英语口语：你“抓狂”了吗？

 　　essica在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是Lulu要问的：抓狂。

　　Jessica: Morning Lulu!

　　Lulu: Jessica!! 我必须跟你说说，我都快气死了!

　　Jessica: 你怎么啦?

　　Lulu: 还不是我室友! 她特别不自觉，我所有的洗发水，擦脸油都随便用，还动不动就带男友回家! 我都快要抓狂了! 抓狂! scratch crazy!

　　Jessica: haha... 抓狂不是 scratch crazy, 你可以说，she's pushing me over the edge.

　　Lulu: over the edge?

　　Jessica: 对，edge is spelled e-d-g-e,edge 边缘。My roommate always brings her boyfriend over to our apartment. I feel like I'm living with a couple. It's really pushing me over the edge.

　　Lulu: push somebody over the edge, 就是使某人抓狂。这么说来，她可真是 push me over the edge! 昨天她又把男朋友带会公寓，我警告她说，这是最后一次了! 这又该怎么说呢?

　　Jessica: Oh, You can say: that's the final straw.

　　Lulu: final straw, 这个说法真形象! 好，我今天回去就再这么告诉她一次!

　　Jessica: You know what Lulu, my roommate is actually doing the same thing. She always uses my things, it's really annoying! You and I are in the same boat.

　　Lulu: in the same boat? 我们在一条船上? 哦我明白了，就是说我们处境相同，对不对?

　　Jessica: That's right! We both have annoying roommates-- we're in the same boat. Now, tell me what you've learned¹ today!

　　Lulu: 第一：使某人抓狂叫 push sb over the edge;

　　第二，警告说这是最后一次，可以讲 that's the final straw；

　　第三，处境相同，叫 in the same boat.

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adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。