【双语有声阅读】Pet peeves怪毛病

Pet peeves¹

 

怪毛病

 

I don't complain that often, it's just not my style.

 

我不会经常抱怨这个,因为这不是我的风格。

 

But sometimes I just have to get what's bothering me off my chest!

 

但有时候我真的感觉有什么困扰着我。

 

Maybe today is a good chance to talk about my pet peeves.

 

也许今天是一个好机会来谈论我的怪毛病。

 

Today, I'll invent a little bit, I hope you don't mind.

 

今天,我要有一点点虚构,我希望你不要介意。

 

Do you have any pet peeves?

 

你有怪毛病吗?

 

You know those things you often complain about, those things that don't seem to go away, or those things that bug³ you over and over again.

 

你知道那些你经常抱怨的事情,那些似乎挥之不去的东西,或者是一遍又一遍的打扰你。

 

Like, people who talk on their cell phones at the movies'--that really irritates me!

 

好比如,在电影途中打手机讲电话的人--真让我恼火!

 

Or, people who don't use their turn signals when they make a turn or change lings--what are they thinking!

 

或者,那些做出转弯或改变而不使用信号的人，他们脑子里到底在想什么!

 

Or, you know what aggravates⁴ me?

 

或者,你知道什么使我恼火吗?

 

People who wear sunglasses in the subway--what's up with that?

 

对于在地铁里戴太阳镜的人--你怎么看?

 

Or, people who don't wash their hands after they go to the bathroom--come on, guys!

 

或者,那些如厕后不洗手的人--来吧,伙计们!

 

Or, litter bugs⁵, just put your trash into trash can--how hard could that be?

 

或者干脆是只垃圾虫 ,只是把你的垃圾丢进垃圾桶而已--这会是多么困难的事情吗?

 

Talk about it:

 

谈论下面的话题:

 

Do you have things that frequently bother you?

 

你有经常打扰你的东西吗?

 

Are there any pet peeves you can mention to your friends?

 

有什么样的怪毛病你可以对你的朋友提起?

 

What is a pet peeve²?

 

什么是怪毛病?

 

How do you react when someone bothers you?

 

有人打搅你时你会作何反应?

 

Do you complain a lot?

 

你抱怨的多吗?

 

Do you complain about big things or little things?

 

你抱怨的是大事情还是小东西?

 

What are some small things that bother you?

 

有些什么样的小事使你烦恼?

 

How do you deal with your pet peeves?

 

你怎么处理你的怪毛病?

 

Do litter bugs bother you?

 

小虫子会让你感到厌烦吗?

 

What bothers you when people are driving?

 

当人们在驾驶时，你会厌烦什么?

1 peeves   

n.麻烦的事物，怨恨，触怒( peeve的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It peeves me to be ordered out of my own house. 命令我从自己的家中出去，真太气人了。 来自辞典例句
• Write down two of your pet peeves about home or any other situation. 写下两个你厌烦的家务事或其他的情况。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

2 peeve   

v.气恼，怨恨；n.麻烦的事物，怨恨

参考例句：

• She was in a peeve over it.她对这很气恼。
• She was very peeved about being left out.她为被遗漏而恼怒。

3 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

4 aggravates   

使恶化( aggravate的第三人称单数 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火

参考例句：

• If he aggravates me any more I shall punish him. 如果他再惹我生气，我就要惩罚他。
• Now nothing aggravates me more than when people torment each pther. 没有什么东西比人们的互相折磨更使我愤怒。

5 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》