Sarah: Well, I'm not ill enough to torture myself in some desert and fight with people just for money. Kevin: Hey! I learned a lot about psychology from that show! Sarah: Well, fine. You know how to survive. And I'm a part of Buffy pop culture. So? Kevin: At least you're not dressing up like a Star Trek geek. Did you see Tommy? Sarah: I know. He's a major sci-fi geek. Kevin: [It becomes dark] Oh! The lights! Did you hear that? Mom's screaming!
曾经教过大家"I've had enough." ‘我受够了。’"I've had enough of him." ‘我受够了这个人。’可能长时间这个人做了一些令你讨厌的事情,到了最后,你终于要说受不了他。但今天要教大家是:"I can't stand it!" ‘我受不了这个人,我受不了这件事情。’"I can't stand him!"我受不了他。"I can't stand shopping!" ‘我受不了逛街这件事情!’"I can't stand hamburgers!" ‘我受不了汉堡包!’"I can't stand it!" ‘我受不了!’其实令人受不了的事情真是蛮多的。记得有一次看电影,剧情是说母亲期盼着逃兵儿子回来,一年复一年,孩子终于回来了,母亲很激动说:"I can't stand it anymore!" 万万没有想到字幕打出来是 ‘我再也不能站立。’意思完全译错了,真是啼笑皆非。如果你不想用"I can't stand it!"的话,你还可以用"I can't tolerate it."或是:"I can't bear it."
对话 A:I can't stand it anymore ! B:Take it easy. What's wrong with you? A:The mosquito keeps flying around my head. 甲:我再也受不了! 乙:放松一点。你有什么不妥呀? 甲:有一只蚊子正绕着我头飞来飞去。
I can't stand it!是 ‘我再也受不了!’。 ‘忍受’英文叫stand,也可说put up with,例如:I wouldn't put up with / stand his arrogance if I were you. (我是你的话,就不会容忍他的狂妄态度。) 难以忍受的人或物,会get on one's nerves. Nerve是‘神经’,to get on one's nerves即‘使人神经紧张或烦躁不安’,例如:The jam of the traffic is getting on my nerves.(车辆的声音使我心烦。)
不过,现实即使难以忍受,我们往往也无可奈何,这英文叫做If you don't like it, you may lump it.(假如你不喜欢,也要忍受。),lump作动词解作‘忍受’,是俗语用法。
和like it or lump it 同义的,有to grin(露齿而笑)and bear(忍受)it 一语,直译是‘苦笑着忍受’或‘逆来顺受’。