EZTALK 好用句 Vocabulary
Jack is at work.
Rick: You OK, buddy? You look tired. Does your preggers wife have you at her beck and call?
Jack: How did you know? I can’t seem to please her. It’s 1)24/7.…
Rick: Just wait till the baby’s born. Your wife will seem 2)easygoing in 3)comparison.
Jack: Then I’m gonna be in over my head, for sure.
Rick: Have some 4)sympathy, though. You wouldn’t want to be 5)in her shoes. Her hormones are all 6)out of whack. Hang in there, man.
Jack: I’ll try—if she doesn’t hang me first.
Rick: Ha-ha. I know it’s tough. By the way, what did you get her?
傑克在上班。
瑞克： 老弟，你還好吧？看起來很累唷。你那懷孕的太太把你當奴才使喚對吧？
傑克： 你怎麼知道？我好像沒辦法讓她滿意。要隨時待命……。
瑞克： 耐心等到寶寶出生吧。你太太會比現在隨和得多。
傑克： 等到那時候我一定會忙死。
瑞克： 還是有點同理心吧。你不會想要跟她易地而處的，她的賀爾蒙完全失調。你撐著點囉。
傑克： 我盡量——前提是她沒先把我搞死。
瑞克： 哈哈。我知道這並不容易。對了，你送她什麼？
好用句 at one’s beck and call 隨時聽某人差遣，任人擺佈
beck 是「點頭，招手」這類叫人過來的動作。「我隨時樂意為你服務」可以說 (I’m) at your service. 而 at one’s beck and call 就是人家點個頭、招個手，就趕緊過去看要做什麼，也就是「任人擺佈」，因帶有負面意味，常與 not 連用。
A: Go get me a beer out of the fridge, will ya?
幫我到冰箱拿一罐啤酒，好嗎？
B: Hey, I’m not at your beck and call!
嘿，我可不供你使喚！
Vocabulary
1) twenty-four seven (adv./a.) 全年無休（不打烊）
（ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 的縮寫）
It seems like Rick and his new girlfriend are together 24/7. 瑞克跟他的新女友似乎整天膩在一起。
2) easygoing (a.) 隨和的，不拘小節的
Australians are known for being easygoing and friendly. 澳洲人以隨和友善聞名。
3) comparison (n.) 比較，對照
In comparison with Americans, Asians eat less meat. 跟美國人比起來，亞洲人吃的肉比較少。
4) sympathy (n.) 同情心
I have no sympathy for people who break the law. 我毫不同情犯法的人。
5) in someone’s shoes (phr.) 處於某人的位置，設身處地
If I were in your shoes, I’d quit and find a new job. 如果我是你，我會辭職另謀高就。
6) out of whack (phr.) 失調，失常，故障
The suspension in my car is out of whack. 我這輛車的懸吊壞了。@
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