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Dont have a cow 别着急 今天Michael到李华的宿舍串门，李华正在到处找她的眼镜。 M: Hey, Li Hua, what are you doing? L: 哎哟，我在找我的眼镜，急死人了，找不到眼镜我怎么上课啊？ M: Calm down. Li Hua, dont have a cow. Im sure youll find them. L: 你说什么？Dont have a cow? Cow, 这不是母牛的意思吗？哎，我这儿是学生宿舍，怎么能养母牛呢？ M: No, I said dont have a cow, it means dont get too excited about something. Im sure youll find your glasses if you are patient enough. L: 噢，我懂了，你是让我耐心点儿。你叫我Dont have a cow, 意思就是别着急、别慌，可是，Dont have a cow字面的意思明明是别有母牛。这跟别惊慌一点关系也没有，好奇怪哟！ M: Yeah, it is a little strange, but we still say it. L: 好吧，就听你的， I wont have a cow, 再想想看，我可能把眼镜放在什么地方了。 M: Well, where did you see them last? L: 我记得昨晚睡觉前把眼镜放在床边桌子上了。 M: Have you looked under the bed? L: 有啊，我在床底下找过了，让我再看看。哎呀，你还真说对了，就在床底下呢！ M: See, I told you not to have a cow and I was right. L: 可是，Michael, 你肯定平时也有惊慌失措的时候。比方说，要是我对你说，我把你的电脑弄坏了，你肯定会have a cow。 M: Yes, I would have a cow because I cant afford to buy a new one. Hey, Li Hua, You didnt really break my computer, did you? L: Dont have a cow! 我是在跟你开玩笑啦！ Out of juice 没电了 Larry和李华正在 HYPERLINK /language_tips/auvideo/audio_film.html 电影院外面等朋友。电影都快开场了，可是朋友还没到。Larry 决定用手机给这个朋友打电话。 LL: Darn! My cell phone is out of juice. Can I use your cell phone to call Bob and Lisa and find out why theyre late? LH: 你的手机怎么啦？Out of juice, juice是果汁。哎噢！该不是你的电话掉到果汁里啦？难怪不能用啦！ LL: No, my cell phone is out of juice. Juice is slang for power. I meant that the battery in my phone is out of power. LH: 噢，原来juice在这里是指电池里的电啊！所以out of juice就是没电的意思。既然你的手机没电了，你可以用我的，我昨晚才充过电，so it has plenty of juice. LL: Thats fortunate. At least one of us has a functioning phone. LH: 对了，Larry你前些天不是说你的车有毛病吗？现在怎样啦？ LL: Yes, my car wouldnt start because the battery was out of juice. I had to go to the mechanic and get a new battery. LH: 原来是车子里的电池也没电啦！看来这juice还真少不了，否则什么也干不了。昨天，我的激光唱机没有电。噢，没有juice了，偏偏我又找不到电池，害得我什么也听不了。 LL: Yeah, I hate it when that happens, too. The other day, I was in the middle of typing a report on my laptop, when the battery ran out of juice. I almost lost the whole report. L