迷你對話學地道口語第1818期:爲...操心,爲...焦慮

第一，迷你對話

A: What should we do?

我們該怎麼辦？

B: What are you worrying about?

你們在擔心什麼？

A: Jimmy failed in the exam again.

Jimmy考試又不及格了。

B: How awful! But don't bother your head about it, I'll help him.

真糟糕！但是不用擔心，我會幫他的。

第二，地道表達

bother one's head about

1. 解詞釋義

To bother one's head about的意思是：爲......焦慮，爲......操心。

2. 拓展範例

e.g. He didn't' bother his head about it because it didn't seem to have much to do with him.

那事情開起來和他沒關係，他就不用操心去想了。

e.g. The matter is not important. Don't bother your head about it.

這事不要緊，別爲它操心。

e.g. You'd think she had enough to bother her head about, running a school like this.

你會想得到爲一所象這樣的學校，要她去傷腦筋的事是夠多的了。

第三，視野拓展

1. worry about：爲......而擔憂

e.g. Don't worry about the matter.I'll work round to it next week.

這件事你不用擔心,下星期我慢慢地來解決它。

e.g. Have a good rest and don't worry about your work.

好好休息，別牽掛工作。

2. fail in something：做某事失敗

e.g. He studied hard only to fail in the exam.

他這麼用功，結果竟然考場失利。

e.g. You will bring the blame of others upon yourself if you fail in this.

如果你在這件事上失敗了, 就會招來別人的非議。

e.g. These young people are full of vigor, but fail in carefulness.

這些年青人勁道十足，但還不夠過細。