附贈自學筆記：

1. You are always giving me an irrelevant answer!

注解1：give sb an irrelevant answer：答非所問

注解2：are always giving這個結構式現在進行時和頻率副詞連用，表示對某人一種討厭，厭煩的情緒。

2. I've got three essays to do by tomorrow. And I forget to pay my rent and I cannot find my ID card.

注解：do an essay：寫文章 by tomorrow：到明天為止 pay one's rent：付房租費用 ID card：身份證（（ID=identification）

3. It is a long road that has no turning.

注解：這是中文諺語“車到山前必有路”的翻譯。子面意思是沒有拐彎的一條很長的路。就是比喻事情總會會順利的。

4. The sun beats down on us.

注解：beat down：(太陽等)強烈地照射下來

再如：The blazing sun beats down in summer. 夏日驕陽似火。The sun beat down on him. 太陽照在他頭頂上。

5. I don't ask you to enjoy the cool.

注解：enjoy the cool：乘涼

再如：This evening as I sat in the yard to enjoy the cool, it struck me how different the lotus pool I pass every day must look under a full moon.
今晚在院子里坐著乘涼，忽然想起日日走過的荷塘，在這滿月的光里，總該另有一番樣子吧。（來自朱自清的《荷塘月色》）

6. I like to come home from work, have dinner, chill out for a little bit, and then go to bed.

注解：come back from work: 下班回家 a little bit：一點點 chill out for a little bit：休息一下子（強調了休息的時長）

7. He's been working very hard the past couple of months so I think he just needs to go on holiday and chill out for a bit. 他最近幾個月工作一直很努力，因此我認為他需要去休假放松一下。

注解1：has been working：一直工作，使用了現在完成進行時，指這個工作從過去的某個時刻開始一直延續到說話者說這句話的時候，而且將會繼續延續下去。

注解2：the past couple of ：在過去的..... 再如：the past couple of years 在過去的兩年里（近兩年來）the past couple of days：前2天

注解3：go on holiday：度假 （也可以用go on vocation）

8. Will you chill out when you are on stage?

注解：on stage：在臺上; 當眾

例句：I put on the ballet slippers and ran up on stage. 我穿上芭蕾舞鞋奔到臺上。 You two belong on stage! That was wonderful! 你們倆簡直是職業演員！ 讀得太棒了！

9. Before we can debate this matter, you're all gonna have to chill out.

注解：debate 辯論, 討論

例句：Her resignation caused much public debate. 她辭職一事引起群眾議論紛紛。After a long debate, the house of commons approved the bill.經過長時間的辯論，下議院通過了議案。They debated closing the factory. 他們爭論是否關閉工廠。