To Lose Your Rag 发脾气

 　　It looks like he's losing his rag!

　　John: Hello there. This is Real English from BBC Learning¹ English. I’m John.

　　Feifei: 大家好，我是冯菲菲。在《地道英语》节目中，我们将学到一些现代英式英语的新词汇和新说法。

　　John: The English language is changing all the time, and Real English is your chance to hear the most up-to-date² words and phrases that you probably won’t find in your dictionary.

　　Feifei: 那么今天的短语就是...

　　John: To lose your rag.

　　Feifei: 丢了一块儿布. That sounds easy. So this phrase is all about just losing a bit of cloth, a rag?

　　John: No. In this context³, to lose your rag means to lose your temper⁴, to become infuriated, to become angry!

　　Feifei: Ah, so that’s rather different. To lose your rag 这个短语不只是字面意思那么简单，其实是说发脾气，生气，losing your rag!

　　John: Here are a young couple who are both about to lose their rag!

　　Example

　　A: Oh I’ve just about had enough of living in London, I can’t bear it!

　　B: Ok, don’t lose your rag!

　　A: Do you mind? I’m not losing my rag, you are!

　　B: I’m not losing my rag, I’m just well angry.

　　A: There, I told you!

　　Feifei: 对话中的两夫妻其实都已经 lose their rag 了。妻子说她厌倦了伦敦的生活，在和丈夫谈论的过程中，两个人的说话方式都激怒了对方，以致于最后都 lose their rag!

　　John: I can’t imagine you ever lose your rag Feifei. You seem like a relaxed and cool kind of person.

　　Feifei: Well, I have been known to lose my rag from time to time, it has to be said.

　　John: You know, I never lose my rag.

　　Feifei: I don’t believe you!

　　John: If you don’t, I’ll lose my rag! Anyway, that’s all for today. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Look out for more Real English on our website bbcchina.com.cn.

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1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 up-to-date   

adj.现代化的，最新的；跟上时代的

参考例句：

• The car is a beauty and quite up-to-date.那辆车子很漂亮是最新款的。
• He bought an up-to-date textbook.他买了一本最新的教科书。

3 context   

n.背景，环境，上下文，语境

参考例句：

• You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。
• This sentence does not seem to connect with the context.这个句子似乎与上下文脱节。

4 temper   

n.恶劣的心情，心绪焦躁；性情，脾气

参考例句：

• The man lost his temper and struck out wildly.那人因发怒而大打出手。
• One day the man flew at me in a temper.一天,那个人冲着我大发脾气。