Larry答應去跟小燕的父母一起吃晚飯，但是心里覺得很不自在，擔心他們覺得自己是在跟小燕談戀愛。今天我們要學兩個常用語：take something the wrong way和rush into something.

(Door knocking).

LL: Just a minute!

XY: (Door opening) Hey Larry! 我能進來嗎？

LL: Sure...so how are things? Are you enjoying your new car?

XY: 這輛車開起來過癮極了，我父母覺得我買的車太貴，可我覺得，物有所值，好車開起來簡直就是一種享受。

LL: That's great, Xiaoyan! Hey, do you mind if I ask you a question? Don't take this the wrong way, but....

XY: 你說什么？什么wrong way。

LL: Oh. Well, 'take something the wrong way' means to misunderstand what another person says, and it makes them think that something is wrong, but it really isn't.

XY: 我知道了，take something the wrong way就是誤解別人的意思。你說吧，我聽著，保證不會誤解你的意思。I won't take it the wrong way.

LL: Honestly... I don't know if I want to meet your family tonight.

XY: 什么？不是都說好了嗎？你要打退堂鼓？你是害怕我父母？還是壓根兒就不喜歡我？

LL: Ah, see? I was afraid that you would take this the wrong way...

XY: 你不把話說清楚，別人當然會誤解。那你倒是說說看，你的理由是什么！

LL: I'm not sure if it's such a good idea. It might imply...

XY: 暗示？有什么好暗示的，不就是吃頓便飯嘛。我父母在商界熟人多，我覺得對你今后發展有好處。這難道有什么不對嗎？

LL: I still think you're taking this the wrong way. Meeting your parents is a significant step. They may also take this the wrong way.

XY: 你擔心我父母誤會？ Don't take THIS the wrong way, 可你怎么越說我越糊涂啊。

LL: (Sigh) Perhaps I'm just thinking too much about this.

XY: 就是嘛，你真的沒什么可擔心的。我父母特別想見你。

LL: Ok, then. I'm ready. How do I look?

XY: 簡直帥呆了。我們走吧！

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(在車上)

XY: 我父母可能會問你一些問題，你得事先想好怎么回答。

LL: Oh? And what kind of questions do they plan on asking? Professional? Personal?

XY: 其實也沒有那么嚴重，無非是問問你的工作和生活情況，還有我們兩人今后的打算。

LL: Oh, that's not too - WHAT? OUR future plans? Are you serious?

XY: 你也不用告訴他們特別具體的計劃，隨便說說就行了。

LL: Ok. Wow. Xiaoyan, can we pull over for a minute? I think we need to have a talk. Here's a spot - you can pull in there.

XY: 你干嘛讓我趕快停車啊，你要上洗手間嗎？那你可得快點，我父母最不喜歡別人遲到了。

LL: Our future plans? Our future plans? What are you talking about? This is something that I have not considered.

XY: 你今后沒有打算嗎？我們今后的道路還遠著呢，當然得好好規劃一下。不過沒關系，我可以幫你解釋。

LL: Don't you think we're rushing into things?

XY: Rush? 我們要是不趕緊上路，我就真得一路飛奔，才能不晚了。

LL: No. I was talking about the relationship. When people 'rush into things' in a relationship, they advance or push the levels of seriousness in the relationship too quickly - too early.

XY: 你是說我們的關系發展得太快了嗎？我又沒說馬上就嫁給你。

LL: Wow. That's REALLY rushing into things, Xiaoyan! I'm talking about meeting your parents. I have been trying to tell you that I don't feel comfortable meeting your parents because we are not dating. We are just friends.

XY: 朋友也可以一起吃飯啊，跟朋友的父母吃頓飯有什么大不了的嗎？

LL: I just don't think I'm ready to meet your parents. I don't want to make them think that we are in a romantic relationship.

XY: 你不愿意讓他們知道？好，那我們就不談今后的打算。這總行了吧。你別那么緊張，放松一點，我父母特別隨和，晚飯一定會很愉快的。不過啊，我們可真得趕緊走了。

LL: (Reluctantly) Ok...

我們今天學習了兩個常用語。一個是take something the wrong way, 是誤解別人的意思。另一個是rush into something, 意思是進展太急。