中級美語對話 (第66講)

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66. It's Nap Time p. 455
     Mr. Mishima, a Japanese tourist, enters a bank in Milan, Italy.
     M: Uh, excuse me……
     T: Zzzzzzzz……
     M: EXCUSE ME!
     T: Aggghhh! What do you want? You scared the life out of me!
     T: At this hour? You must be kidding!
     M: But it's two in the afternoon.
     T: That's right—— and as usual, it's nap time. Come back at three or four. We don't work the same hours
     as you do in your country.
     M: But I have to cash this check. I have no cash!
     T: Don't worry. You won't need any cash. All of Italy is asleep at the moment. Zzzzzzzzz…
     It's a snap. = It's cinch. 很簡單 take a nap 小睡 tourist 觀光客
     make it snappy = hurry up
     yell at sb 大吼
     snore 打呼嚕
     sb scare the life out of sb (口語)嚇死了 相當于you scare me to death
     I am afraid/scared/frightened of my father, because he is hard on(strict with) me.
     What can I do for you,sir/man? 客氣 or: May I help you?
     draft 匯票
     fall aspeep 睡著了
     to worry sb sick 使……擔心死了 My son worries me sick.