【突破英文对话】Why Are You Mad at Me 你为什么生我的气

6．Why Are You Mad at Me 你为什么生我的气 

 

 

A: Hi, What’s new? 

嗨，最近怎么样？ 

 

B: Nothing. 

没事。 

 

A: What’s your problem? Why are you mad at me? 

你这是怎么了？你为什么跟我生气？ 

 

B: What did you have to go and do that for? 

你为什么要那样做呢？ 

 

A: Do what? 

做什么？ 

 

B: You know what I’m talking about. Why did you go tell Mrs. Lee how much money I’m going to make? Now she’ll go and tell the whole world! 

你知道我在说什么。你为什么要到李小姐那去说我要挣多少钱？全世界的人都会知道了！ 

 

A: Well, I’m sorry. I didn’t think it mattered. 

噢，对不起。我以为这不要紧的。 

 

B: It does matter. You know how she talks to everybody and their brother! Now the whole town will be asking me for money! 

怎么会不要紧！你是知道她的，她会告诉所有的人和他们的兄弟！现在全城的人都要向我借钱了！ 

 

A: Well, I apologize. I guess I wasn’t thinking. I got all excited. 

我向你道歉。我当时没想到这个。我只顾高兴了。 

 

B: Oh well, it’s done now. I guess it doesn’t matter than much, anyway. They were bound¹ to find out eventually. Everybody in this town’s always interested in gossip². 

那好吧，反正事情已经发生了。我想这毕竟也没什么大不了。大家最终也会知道的。这个镇上所有的人都喜欢扯闲话。 

 

A: You know, it is a lot of money for a first job… 

你想，你的第一个工作就挣这么多钱也的确…… 

 

B: You think I’ll be able to buy a BMW? 

你以为我能买一辆宝马车吗？ 

 

A: Well, I think you’d better wait and see how much is left after Uncle Sam gets his share! 

不过，你最好还是看看等纳完税之后还有多少剩余吧！ 

 

A: Actually everybody is really impressed. 

其实所有的人都很羡慕呢。 

 

B: I guess it’s not a big deal after all. 

我觉得这也没什么大不了的。 

 

A: Any way, I am really sorry. Next time I’ll think before I speak. 

不管怎样，我感到实在是不好意思。下次说话一定注意。 

1 bound   

adj.一定的，必然的；受约束的，有义务的

参考例句：

• I feel honor bound to repay the money I borrowed.我觉得有责任归还我借的钱。
• If he signs that paper,he will be bound hand and foot.如果他签署那份文件，他就会受到束缚。

2 gossip   

n.流言蜚语，爱说长道短的人；vi.传播流言

参考例句：

• She broadcast the gossip all over the town.她将这个流言传遍全镇。
• They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.关于他的爱情生活，他们散播了许多不堪的闲言闲语。