Eztalk美语【48】She'll keep nagging.

Brooke: So your mom can stop nagging² you now.
Jack³: Trust me. She'll keep nagging. She thinks something will go wrong.
Brooke: Don't tell me she's been listening to the fortune-teller⁴ again.
Jack: You guessed it. She says we have to get married on January 2nd, or we'll have bad luck.
Brooke: The day we choose to get married could never be an unlucky day.
Jack: My mom just wants everything to be perfect for us.

nag¹ (v.) 　
唠叨，喋喋不休
A: Stop nagging me!
别再念我了！
B: I'm sorry. I was just trying to help.
对不起。我只是想要帮忙。

fortune-teller (n.) 　
算命仙
A: Have you ever seen a fortune teller?
你有去算过命吗？
B: Once, but I didn't believe what he said.
算过一次，但我不相信他说的话。

布鲁克：所以你妈不会再念你了。
杰 克：相信我。她还是会继续念。她觉得会出差错。
布鲁克：别跟我说她又听算命的话了。
杰 克：你猜对了。她说我们得在一月二号结婚，否则就会衰。
布鲁克：我们选的大喜之日不可能会衰的啦。
杰 克：我妈妈只是希望我们一切都很完美。

1 nag   

v.(对…)不停地唠叨；n.爱唠叨的人

参考例句：

• Nobody likes to work with a nag.谁也不愿与好唠叨的人一起共事。
• Don't nag me like an old woman.别像个老太婆似的唠唠叨叨烦我。

2 nagging   

adj.唠叨的，挑剔的；使人不得安宁的v.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的现在分词 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责

参考例句：

• Stop nagging—I'll do it as soon as I can. 别唠叨了—我会尽快做的。
• I've got a nagging pain in my lower back. 我后背下方老是疼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

4 teller   

n.银行出纳员；(选举)计票员

参考例句：

• The bank started her as a teller.银行起用她当出纳员。
• The teller tried to remain aloof and calm.出纳员力图保持冷漠和镇静。