EZTALK　好用句 　 Vocabulary
　
Carol:OK, now for the 1)pecan pie. This is a secret recipe from my great grandmother. You need to take an oath.

Jack: You’re kidding, right?

Carol:I’m dead serious. People always try to steal the recipe. Now promise!

Jack: All right, 2)geez. Lighten up a little. We’ve been cooking for 12 hours now.

Carol:And we have one more to go. Now taste these pecans and have a glass of wine.

Jack: Mmm. I do like the tradition of tasting and drinking while you cook, ha-ha.

卡萝：好啦，该来做胡桃派了。这是我曾祖母的秘密配方喔，你得发誓守密。

杰克：你是开玩笑的吧？

卡萝：我认真的要命。一直有人想偷这个配方。快发誓！

杰克：好啦好啦，老天爷。别那么严肃嘛。我们到现在已经切切煮煮十二个钟头了。

卡萝：还要再一个钟头才会好。尝尝这几颗胡桃，喝一杯红酒吧。

杰克：嗯。我真爱你们这种边煮、边试味道，还一边喝酒的传统。哈哈。

好用句 lighten up 放轻松，别太认真

lighten 当动词有“使变轻；使变亮”的意思，引申为“让人变开心”。当我们叫人 Lighten up. 就是要他停止负面的情绪，不要再抱怨、苛责、或消沈了。

A: Ken’s negative attitude is starting to get on my nerves.

肯恩的负面态度开始让我不爽了。

B: Yeah. He really needs to lighten up.

对啊，他真的需要放轻松点。

Vocabulary

1) pecan (n.) 美洲胡桃

The cookie recipe calls for chopped pecans.

2) geez (int.) 表示惊奇、愤怒的感叹语。为Jesus（耶稣）的委婉语，也拼做jeezGeez, you don’t have to yell at me! @

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