流行美语 第124课 - hardcore / to take out on

李华和Larry在看大学美式足球赛。今天李华会学到两个常用语：hardcore和to take it out on someone.

(Football crowd noise)

LH: 噢！今天真够冷的。Larry，你看看那边那几个家伙，这么冷的天，还打赤膊，身上涂满了漆。你说，他们这不是疯了吗？

LL: (Yelling) Come on, go, go, go! First down! Yeah! What's that Li Hua? No, those guys aren't crazy. They're hardcore football fans. They want to show how devoted¹ they are to their team.

LH: 你说他们是什么? Hardcore?

LL: I said that they're hardcore fans. Hardcore means that they are very serious, and uncompromising. They are extremely devoted fans.

LH: 噢！我懂了，hardcore就是指非常认真，非常投入的球迷。Larry, 这个hardcore是不是只能用来形容球迷呢？

LL: No, hardcore can refer to people who are really devoted to a sport, hobby, or belief of some kind.

LH: 噢，hardcore 还可以指那些对某种运动、嗜好或信仰狂热的人！

LL： For instance, my cousin John is a hardcore mountain climber. He's going to go to Alaska in the middle of winter just to climb a mountain for fun!

LH：你表哥John要在这么冷的冬天去阿拉斯加爬山？真是个狂热的登山迷！

LL: Yeah, And you know Lisa, she's a hardcore shopper. The day after Christmas, she waited in front of a department store at 5:00 o'clock in the morning in order to buy some good stuff on sale.

LH: 对，我听说了，Lisa圣诞节第二天早上五点就去排队买减价商品。我说了下回跟她一起去买东西。

LL：I'm sure Lisa will turn you into a hardcore shopper too.

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(Crowd cheering)

LH: 好啦！Larry, 我们的校队已经落后20分，比赛只剩下10分钟。看样子是没希望了。我们可不可以回去啦？

LL: (Angry) Fine! Let's go.

LH: 嘿！别生气嘛！你如果还想看，我们可以留下来啊！

LL: Sorry Li Hua. I shouldn't take it out on you because I am disappointed about the football game. You're right, we should leave early.

LH: 你说你不该怎么啦！Take it out on me？你是要从我这儿拿走什么吗？我听不懂耶！

LL: No, that's not what I mean. To take it out on someone means to vent² one's anger or frustrations³ on someone who is innocent.

LH: 噢！to take it out on someone, 就是把怒气发泄在别人身上。就像我们中文里说的在别人身上“出气”嘛。球队输了你心里不高兴就想对我发脾气。哎，没关系，你再给我举个例子当作陪礼就行了！

LL: Hmm, well sometimes when someone has a bad day at work, they might take it out on their kids by yelling at them.

LH: 这是常见的。有的人办公室里碰到不高兴的事，回家就对孩子嚷嚷。我很幸运。我爸爸从来不把工作上的怨气发在我们头上。

LL: My father never took it out on us either. But my brother would always take it out on me whenever he was angry about something.

LH: 嗯，哥哥的欺负弟弟妹妹也不少见。Larry，告诉你，我心里不高兴的时候，也会对学生发脾气。

LL: Really? You're so mean! How did you take it out on them?

LH: 怎么在学生身上出气呀？那还不容易！ 给学生来个突击测验。

LL: Well, it's kind of unfair to take it out on your students, but I guess a little quiz can't hurt them. It can only make them study harder.

LH: 好了，我们还是赶快走吧。待会儿球输了，这些球迷还不知要怎么发泄他们的怒气呢！

LL: (Chuckles) Oh, take it easy, Li Hua. They won't take it out on you.

今天李华从Larry那儿学到两个常用语。第一个是hardcore, 形容一个人狂热地喜欢某样活动。另一个常用语是to take it out on someone, 是指把怒气发泄在某人身上。

1 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

2 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

3 frustrations   

挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意

参考例句：

• The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
• Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。