



珍妮佛: 嗨,露露。昨晚的派對怎麼樣?
露露: 一開始還蠻好的。
珍妮佛: 之後發生了什麼事?
露露: 有幾個傢伙打起架來,接著場面就失控了。
珍妮佛: 妳的男伴有做些什麼來保護妳嗎?
露露: 才沒有!一有人開始打架他就落跑了。
珍妮佛: 那樣說來,妳可真幸運。他聽起來不像是白馬王子,反倒比較像卒仔。

hand 指『手』,get out of... 表『脫離⋯⋯』,因此就字面而言,get out of hand 可解釋為『脫離了手的掌控』,真正的意思則是指某事或某狀況『失控』。
阿花有天到阿雄家作客,阿雄想下廚露兩手討阿花歡心,但是他平日從不下廚,於是把整間廚房搞得一團亂,真糗啊!這時候我們就可以用 get out of hand 來形容他下廚的情形:
Things tend to get out of hand whenever he cooks.
= Things tend to get out of control whenever he cooks.
(他下廚做菜時,場面總是容易失控。)
hand 還有下列實用俚語:
keep one's hands off... 不干涉⋯⋯;別碰⋯⋯
阿雄的媽媽看到了阿雄下廚的狼狽樣,怕阿雄會把房子燒了,就叫他:
Keep your hands off anything in the kitchen!
(別碰廚房裡的任何東西!)
與 hand 有關的常見諺語如下:
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
(雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手──知福惜福。)小李一天到晚只想中樂透發大財,卻輕忽了手邊的工作。長久下來,沒中獎還不打緊,搞不好還會被老闆炒魷魚,落得兩頭空。這時我們就可以用上述諺語給他建議,奉勸他要把握現在,別空想未來。

The accident happened at midnight last night.
這起意外事故發生在昨晚午夜。
What happened to your left eye?
你的左眼發生了什麼事?
What ’s the matter with your left eye?
你的左眼發生了什麼事?
I happen to have $100 with me.
我碰巧身上有 100 元。
My parents fought over money last night.
昨晚我爸媽為錢吵架。
My parents had a fight over money last night.
昨晚我爸媽為錢吵架。
The teacher stopped the kids from fighting.
老師阻止孩子們打架。
We should fight for freedom.
我們應為自由而戰。
We have to work together to fight against crime.
我們必須團結一起對抗犯罪。
I hope they can win the fight.
我希望他們能贏得這場戰役。
While riding a scooter, you should wear a helmet because it’ll protect your head.
你騎機車時應該要戴安全帽,因為安全帽可以保護頭部。
Albert tried to protect his family from the gangsters.
亞伯特試著保護家人免受歹徒的傷害。
Parents are responsible for protecting their children from getting hurt.
父母要負責保護孩子免受傷害。
Lauren went to a nice dinner party on Friday night.
蘿倫週五晚上去了一個很棒的晚宴派對。
Hal threw a big party and invited many friends.
海爾舉辦了一場大派對,也邀了很多朋友。
Jeffrey is tired today because he partied last night.
傑佛瑞昨晚去狂歡,所以今天很累。
We're a party of five.
我們共有五位。
Renee started to exercise three days ago.
芮妮 3 天前開始做運動。
Renee started exercising three days ago.
芮妮 3 天前開始做運動。
The meeting will start in five minutes.
會議將在 5 分鐘後開始。
The school play got off to a poor start.
學校演出的開頭不太順利。
Tim started his own business and made it a huge success after years of hard work.
提姆自己創業,在多年努力後大獲成功。
At first, Lily was very nice to John, but later, she left him.
起先,莉莉對約翰很好,但後來她卻離開他了。
Renee started to exercise three days ago.
芮妮 3 天前開始做運動。
Little Billy ran away from the big dog.
小比利逃離那隻大狗。
The boy cried as soon as he saw the stranger.
小男孩一看到那個陌生人就哭了。
In that case, I have nothing else to say.
那樣的話,我沒有其他要說的了。
That sounds like a good idea!
那聽起來是個好主意!
We tend to take natural resources for granted nowadays.
現今,我們往往將自然資源視為理所當然。
My brother tends to stay up late on weekends.
我弟弟週末往往會熬夜。
Hal threw a big party and invited many friends.
海爾舉辦了一場大派對,也邀了很多朋友。
Trevor tried to convince his parents to buy him a motorcycle, but he got nowhere because they hated the idea.
崔佛試圖說服他的父母買一輛摩托車給他,但他沒有成功,因為他的父母厭惡這個想法。
Please get the environmental report to me ASAP.
請儘速將環境報告交給我。
In case of emergency, call this number.
萬一有緊急事件,請打這個號碼。
We took the elevator to the tenth floor.
我們搭電梯到 10 樓。
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