轻松日记商务职场篇191:困扰

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　　I've got a problem that's been bugging² me.

　　有个问题一直困扰我。

　　bug¹ 意指“小虫子，令人心烦的东西”，bug sb. 直译过来就是：“小虫子使人心烦”，喻指：“某事使人心烦，令人讨厌”。因此，当美国人说"I've got a problem that's been bugging me."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"There has been a problem troubling me all the time."、"I have always been brothered by a problem."。

　　情景对白：

　　Shirley: Sweetie, you are anxiety-ridden all day long. What happened?

　　雪莉：亲爱的，你整天看起来都忧心忡忡的，发生什么事了啊？

　　Jane: I've got a problem that's been bugging me. I really don't know what to do.

　　简：有个问题一直困扰着我，真不知道该怎么办。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①What's wrong? You look low-spirited.

　　怎么啦，看起来无精打采的？

　　②You are eccentric these days. What happened?

　　这些天你看起来很反常，怎么了？

　　③Honey, is there anything bothering you?

　　亲爱的，你有什么烦恼吗？

　　④I can hardly bear it any longer.

　　我快受不了了。

　　单词：

　　1. bug vt. 烦恼

　　I only did it to bug my parents.

　　我这么做只是为了让我父母心烦。

　　Don't bug me with petty details.

　　不要讲那些琐碎的细节来烦我。

　　That man really bugs³ me.

　　那个人真把我惹火了。

　　2. eccentric adj. 古怪的，反常的

　　He is an eccentric character who likes wearing a beret and dark glasses.

　　他人很怪，喜欢戴贝雷帽和墨镜。

　　She put him down as an eccentric person.

　　她认为他是个行为古怪的人。

　　His actions since that morning have been eccentric and unpredictable.

　　自从那天早晨,他的行动一直是反常而不可捉摸。

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