【突破英文对话】She Blew a Fuse 她大发雷霆

A: Hi, do you have a minute to talk? 

嗨，你有空和我谈谈吗？ 

 

 

B: Sure. What’s going¹ on? You don’t look too happy. 

当然了。怎么啦？你看上去不太高兴。 

 

 

A: I’m not. I’m afraid I blew it with Cindy. 

我确实不高兴。我和辛迪恐怕要玩完了。 

 

 

B: What do you mean you blew it with Cindy? 

此话怎讲？ 

 

 

A: Well, yesterday afternoon she mentioned² that she would³ like to go to the movies. I said⁴ I’d like to go too but I didn’t have enough money. So I asked her if she wouldn’t mind⁵ paying⁷ my way. Wow! She really blew a fuse⁸. 

昨天下午她说想去看电影。我说我也想去，但是我的钱不够。于是我就问她能不能连我的票买了。哇！她听了之后勃然大怒！ 

 

 

B: I can imagine⁹. What happened then? 

我能想象当时的情景。后来呢？ 

 

 

A: She told me off¹⁰ for about ten minutes, told me that I was¹¹ the cheapest guy¹² she has ever¹³ met, called me loser, and then stormed¹⁴ off. I haven’t seen¹⁵ her or talked to her since¹⁶ then, and I don’t know what to do to make up with her. 

她骂了我将近十分钟，说我是她见过的最小气的男人，说我是失败者，然后就摔门走了。我到现在还一直没有见到她，也没有跟她谈过，我不知该怎么做才能跟她和好。 

 

 

B: Well, just take it easy. I’ll have a word with her to try to smooth¹⁷ things over. But don’t make a mistake¹⁸ like that again. Ok? Girls hate¹⁹ it when you ask them to pay⁶. 

别着急，慢慢来。我会和她去谈谈，为你们打个圆场。但是下次可别再犯这样的错误了，怎么样？女孩子们讨厌你让她们付钱。 

 

 

A: I’ll try not to, believe²⁰ me! 

我尽量不犯，相信我吧！ 

 

 

B: Good, next time just make an excuse about having an exam²¹ the next day! 

好吧。下一次就找个借口说你第二天要考试！ 

 

 

A: Thanks for the advice²². 

谢谢你的建议。 

1 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

2 mentioned   

v.提到( mention的过去式和过去分词 )；说起；提名表扬；传令嘉奖

参考例句：

• I mentioned it to Kate and she wasn't averse to the idea. 我向凯特提起这个想法，她不反对。
• He mentioned en passant that he was going away. 他顺便提到他要离开。

3 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

4 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

5 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

6 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

7 paying   

adj.支付的，有利的n.付，支付v.付给( pay的现在分词 )；付款；有利可图；（对…）有利

参考例句：

• You cannot stay here ad infinitum without paying rent. 你不付房租就不能永远住在这里。
• A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。

8 fuse   

n.导火线，引信，保险丝；v.熔，烧断电路

参考例句：

• The metal will fuse at a relatively low temperature.这金属在不太高的温度下熔化。
• This is the right fuse for the refrigerator.这是电冰箱上使用的保险丝。

9 imagine   

vt.想象，设想；料想，猜想

参考例句：

• I don't imagine they will come if it rains.我认为天如果下雨，他们是不会来的。
• You don't imagine it is true.你别想像那是真的。

10 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

11 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

12 guy   

n.(美，口语)家伙；青年；男人

参考例句：

• She lost her heart to the handsome guy.她爱上了这个漂亮的小伙子。
• That guy is very hard to deal with.那家伙很难对付。

13 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

14 stormed   

vi.起风暴，下暴雨（storm的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• The troops stormed the enemy's trenches and fanned out across the fields. 部队猛攻敌人的战壕，并在田野上呈扇形散开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

16 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

17 smooth   

adj.平滑的，平坦的，平稳的，顾忱；v.弄平，使平滑；消除，排除，克服

参考例句：

• Life is not always smooth.生活的路不总是平坦的。
• He picked up some smooth stones.他捡了一些光滑的石子。

18 mistake   

n.错误，误会；v.犯错，误认

参考例句：

• Don't make the same mistake again.不要再犯同样的错。
• I made a mistake but you should give me a chance.我犯了一次错误，但你应该给我一次机会。

19 hate   

n.憎恨，厌恶，厌恶的人或事；vt.憎恨，不愿；vi.表示憎恨

参考例句：

• We hate our enemy.我们憎恨敌人。
• Snakes are my special hate.蛇是我最憎恶的东西。

20 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

21 exam   

n.(=examination)检查；考试

参考例句：

• I hope to pass this exam.我希望通过这次考试。
• His exam results were good.他的测验成绩不错。

22 advice   

n.忠告，建议，劝告

参考例句：

• After all my advice, he still went his own way.在我苦口婆心地相劝后，他仍然一意孤行。
• You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.你应该征求你的律师对这件事的意见。