Eztalk美语【285】a neat freak 有洁癖的人

Mom: Well, you know how important a clean house is to your grandma.
Johnny:Yes, I hear about it every time she comes here.
Mom: She was the head janitor¹ at St. Mary's Hospital for thirty years, after all.
Johnny:I think she misses that job and wants to take it out on us.
Mom: You know, maybe she's just a neat² freak.
Johnny:I think she just likes to make us miserable³.
Mom: You could be right.

ake it out on someone
把气出在某人身上，找某人发泄情绪
Every time my brother gets angry, he takes it out on me.
每次我哥哥生气，都拿我出气。

miserable (a.)
悲惨的，可怜的。make someone miserable就是「让某人陷入水深火热」
Molly was miserable after she got a bad sunburn on the beach.
茉莉在海滩被太阳晒伤后就很惨。

janitor (n.)
工友，清洁工。head janitor就是「负责管理清洁工的总管」
The janitor forgot to clean our bathroom last night.
工友昨晚忘了清洁我们的浴室。

neat freak
有洁癖的人。...freak就是「对…有狂热的人」
A: Geez! Your bedroom is super clean.
天啊！你的卧室超干净的。
B: I've become a neat freak these last few months.
我这几个月来变成了个洁癖。

妈妈： 你也知道奶奶有多重视房屋清洁。
强尼： 知道，她每次来这里我都要听一遍。
妈妈： 毕竟她在圣玛利医院当了三十年的清洁工总管。
强尼： 我觉得她把对那份工作的怀念，全发泄到我们身上。
妈妈： 你知道吗，或许她只是有洁癖。
强尼： 我觉得她只是想折磨我们。
妈妈： 那也有可能

1 janitor   

n.看门人，管门人

参考例句：

• The janitor wiped on the windows with his rags.看门人用褴褛的衣服擦着窗户。
• The janitor swept the floors and locked up the building every night.那个看门人每天晚上负责打扫大楼的地板和锁门。

2 neat   

adj.整洁的，爱整洁的，利索的，简洁的

参考例句：

• She always kept her room neat.她总是保持房间整洁。
• Keep your exercise-books neat and clean.练习本要保持整洁干净。

3 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。