迷你對話學地道口語第1852期:減輕,緩和

第一，迷你對話

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A: Ease up about your grade! It will not be the end of the world even if you get a B.

對分數看輕一點！就算得到一個B，那也沒到世界末日。

B: But I had thought I could get A in this subject.

但我以爲這門功課我可以得到A的。

第二，詞海拾貝

ease up ( on someone or something )

exp. To reduce the pressure or urgency placed on a person, thing, action, or situation. （緩和，放鬆，減輕）

e.g. Would you ease up already? I know I messed up the account and I don't need you berating me for it further.

你能放鬆點嗎？我知道我把帳弄亂了，我不需要你再爲此責備我了。

e.g. Ease up on Samantha, she's under a lot of pressure at home.

讓Samantha放鬆點，她在家裏壓力很大。

He gave me a prescription and advised me to ease up on work.

他給我開了藥方，勸我減輕工作。

e.g. It's time for your father to ease up on his work a bit for he' s getting old.

你父親年事漸高，該對工作放鬆一點了。

e.g. The situation should ease up now that the two sides are prepared to talk.

既然雙方準備會談，局勢就應該緩和了。