2--So, why are Jonathan and Anna upset about a piece of straw?
 
1--Did you hear the latest changes for tonight's party?
 
2--What now?
 
1--We're not meeting at the restuarant at 7 but at Julie's house at 6.
 
2--Okay.
 
1--And all the food is going to be vegetarian.
 
2--That's the last straw. I'm just staying at home and watching TV tonight.
 
1--"The last straw" is that last little difficulty, in a long series of difficulties, that makes you quit.
 
2--This expression comes from an old story about a straw that broke a camel's back.
 
1--A camel was carrying too much on its back.
 
2--But the thing that finally broke it…was a single piece of straw.
 
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注解：
 
1.upset扰乱 
2.vegetarian素食者
3.difficulty困难

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译文：

1--稻草就是晒干了的谷杆儿。
2--那么，为什么乔纳森和安娜会为稻草而沮丧呢？
1--你听说今晚聚会的最新变动了吗？
2--现在聚会是什么安排？
1--我们不计划7点在饭店见面了，而是改在了6点，在朱莉家见面。
2--好吧。
1--所有的食物都会是素食。
2--那我忍无可忍了。我计划今晚待在家，看电视。
1--“忍无可忍”指最后一个困难，在很多困难中，这个困难让你放弃了做某件事。
2--这个表达源自一个古老的故事，一根稻草压垮了骆驼的背。
1--一只骆驼背上驮了很多东西。
2--可是最后压垮骆驼的却是一根稻草。