1. calm down 平靜下來

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn't ask for money very often.
大約過了一個小時，他才平靜下來了，開始想：也許他真的需要這10美元買什么東西呢，他并不是經(jīng)常要錢花。

2. behard on sb 對某人嚴(yán)厲

“I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man.

“我在想，可能剛才我對你太嚴(yán)厲了，”父親說。

3. took out one's aggravation on sb 拿某人出氣

“It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $10you asked for.”
“經(jīng)過漫長的一天，我把怒氣都發(fā)到你身上了。這是你要的10美元。”

4. sit straight up 坐直身子

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh, thank you daddy!” He yelled.
小男孩坐直了身子，笑了：“噢，謝謝爸爸！”他忍不住呼喊起來。