每天三分钟学英语 第431期:外国人说你 lost your cool

 Handle something well
处理得很好，表现得很冷静

Yeah, he was a jerk¹, but you handled that well.
没错，他是个混蛋，但你处理得很好。

She handled the news well. I thought she was going to freak out.
她听到新闻后表现得很冷静。我还以为她会崩溃呢。

You handled that well. Good job!
你处理得很好，很棒！

Lose one's cool
失去风度，不镇定，不理智

You didn’t lose your cool and still showed him respect, even though you didn’t have to.
你没有失去风度，虽然不必，但依然给予了他尊重。

He lost his cool and started yelling² at everyone.
他失去了风度，开始朝大家大喊大叫。

I shouldn’t have lost my cool. I’m sorry for how I acted.
我不应该那么不理智。我为我的行为道歉。

1 jerk   

n.（口语）笨蛋，性情古怪的人，急拉，肌肉抽搐；v.痉挛，急拉，急推，急动

参考例句：

• Just keep that jerk off me.让那个笨蛋离开我。
• The knife was stuck but she pulled it out with a jerk.那把刀子被卡住了，她猛地一拔，把它拔了出来。

2 yelling   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players. 教练站在场外，大声指挥运动员。
• He let off steam by yelling at a clerk. 他对一个职员大喊大叫，借以发泄怒气。 来自《简明英汉词典》