李華來(lái)laundromat洗衣服，正巧碰上也在那兒洗衣服的Michael. 在他們二人一起洗衣服的時(shí)候，Michael教給了李華兩個(gè)流行的美語(yǔ)：Flip out和 off my back.
    L: Michael,最近你跟鄰居處的如何？他們每天晚上還是吵的很厲害嗎？
    M: It's funny you should mention that. Last night they had their music turned on so loud that I finally just flipped out and went over and yelled at them.
    L: 你做的對(duì)，你終于去吼他們了。可是你剛才說(shuō)你flipped out，那是什么意思啊? 是不是指你氣瘋了的意思？
    M：Yeah, to flip out means to go crazy because you are very angry about something. People sometimes flip out because they just can't stand something anymore.
    L: 你在忍了好多個(gè)星期整日震天價(jià)響的吵聲之后，終于忍無(wú)可忍對(duì)他們大發(fā)雷霆了。
    M: Yes. I really don't like to complain to my neighbors, but it was so loud that my windows were shaking.
    L: 我真不敢相信在昨晚之前你早沒(méi)有氣瘋。你怎么能夠讀書呢？更別說(shuō)晚上睡覺(jué)了。
    M: Well, it is pretty difficult.
    L: 我要是你的話，早在八百年前就發(fā)火了。對(duì)了，你能不能再給我舉個(gè)例子來(lái)說(shuō)明怎么用 flip out?
    M: Let me see. Well, do you remember I told you about the time I left my keys in the door of my apartment overnight? When my roommate found the keys in the morning, he totally flipped out.
    L:你是不是說(shuō)他因?yàn)樽蛲砟惆谚€匙整夜忘在公寓門外的鎖上使他大為光火了？
    M: Yeah, he was so angry that I thought he was going to kill me. He said that, since we don't live in a very good neighborhood, I should be more careful. He said I had put both of our lives in danger.
    L: 他我想你該更小心點(diǎn)，不過(guò)我認(rèn)為你是無(wú)心之失，他實(shí)在不必生那么大氣flipped out.
    M: Well, my roommate was always getting angry at me for one thing or another. I am glad he doesn't live with me anymore.
    L: Hey, Michael, 你的衣服是不是洗好了?
    M: Yeah, I have to put my clothes in the dryer.
    L: So, Michael, 你告訴我你怒氣沖天地對(duì)你鄰居大吼大叫，可是你沒(méi)告訴我他們的反應(yīng)是什么。
    M: Not very well. The girl just yelled at me and said “get off my back”. I think I'm going to have to talk to the apartment company.
    L: 我的老天，他們非但沒(méi)向你道歉，居然還朝著你吼。不過(guò)那個(gè)女孩說(shuō)“get off my back”是什么意思?。?BR>    M: To “get off my back” means to leave me alone or stop bugging me about something.
    L: Oh,要是你說(shuō)“get off my back”, 就是表示：別管我閑事或是說(shuō)別為了什么事來(lái)煩我。
    M: She told me to get off her back, because they were just having some friends over and listening to some music.
    L: 說(shuō)所以當(dāng)你告訴別人get off your back, 也就是要他別來(lái)煩你的時(shí)候，同時(shí)表示你認(rèn)為你根本沒(méi)做甚么錯(cuò)事。
    M: That's right, Li Hua. Well, her roommate was a little more polite to me. She said they would turn down the music a little bit. But a couple hours later, they turned it back up again.
    L:現(xiàn)在你要怎么辦?。?Michael?
    M: I think I've got to talk to the apartment company now. I don't care if that girl told me to get off her back.
    L: 我想既然你的鄰居根本不理會(huì)你，那就是可行的辦法了。有了什么結(jié)果再告訴我， Michael!
    今天在洗衣時(shí)，Michael告訴李華說(shuō)他的鄰居實(shí)在太吵了，以致他因?yàn)樘珣嵟璮lip out而去吼罵鄰居，但是他的鄰居惱羞成怒，要他get off her back，也就是要 Michael別管她閑事，別再煩她。