

好好休息，别牵挂工作。

2. fail in something：做某事失败

e.g. He studied hard only to fail in the exam.

他这么用功，结果竟然考场失利。

e.g. You will bring the blame of others upon yourself if you fail in this.

如果你在这件事上失败了, 就会招来别人的非议。

e.g. These young people are full of vigor, but fail in carefulness.

这些年青人劲道十足，但还不够过细。