面几段小对话吧。

（1）

Clara: What happened just now, Mark? You weren't very kind when you were talking with Ted¹. What do you have against him?
克拉拉：马克，刚才怎么回事？你和泰德说话的态度不是很好啊。你对他有什么不满吗？

Mark: I just don't like him at all.
马克：我就是不喜欢他。

Clara: Why? Is there something in particular?
克拉拉：为什么？有什么特别的原因吗？

Mark: Well, he has such a mean streak² in him! I went to his office to ask him for some help, and he simply turned up his nose at me! I was so angry that I wanted to slap him! He wasn't like that before he got the job. Now he's such a snob³!
马克：他太刻薄太无礼了！我刚才去他办公室找他帮忙，他理都不理我一下！气死我了，真想扇他一巴掌！他没坐这个职位以前不是这样的，真势利！

Clara: You want my advice? Let it go.
克拉拉：想听听我的建议吗？别去想了。

Mark: Of course, logically I know you're right, but somehow I just can't bring myself to forget it. Even the mention of his name starts me fuming⁴.
马克：当然，按理说你是对的，可是我就是过不去。就连提他的名字都让我火大。

（2）

Judy: You look like you're fuming. What's going on?
朱蒂：你气得快冒烟了。怎么了？

Andy: The boss is being unreasonable⁵! He flared⁶ up at me, making a mountain out of molehill!
安迪：老板太不讲理了！一点小事就冲我发火。

Judy: What's the "molehill" he made a mountain out of?
朱蒂：什么小事？

Andy: I only made a few more copies, and I didn't think it was any big deal, but he blew up at me!
安迪：我就多复印了几份文件，没什么大不了的，他就发火了。

Judy: Well, he has been under a lot of pressure recently. The company has been losing money and he's been a little bit depressed⁷.
朱蒂：哎，他最近压力挺大的。公司一直亏损，他有点沮丧。

Andy: Well, I know he has the blues⁸, but it doesn't mean he can vent⁹ his anger on me.
安迪：我知道他心情不好，可是他也不能冲我撒气呀。

（3）

Jane: You look so angry. What happened?
简：你看起来很生气呀，怎么了？

Mark: Nothing. I'd rather not talk about it. Just don't ask.
马克：没什么，我不想说，所以别问了。

Jane: Come on. I think you need to let off some steam. Besides, you shouldn't keep your feelings pent up. They'll eat you alive. So, talk to me.
简：来吧，我觉得你应该把愤怒发泄出来。而且不能压抑自己的情绪，它们会吞了你的。跟我说说。
Mark: All right. This morning I took my car to the garage to have them check the air-conditioner. They only gave it a once-over, refilled it with some Freon, and charged me 300 bucks¹⁰!
马克：好吧。我今天早上去修车厂修车里的空调，他们就随便看了一下，加了点氟利昂，就要我300块钱！

Jane: No wonder you're livid. I'd be mad, too, if someone ripped me off like that.
简：怪不得你脸都绿了。如果人家这么打发我的话，我也会很生气的。

Mark: Yeah. AND they were rude. They said I didn't know anything about cars, which I don't, but they didn't have to be so blunt!
马克：是啊，更过分的是他们很无礼。他们说我根本不懂车，我是不懂，可是他们也不能这么说我呀！

Jane: Sounds like you got a raw deal! Maybe you should file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Agency.
简：看来你真是受到了很糟的待遇。你可以向消费者保护协会投诉他们。