每天三分鐘學英語 第484期:說一個人hot and bothered可要小心注意了

①
Bother [ˈbɑːðər]
花費時間、經歷做某事

- Should I wait?
我應該等嗎？
- No, don't bother.
甭費那勁兒了。

He didn't even bother to let me know he was coming.
他來了連告我一聲的力氣都不願費。

He didn't even bother to get me a icecream.
他怎麼連一個冰淇淋都沒有給我買啊。

②
Bother
去打斷、煩到某人，給人添麻煩

I don't want to bother her with my problems at the moment.
現在我不希望用我的問題給她添麻煩。

Stop bothering me when I'm working.
在我工作時別打擾。

③
Bother
讓人感覺到擔心，不安等

Being in an elevator bothers me.
呆在電梯裏讓我感覺不舒服。

The noise doesn't bother me.
噪音不會影響到我。

The noise bothers me a lot.
噪音讓我很不舒服。

④
Sorry to bother you.
很抱歉打擾了。

Sorry to bother you, but someone is here for you.
很抱歉打擾了，但是有人來找你。

⑤
Can't be bothered (to do something)
不願意花時間和經歷做某事

I should reAlly do some work this weekend, but I can't be bothered.
我這周真應該做些工作了，但是我不想…

All this happened because you couldn't be bothered to give me the message!
這些之所以發生是因爲你連跟我發個信息的力氣都不願意花！

You should send me a message but you couldn't be bothered.
你本應該給我發一條信息但是你一點力氣也不願意花。

⑥
(all) hot and bothered
焦慮/緊張/糊塗/生氣/神煩

Dad gets all hot and bothered if someone parks in his parking space.
如果有人在他的停車位上停車，我爸就會急得跳腳。

She hates him. Everything he says gets her hot and bothered.
她討厭他，他說的每句話都能惹到她。