|
136 Letting off SteamAn Englishman is at home with his girlfriend.（E=Englishman； G=girlfriend）G： Have you gone mad？ Why are you roaring your head off like a lion？E： Rrrrr……ah！G： Hey， have you gone off your rocket or what？ Cut that out！E： I'm letting off steam. The guy on TV said it's good for me.G： Oh， really？ Meowww！ Meowww！E： Hey， what are you doing？G： The girl on the radio said meowing like a cat helps to cure indigestion.E： Come on， that's absurd. You can't believe everything people say， you know.G： Look who's talking！E： Uh……OK， wise guy. You win.let off = releaseThat busy businessman let off steam by playing tennis three times a week. 散发多余精力be mad at 对……愤怒 be mad about 对……疯狂go off one's rocket = go crazycut it out = stop itspiritslet up = stopgroceries 杂货doubtfulon the radio 不说：in the radio（在内部，里面）on TV 不说：on the TVThe pot is calling the caddle. 半斤八两for good = forever adv. |
