勃然大怒時

Karl以為弟弟Brad偷了他的錢包，勃然大怒（不生氣才怪），兄弟之間的翻臉之戰一觸即發，Toni耐心的溝通、理性的分析讓事情很快平息下來。既讓Brad免受冤枉，也讓Karl接受了教訓。

Karl: I’m going to kill him!

Toni: Whoa! Calm down. What happened?

Karl: ①Wait till I get my hands on him.

Toni: What is it?

Karl: My brother stole my wallet.

Toni: What?! Brad? No， he wouldn’t do that. ②Can you run me through what happened?

Karl: He came over before and was asking for money. He said he and Jane were having money problems.

Toni: And what did you tell him?

Karl: I told him， “No way!” I work hard for my money so I can support my family. I can’t support him， too.

Toni: So how do you know he stole your wallet?

Karl: I put it down here， on the table. I went to get us some drinks and then he yelled out something about having to go to meet someone. And then I came back and he was gone， and so was my wallet! I can’t believe it! That little deadbeat.

Toni: Take it easy. Are you sure he took it?

Karl: Yeah， it was right here.

Toni: Are you positive?

Karl: Yeah. He was really desperate for money. ③He said he was falling behind on the bills， and he still had the wedding to pay for. He said he would pay it back as soon as he could， but I don’t trust him. And now I know I was right. He can’t be trusted. ④That’s it! I’m going to get my money back and ⑤put him in his place.

Toni: Come on， ⑥you don’t want to jump to conclusions， right?

Karl: I’m not jumping to conclusions. The evidence is pretty clear. The wallet was there; I left the room; the wallet was gone. He was the only one there.

Toni: Well， ⑦at least give him the benefit of the doubt. Wait till you talk to him before you accuse him. It’s not worth losing a brother over， is it?

Karl: As far as I’m concerned， I don’t have a brother.

Toni: That’s a bit harsh. That’s not how you really feel， is it?

Karl: What kind of person steals from their own brother?

Toni: Well， ⑧wait until you get to the bottom of it before getting so ⑨worked up.

Karl: Oh， he’s really got my blood boiling. I told him “no” and then he went ahead and took it!

Toni: Look， all I’m saying is: you need a clear head. Try going over what you did step by step leading up to when Brad arrived. Are you sure your wallet was on the table?

Karl: Well…oh…

Toni: What?

Karl: Oh， I feel like an absolute idiot!

Toni: You remembered where your wallet is?

Karl: Yeah…it’s in my pocket.

Toni: Now， didn’t I tell you just to calm down and think

it through?

Karl: Yeah， you were right. I’m sorry.

卡爾：我要殺了他！

托妮：哇！冷靜點。發生什么了？

卡爾：等我找到他（看我怎么收拾他）！

托妮：怎么了？

卡爾：我弟弟偷了我的錢包。

托妮：什么？！布拉德？不，他不會那樣做的。你能跟我詳細講講事情的原委嗎？

卡爾：他之前來找我要錢。他說他和簡遇到了經濟問題。

托妮：那你跟他說了什么？

卡爾：我告訴他：“不行！”我這么努力地工作賺錢才能養家。我不能同時還養

他的。

托妮：那么，你是怎么知道他偷了你的錢包？

卡爾：我把它放在這兒，放在桌上。我走開去拿點喝的，聽見他在喊什么必須要走了，要去見誰。而我回來時，他就不見了，和我和錢包一起！我不敢相信！這個混蛋！

托妮：別著急。你真的確定是他拿的？

卡爾：是的，它就放在這里。

托妮：你肯定？

卡爾：是的，他真的很需要錢。他說他拖欠了賬單，而且還要籌備婚禮。他說他會盡快還錢，但是我不相信他。現在我知道我是沒錯的。他是不可信的。就是這樣！我要去拿回我的錢，讓他知道自己算老幾。

托妮：好啦，你不想胡亂做出結論，對吧？

卡爾：我不是胡亂做出結論。現在是證據確鑿。錢包在那兒，我離開了房間，錢包就不見了。這期間只有他在那兒。

托妮：好啦，至少要給他解釋的機會。在指責他之前先和他談談。這樣失去一個弟弟是不值得的，對吧？

卡爾：就我來講，我沒有弟弟。

托妮：這樣太過分了。你不會真的這么覺得吧？

卡爾：什么樣的人會偷自己哥哥的錢？

托妮：好啦，在你弄清事情真相之前先等等，不要這么激動。

卡爾：噢，他真的讓我火冒三丈。我拒絕了他，他就不問自取！

托妮：等等，我要說的是：你需要清醒的頭腦。一步一步地回想一下布拉德進來前你做了些什么。你確定你的錢包真的是在桌子上嗎？

卡爾：嗯……噢……

托妮：什么？

卡爾：噢，我覺得自己是個十足的白癡！

托妮：你想起來你的錢包在哪里了？

卡爾：嗯……它在我的口袋里。

托妮：瞧，我不是告訴你冷靜下來好好想想了嗎？

卡爾：是的，你說得對。我很抱歉。

Smart Sentences

① Wait till I get my hands on him! 等我找到他（看我怎么收拾他）！

get hands on sb./sth.: manage to find sb./sth.（設法找到某人/某物）。例如：

Pat began reading everything he could get his hands on.

帕特開始讀所有他能找到的書。

Wait till…= I can’t wait till…

wait till…: used to express your eagerness to do sth.（用以表達想做某事的急切心情）。例如：

I’m so excited about the new Harry Potter book. Wait till I get it.

新出的《哈利·波特》太讓我興奮了，都等不及了。

② Can you run me through what happened? 你能跟我詳細講講事情的原委嗎？

run (sb.) through sth.: explain sth. to sb. or give sb. the detail of sth.（向某人解釋某事，向某人說明某事的細節）。例如：

I ran through the options in the meeting.

我在會上解釋了全部的選項。

③ He said he was falling behind on the bills. 他說他拖欠了賬單。

fall behind on bills/payment: do not pay when you should（拖欠款項）。例如：

He faces losing his home after falling behind on the payments for a few months.

他好幾個月未能如期付款，面臨失去房子的危險。

④ That’s it! 就是這樣！

That’s it: express annoyance or frustration， or to indicate one has ran out one’s patience or reached the limit of one’s tolerance（表達惱怒或失望，或表明已經很不耐煩或無法忍耐）。例如：

That’s it. I’m not waiting here any longer. I’ll come back tomorrow instead.

好啦，我不會再等下去了。我明天再來吧。

⑤ put him in his place 讓他知道自己算老幾

put sb. in his/her place: show sb. he/she is less important than he/she thinks he/she is（讓某人知道自己并不怎么樣）。例如：

The incident really put Joe in his place.

這件事讓喬知道自己有幾斤幾兩。

⑥ You don’t want to jump to conclusions， right? 你不想胡亂做出結論，對吧？

jump to a conclusion: reach a conclusion without knowing all the facts（在沒有弄清全部事實前就下結論）。例如：

Forgive me. I shouldn’t be jumping to conclusions.

原諒我，我不該匆匆下結論。

⑦ At least give him the benefit of the doubt. 至少要給他解釋的機會。

(give sb.) the benefit of doubt: favorable judgment towards sb. when you don’t have all the evidence（在缺乏全部所需證據的情況下，對某人作善意判斷）。例如：

Susan is entitled to the benefit of the doubt before we know everything.

在我們弄清事情始末之前，應該對蘇珊作善意判斷。

⑧ Wait until you get to the bottom of it. 在你沒有弄清事情真相之前先等等。

get to the bottom of: solve a problem by finding its real cause（查清根源，解決問題）。例如：

You need to get to the bottom of the mess if you want to fix it once and for all.

如果你想徹底解決問題，那你就要找出問題根源。

⑨ worked up 激動

worked up: emotional， upset or excited（情緒化，生氣，或激動）。例如：

Don’t get so worked up; I just won the third prize.

別這么興奮，我才得了個三等獎。