美語會(huì)話 12 gives me the creeps 讓我起雞皮疙瘩

Ali: I don't know, but he gives me the creeps.

Sandy: Just take it easy. If he starts to bother you, let me know and I'll call security.

Ali: But what if he knows my name, where I live...

Sandy: Don't get all worked up over him. He's probably harmless.

Ali: Actually, he's really good-looking. Too bad he's a weirdo.

Sandy: You never know. Maybe he's just an innocent, lonely guy...

Ali: Now he's looking over here! He's coming!

Sandy: OK! I'll call security...[click!]

give somebody the creeps

讓人起雞皮疙瘩

A: What do you think of John?

你覺得約翰如何?

B: He gives me the creeps!

他讓我起雞皮疙瘩!

security (n.)

警衛(wèi)

A: How can I give my girlfriend a sense of security?

我要怎么給我女朋友安全感?

B: You should call her every day.

你應(yīng)該要每天打電話給她。

get all worked up over

對…大驚小怪

A: Did you see that guy? He scratched that car on the side of the road!

你有看到那個(gè)人嗎?他刮路旁那輛車!

B: You shouldn't get all worked up over such a little thing.

你不應(yīng)該對這種芝麻小事大驚小怪的。

harmless (a.)

無害的

A: That's your fifth glass of water! Is it healthy to drink so much?

這是你喝的第五杯水了!喝這么多健康嗎?

B: Water is perfectly harmless.

水是完全無害的。

weirdo (n.)

怪人

A: Do you like to take the subway?

你喜歡坐地下鐵嗎?

B: In Taiwan it's OK, but in America the subways are full of weirdos.

在臺灣還可以，不過美國的地下鐵到處都是怪人。

innocent (a.)

無辜的

阿麗：我不知道，可是他讓我起雞皮疙瘩。

珊蒂：放輕松。若他開始煩你，就讓我知道，我來叫警衛(wèi)。

阿麗：要是他知道我名字怎么辦，還有我住哪……

珊蒂：別被他搞得神經(jīng)兮兮的?；蛟S他根本沒有威脅性。

阿麗：其實(shí)他長得還蠻好看的。可惜是怪人一個(gè)。

珊蒂：誰知道呢。也許他只是個(gè)寂寞又無辜的男人……

阿麗：他在往這里看!他過來了!

珊蒂：好!我打給警衛(wèi)!……(掛斷電話的聲音!)