742 复习

straight from the horse's mouth 直接听本人/可靠人士说的，据可靠消息

I heard it straight from the horse's mouth. 我直接听（他/她/他们）说的。

cow 母牛，奶牛

have a cow

生气，恼怒，烦躁，心慌意乱

= to become very angry, upset, etc.

我们让别人别生气，可以说 Don't be angry. Don't get angry. 还可以说：

Don't have a cow.

别生气。别发火。别发那么大脾气。

Have a cow 这是个美国说法，最出名的就是动画片《辛普森一家》（The Simpsons）里Bart Simpson的口头禅，他常劝别人别生气。

花费 spend，过去式 spent

My dad spent $500(five hundred dollars) on a new shirt and my mom had a cow.

我爸爸花了500美元买了一件新衬衫，我妈妈很生气。

据说，have a cow 源于更早的一个英国表达：

have kittens

kitten 小猫

对某事变得非常紧张、不安、焦虑

= to become very nervous or upset about something

Don't have kittens. Calm down. 

别生气/紧张/焦虑。冷静。

The boss will have kittens if I don't get back within an hour.

如果我不在一个小时内回来，老板会很生气/烦躁的。

within 在（一段时间）之内

为什么会说 have kittens呢？

听说在中世纪时（in the Middle Ages）,怀孕的妇女胃疼是有很多只小猫在她的子宫里抓。