慢速英语短文听力 别烦我

Stop Bothering Me

别烦我

He gave her a hug. She pulled away. "Stop bothering me," she said. "I'm not bothering you," he said. "I'm giving you a hug. I'm showing affection¹." "You're bothering me," she said. "I'm trying to make dinner. You're in the way. Do you want me to drop something? Do you want me to burn something? Do you see how busy I am? I'm chopping² green onions; you hug me. Do you want me to cut myself? I'm stirring³ the noodles; you hug me. Do you want me to knock the pot off the stove? I'm making dinner for us. This is how I show affection. You give me a little hug. That's not affection. That's bothering me. Do you really want to show affection?" He said yes, he really wanted to show affection. "Wait until after dinner," she said. "Then you can really show affection. You can wash the dishes!"

他给了她一个拥抱。她将他推开了。她说：“别烦我”。他说：“我没有烦你。我只是给了你一个拥抱。我在表达感情。”她说：“你烦我了。我正在做晚餐。你碍我的事了。你是想让我摔东西吗？你是想让我烧东西吗？你想看看我到底有多忙吗？我正在切洋葱；你拥抱我。你是想让我切到自己吗？我正在搅拌面条；你拥抱我。你是想让我让我打翻炉灶上的锅吗？你正在做我们的晚餐。我在表达感情。你给了我拥抱。这不是感情。那是烦扰我。你真想表达感情吗？”他说是的，他真想表达感情。她说：“等到晚餐以后。你就可以表达感情了。洗碗！”

1 affection   

n.喜爱；爱慕，感情；倾向，意向

参考例句：

• The handsome young man excited affection in a girl.那位英俊的年轻男子引起了一个女孩的爱慕之情。
• He has a deep affection for his old friend.他对老朋友感情很深。

2 chopping   

adj.波浪汹涌的，硕大强健的；削球；斩波；断续

参考例句：

• He was preparing fodder, chopping finely and mixing thoroughly. 他在准备饲料，把它切碎，拌好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This fellow is always chopping and changing; he's very unreliable. 这个人反复无常，很不可靠。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 stirring   

adj.激动人心的，令人兴奋的；活泼的，活跃的；忙碌的；动摇民心的v.激起(stir的ing形式)

参考例句：

• She felt a stirring of anger. 她感觉自己忍不住要生气了。
• I doubt if his deeds would match his stirring words. 我怀疑他的行动是否会与他那激动人心的话是一致的。 来自《简明英汉词典》