时尚英语话题 15

　　15 Pet peeves²
I don't complain that often, it's just not my style. But sometimes I just have to get what's bothering me off my chest! Maybe today is a good chance to talk about my pet peeves. Today, I'll invent a little bit, I hope you don't mind. Do you have any pet peeves? You know those things you often complain about, those things that don't seem to go away, or those things that bug³ you over and over again. Like, people who talk on their cell phones at the movies'--that really irritates me! Or, people who don't use their turn signals when they make a turn or change lings--what are they thinking! Or, you know what aggravates⁴ me? People who wear sunglasses in the subway--what's up with that? Or, people who don't wash their hands after they go to the bathroom--come on, guys! Or, litter bugs⁵, just put your trash into trash can--how hard could that be?
Talk about it:
Do you have things that frequently bother you? Are there any pet peeves you can mention to your friends? What is a pet peeve¹? How do you react when someone bothers you? Do you complain a lot? Do you complain about big things or little things? What are some small things that bother you? How do you deal with your pet peeves? Do litter bugs bother you? What bothers you when people are driving?

1 peeve   

v.气恼，怨恨；n.麻烦的事物，怨恨

参考例句：

• She was in a peeve over it.她对这很气恼。
• She was very peeved about being left out.她为被遗漏而恼怒。

2 peeves   

n.麻烦的事物，怨恨，触怒( peeve的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It peeves me to be ordered out of my own house. 命令我从自己的家中出去，真太气人了。 来自辞典例句
• Write down two of your pet peeves about home or any other situation. 写下两个你厌烦的家务事或其他的情况。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

3 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

4 aggravates   

使恶化( aggravate的第三人称单数 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火

参考例句：

• If he aggravates me any more I shall punish him. 如果他再惹我生气，我就要惩罚他。
• Now nothing aggravates me more than when people torment each pther. 没有什么东西比人们的互相折磨更使我愤怒。

5 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》