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Donny 在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是Jimmy要问的：别慌。
Jimmy: Donny, 大事不好了!
Donny: What happened, Jimmy? You look terrible!
Jimmy: 两小时后....我要和女朋友约会，她刚提醒我，今天是我们认识一周年纪念日，还给我准备了礼物。But I totally forgot! 怎么办？她肯定会生气，会骂我，会分手，还会......
Donny: Hey! Hey! Don't have a cow!
Jimmy: 啊？你说什么？cow? cow 不是奶牛么？
Donny: What I meant is—you need to calm down. "Don't have a cow" 也就是中文里说的不要慌张。
Jimmy: 哦，让别人冷静，别慌，就说 Don't have a cow! 哎？还有别的说法么？我记得有个词叫 chill, c-h-i-l-l?
Donny: Yes! You can say chill out. It means calm down, or "don't panic".
Jimmy: 啊! 要是我今晚跟女朋友坦白讲：我就是忘了咱俩认识一周年这回事了，你能把我怎么样？她肯定会抓狂。然后我就说：Honey! Chill out!
Donny: 呃…… I think you better say "Honey, I'm really sorry. How can I make up to you?"
Jimmy: 呵呵，我开玩笑的。
Donny: Oh, speaking of the word "chill", you can also say "take a chill
pill". It's another way of saying "calm down".
Jimmy: Take a chill pill. Pill, p-i-l-l, pill是“药丸”的意思，所以，take a chill pill字面意思就是“吃个冷静药丸”，就是叫人别激动，别慌。
Donny: You got it. So what are you going to do for tonight's date?
Jimmy: 还能怎么办，抓紧这两小时，赶紧去买礼物呗! 走啦!
Donny: Before you go, tell me what you've learned today!
Jimmy: 今天学了让人别慌的三种说法。第一，Don't have a cow;
第二，Chill out;
第三：Take a chill pill.
这次的“美语怎么说”就到这里结束了。如果你也有不会说的词，请写信给 Donny，电邮请寄meiyu@voanews.com。
B: See 杨琳，you really just need to take a chill pill. It's obvious that with skills like mine, it won't be long before I will be so famous that I will be able to afford all the luxury goods I want!
A: 你可真不像一般的美国人。There's a stereotype that Americans don't really care about luxury brands. 你说大街上大家不都穿T-shirt和牛仔裤么!
B: You forget—I'm not "everyone." I'm a unique and beautiful flower! 哈哈哈，开个玩笑! 我个人可不喜欢这些刻板印象，不过in today's Go English, we'll take a look at different stereotypes from around the world!
A: Let's listen!
