【在生活中學習語言】Have A Bee in One’s Bonnet 揮之不去的念頭
Have A Bee in One’s Bonnet |
揮之不去的念頭 |
對話
Nancy：What are you doing tonight? Do you want to go dancing?
南西：妳今晚要做什麼？想去跳舞嗎？
Eve：No, not tonight. I just want to relax.
伊芙：不，今晚不要。我只想放輕鬆一下。
Nancy：How about tomorrow? Or the next day?
南西：那明天如何？還是後天？
Eve：I don't know. Why do you have such a bee in your bonnet about dancing?
伊芙：我不知道。妳幹嘛老想著跳舞這件事啊？
Nancy：I like to dance! It makes me feel alive!
南西：我喜歡跳舞！它讓我感覺整個人充滿活力！
Eve：But you know... you're not such a good dancer.
伊芙：但是，你知道……妳並不是什麼舞林高手。
Nancy：What are you talking about?
南西：妳在講什麼啊？
Eve：Well, you always wave your arms and make a weird face when you dance. It's a little embarrassing.
伊芙：妳跳舞的時候總是兩隻手臂亂甩，表情古怪。還挺丟人的。
Nancy：I don't care. I love it! Come on, let's go.
南西：我才不管，我就愛跳舞！走啦，咱們出發吧。
Eve：Okay... but let's go somewhere where it's really dark.
伊芙：好啦……但是咱們找間燈光特別暗的吧。
延伸學習
俚語精解
◎have a bee in one's bonnet
bonnet 是「帽子」，該句字意是「在某人帽子裡有隻蜜蜂」。嗡嗡的蜜蜂喻為突如其來、偏執的念頭，如蜜蜂在腦中嗡嗡作響，揮之不去。
例：Joseph has got a bee in his bonnet about how to make more money.（喬瑟夫腦袋裡一心想著要怎樣賺更多錢。）
關鍵字詞
◎wave vt. &vi. 揮舞
例：Helen waved us goodbye at the gate.（海倫在門口向我們揮手告別。）
◎weird a. 詭異的，奇怪的
例：Steve isn't that weird. He just has some problems getting along with others.（史提夫沒那麼怪。他只是不太會跟別人相處。）
◎embarrassing a.丟臉的，難堪的
例：What is the most embarrassing moment of your life?（你人生中最丟臉的事是什麼？）
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