136 Letting off Steam 　　An Englishman is at home with his girlfriend. 　　（E=Englishman； G=girlfriend） 　　G： Have you gone mad？ Why are you roaring your head off like a lion？ 　　E： Rrrrr……ah！ 　　G： Hey， have you gone off your rocket or what？ Cut that out！ 　　E： I'm letting off steam. The guy on TV said it's good for me. 　　G： Oh， really？ Meowww！ Meowww！ 　　E： Hey， what are you doing？ 　　G： The girl on the radio said meowing like a cat helps to cure indigestion. 　　E： Come on， that's absurd. You can't believe everything people say， you know. 　　G： Look who's talking！ 　　E： Uh……OK， wise guy. You win. 　　let off = release 　　That busy businessman let off steam by playing tennis three times a week. 散发多余精力 　　be mad at 对……愤怒      be mad about 对……疯狂 　　go off one's rocket = go crazy 　　cut it out = stop it 　　spirits 　　let up = stop 　　groceries  杂货 　　doubtful 　　on the radio  不说：in the radio（在内部，里面） 　　on TV  不说：on the TV 　　The pot is calling the caddle. 半斤八两 　　for good = forever  adv.

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