2分鐘英語課堂：Call Off 用法 Call Off

　　- Call Off -

　　Explanation:

　　釋義

　　Denis: Hey Linda! Do you know the meaning of the phrase “call off’?

　　Denis:嘿，LInda!你知道“call off”這個短語是什么意思嗎?

　　Linda: Yes, I think so. It means to either cancel something or to stop something that is already happening.

　　Linda:嗯，知道。意思是取消某物或叫停進行中的某物。

　　Denis: Can you give me an example?

　　Denis:你能給我舉個例子嗎?

　　Linda: Yeah sure. Like if I say “Let’s call off the meeting”. It means that I’m canceling a meeting that had been planned already.

　　Linda:嗯，當然可以。如果我說“會議取消。”意思是說我要取消一個事先安排好的會議。

　　Denis: Oh okay. I get it. So, if I say that the concert had to be called off because the singer was sick, it means that the concert has been canceled.

　　Denis:哦，好。我明白了。那，如果我說“歌手身體抱恙，音樂會不得不取消。”意思就是說演唱會不舉行了。

　　Linda: Yes, correct.

　　Linda:嗯，對了。

　　Denis: We could use it to tell someone to stop something that is already happening.

　　Denis:我們可以用這個短語來讓某人停下來別再做正在做的事了。

　　Linda: Yes that’s right. Now let’s watch some conversations with more examples.

　　Linda:嗯，對?，F(xiàn)在我們看看對話里的例子吧。

　　Canceling something

　　取消某事

　　Raven: Did you hear about Andrea and Peter’s wedding?

　　Raven: 聽說Andrea 和Peter的婚禮的事兒了嗎?

　　Chelsey: No. What happened?

　　Chelsey:沒有，怎么了?

　　Raven: Andrea has called off the wedding.

　　Raven: Andrea取消了婚禮。

　　Chelsey: Whoa! Did something happen so that they had to call off the wedding?

　　Chelsey:哇!發(fā)生什么事了嗎，才要取消婚禮?

　　Raven: I really don’t know. But I think they had a fight.

　　Raven: 這我真不知道。但是我想他們吵了一架。

　　Chelsey: They should’ve resolved it instead of calling off the wedding.

　　Chelsey:他們應(yīng)該解決那個問題，而不是取消婚禮。

　　Raven: I think they’ve made up their minds and their decision is probably final.

　　Raven: 我想他們已經(jīng)下定決心了，一錘定音了。

　　Chelsey: Well, it’s their lives. They make their own choices.

　　Chelsey:好吧，那是他們的生活，他們自己決定。

　　Raven: Yeah! I just hope they’re the right ones.

　　Raven: 是啊，我只是希望他們做了正確的決定。

　　Telling someone to do something

　　讓某人去做某事

　　Ryder: Are you going to pay me back, or should I call my lawyer?

　　Ryder:你是打算還錢還是等我叫律師?

　　Jerry: No, no. Call off your lawyer. We can work something out.

　　Jerry: 不，不。別叫律師來。一切好商量嘛。

　　Ryder: I’m not going to call off my lawyer just because you said so.

　　Ryder: 不能因為你這么一說，我就不叫律師來。

　　Jerry: What if I pay you half today and the rest tomorrow. Will you call him off then?

　　Jerry: 要是我今天還一半，明天還剩下的，你能別讓他來嗎?

　　Ryder: I’ll consider it. First give me the money.

　　Ryder: 我會考慮的，先還錢。

　　Jerry: Okay. Here you go. Now can you please call him off?

　　Jerry: 好，給你?，F(xiàn)在你能取消預(yù)約律師了嗎?

　　Ryder: Okay. I’ll call off my lawyer and I will come back tomorrow to get the rest of my money.

　　Ryder: 好，我取消和律師的預(yù)約，但我明天還會來拿我剩下的錢。

　　Jerry: You will have it for sure.

　　Jerry: 我一定會給你的。

　　Telling someone to stop the dog from attacking

　　要某人停止狗的襲擊

　　Luna: Excuse me. I need to talk to you about your dog.

　　Luna: 抱歉，我不得不跟您說一下您的狗的事。

　　Kimmy: What about it?

　　Kimmy:怎么了?

　　Luna: It has been barking at everyone and since you let it loose, it also attacks people.

　　Luna: 它朝每個人汪汪，你一松開它，他就開始襲擊人。

　　Kimmy: What do you want me to do?

　　Kimmy:你想要我怎么做?

　　Luna: Do something about it! Call off your dog! Chain it, tie it, do anything you want to, just call it off.

　　Luna: 采取點措施!別讓你的狗再這樣了!拴上它，綁住它，你想怎么樣就怎么樣，就是別讓狗再這樣下去了。

　　Kimmy: Okay, okay. I’ll do it.

　　Kimmy:好好好，我知道了。

　　Luna: Thanks.

　　Luna: 謝謝。