迷你对话学地道口语第221期:吵吵嚷嚷

　　迷你对话：
A: Mr. Brown, are your children always kicking up a row like this? I cannot concentrate¹ on my paper.
布朗先生，你的孩子们是不是总是这样子大吵大闹的？我不能集中精力写我的论文。
B: Sorry, Mr. Black. I’m trying to make them quiet.
真是对不起，布莱克先生，我忙上让他们安静下来。
A: I’m afraid if the noise goes on, I shall have no alternative² but to leave.
如果在这样大吵大闹，我别无选择，只好搬走了。
B: Sorry, sir. Believe me, everything will be all right.
对不起，先生，相信我，一切都会好的。
地道表达：
kick up a row
解词释义：
row是名词，意思是“大的噪声，吵闹，争吵”，常用于口语的是kick up a row或make a row，指的是“大吵大闹”或“发出吵闹声”。表示因......而大吵大闹，在短语的后面接介词about，即：kick up a row about。
支持范例：
If I refuse to go to the theater, my wife is sure to kick up a row.
如果我拒绝去剧院，我妻子定会大吵一顿。
I don’t think we will kick up a row about such a small mistake.
我认为不值得为此小小错误而闹得天翻地覆。
拓展范例：
make a row：吵吵嚷嚷，吵吵闹闹，轰动一时
Eg. Could you please make less of a row?
请你别那么大声嚷嚷好吗?
Eg. It will make a nice row if that comes out.
倘使事情一传出去，要轰动一时的呢。
Eg. The guy has made such a row that I can not fall asleep.
那些家伙吵得我没法睡觉。
词海拾贝：
1. concentrate on：专注于......；聚精会神于......
Eg. I can' t concentrate on my studies with all that noise going on.
吵闹声不绝于耳, 我精神无法集中学习.
Eg. She couldn't concentrate on a book very long.
她不能长时间专心读一本书。
Eg. In some schools, students concentrate on learning³ how to make films.
在有些学校里，学生专门学习电影制作。
Eg. After the fun he's had during the holidays, the boy couldn't concentrate on his school work.
放了几天假，这孩子的心都玩野了。
2. go on：继续
Eg. You're trying to put me off, please go on with the story.
你是在想法转移目标，还是接着讲你的故事吧。
Eg. I have wiped tears away now, and can go on again properly.
我现在已经擦干了眼泪，又可以心平气和地说下去了。
Eg. Let's go on, and find some farm where we can put up.
咱们往前走吧，去找一个农庄过夜。
Eg. Let him go on with the work he has begun.
让他把他开创的事业进行下去吧。
3. have no alternative but to do：别无选择只得做......
Eg. We have no alternative but to go on.
除了继续下去，我们没有选择的余地。
Eg. I'm afraid if this noise goes on, I shall have no alternative but to call the police.
如果吵闹声继续下去，我恐怕就只好叫警察了。
Eg. We have no alternative but to lodge⁴ a claim with you.
我们除了向你们索赔外，毫无其他办法。
Eg. We have no alternative but to dismiss⁵ you.
我们只好辞退你，别无其他办法。

1 concentrate   

vt.集中；聚集；浓缩；vi.集中；全神贯注

参考例句：

• You should concentrate on the road when you're driving.开车时注意力应集中在路上。
• Concentrate your mind on study,Don't look around.专心学习，别东张西望的。

2 alternative   

n.两者挑一的，可供选择的；adj.选择性的，二中择一的

参考例句：

• There was no alternative for them to vote in favor.他们别无选择，只有投票赞成。
• She had no alternative but to ask for a few days'leave.实在不得已，她只好请几天假。

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

4 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。

5 dismiss   

v.解雇，开除；把（某人）打发走；解散

参考例句：

• The committee has decided to dismiss him.委员会已决定辞退他。
• Please dismiss all doubts about it. 请打消对此事的一切顾虑。