A：箱利，你和弗蘭克之間發生什么了？
B: I'm not talking to him. He was ready to quarrel at the drop of a hat. I'm sick of it.
B：我不跟他說話了他動不動就吵架。我煩透了。

A: I can't stand David. He was ready to quarrel at the drop of a hat. I have had enough of us quarreling.

A：我真受不了戴維他動不動就吵架我受夠了我們之間的爭吵。
B：I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe he's going through a rough time.
B：很抱歉聽你這么說也許他最近過得不順吧。

重點講解
短語be ready to do sth. 有"隨時準備做某事的意思，he ready to quarrel就是 "愛爭吵的"，但是口語中老外常用位語at the drop of a hat強調"隨時隨地，立 即" '所以"他動不動就吵架"就是 He was ready to quarrel at the drop of a hat.