The english we speak(BBC教學)第290期:Drama queen 小題大做的人
Feifei is in the studio and Callum is nowhere to be seen. The clock is ticking. Where is he? There he is, with a shopping bag. Oh dear, he's been shopping without a care in the world. Feifei is very angry but... will her anger last? Listen to the programme to find out.
菲菲在演播室等着錄節目，可是卡勒姆卻不知道去哪裏了。時間一分一秒地過去，他去哪裏了？這時他拿着一個購物袋進來了。哦，天哪，他一直在無憂無慮地購物。菲菲非常生氣，但是他的憤怒會持續下去嗎？請收聽本期節目找出答案。Callum: Oh, hello, Feifei. Already here to present The English We Speak.
卡勒姆：哦，你好，菲菲。你已經在這裏主持地道英語節目了。Feifei: What do you mean by 'already here', Callum?! And what are all these bags you have with you?
菲菲：你說“已經在這裏”是什麼意思，卡勒姆？你拿的這些袋子是什麼？
Callum: Shopping.
卡勒姆：購物。Feifei: Shopping?! I'm here in the studio, waiting for you and you went shopping?! This is absurd.
菲菲：購物？我在演播室裏等你，你卻去購物了？這太荒唐了。Callum: Oh, come on, Feifei, we still have a couple of minutes to go. Don't be such a drama queen!
卡勒姆：哦，消消氣，菲菲，我們還有幾分鐘的時間。不要這麼小題大做！Feifei: Drama queen?!
菲菲：Drama queen？Callum: Yes, drama queen! We say someone is a drama queen when he or she becomes very angry or upset over tiny small things like...
卡勒姆：對，小題大做的人！如果一個人對一些小事感到非常生氣或沮喪，我們就稱這種人是小題大做的人，就像……Feifei:... like you being late...
菲菲：就像你遲到了……Callum: Not late — shopping. Now, let's hear some examples of how the expression 'drama queen' is used.
卡勒姆：不是遲到，是購物。我們來聽幾個例句，看看這個表達方式如何應用。Examples
例句A: Oh, it's raining and my new hairdo is ruined! All those hours in the hairdresser for nothing!
A：哦，下雨了，我新做的髮型毀了！我在理髮店花費的那麼多時間都白費了！B: Don't be such a drama queen. Here, take my umbrella.
B：不要這麼小題大做。給你，用我的雨傘吧。I'm not dining out with Peter anymore. If the dish is not cooked exactly the way he likes he makes a big fuss. He's such a drama queen!
我再也不和彼得出去吃晚飯了。如果食物不是完全按照他喜歡的方式烹飪，他就會大驚小怪。他真是太小題大做了！Callum: That's it, Feifei. And now, here, in my bag...
卡勒姆：就是這樣，菲菲。你看，我的袋子裏……Feifei: What, now you're going to sort out your shopping?
菲菲：什麼，你現在要開始整理你的購物成果了嗎？Callum: This is for you, Feifei!
卡勒姆：這是送你的，菲菲！Feifei: Oh, a present for me?! Oh... you shouldn't have...
菲菲：哦，給我的禮物？哦，你可以不用這樣的……Callum: You didn't want people to know it's your birthday, but... well, happy birthday, Feifei!
卡勒姆：你不想讓別人知道今天是你的生日，不過……祝你生日快樂，菲菲！Feifei: Ohhh! I don't know what to say... I guess I'll have to take back my words. Thank you, Callum. You know what? We can make the programme a bit later. Let's celebrate!
菲菲：哦！我不知道要說什麼了……我想我要收回我的話。謝謝你，卡勒姆。你知道嗎？我們可以晚一點兒再錄節目。我們先來慶祝吧！Callum: OK.
卡勒姆：好的。Feifei: Bye!
菲菲：再見！Callum: Bye!
卡勒姆：再見！
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重點講解：
1. dine out 在外進餐；（常指）在餐館進餐；
例句：She does not enjoy parties or dining out.
她不喜歡參加派對，也不喜歡出去吃飯。
2. make a fuss 引起騷動；大吵大鬧；大發牢騷；
例句：I don't know why everybody makes such a fuss about a few mosquitoes.
我不知道爲什麼大家對幾隻蚊子大驚小怪的。
3. sort out 把…分類；整理；
例句：She spent a whole afternoon sorting out her stamps.
她花了整整一個下午整理郵票。
4. take back 收回，撤回(所說的話或想法)；
例句：I'm sorry I was rude; I take back what I said.
對不起，我剛纔失禮了，我收回我說過的話。
