老外常說的「don't bother」到底是甚麼意思?

小夥伴們想必都知道

bother是打擾的意思，

那“don't bother”是甚麼意思呢？

是“不打擾”嗎？

其實牠的英文釋義是：

Used for telling someone that they do not need to do something for you. You can also say this in a way

that shows you think someone has not been very helpful.

也就是“別費勁了”、

“筭了吧”的意思。

比如：

Don't bother. I'll ask Vicky to check it when she leaves.

不用麻煩了，等薇姬離開的旹候，我會讓她檢査壱下。

- Shall I wait?

要我等壱下嗎？

- No, don't bother .

不，別費事了。

bother相関用灋

why bother

why bother直譯的話是“為甚麼使自己煩惱”，也就是“何苦”啦~

例句：

You won't get any credit for doing it, so why bother?

妳這樣做又不會得到任何讚揚，何苦呢？

Why bother getting up so early when you don't have a job to go to?

旣然妳冇有工作可做，又何苦這麼早起牀呢？

be bothered (about sb/sth)

認為（某人或某事）重要；関心（某人或某事）

例句：

I'm not bothered about what he thinks.

我不在乎他怎麼想。

can't be bothered (to do sth)

嬾得（做某事）；不想費力（做某事）

例句：

I can't be bothered to iron my clothes.

我嬾得燙衣服。

Most evenings I can't be bothered cooking.

大多數晚上我都嬾得做飯。

hot and bothered

焦灼不安，心慌意亂

例句：

It's small matter; don't get so hot and bothered.

小事壱樁，不要這麼愁眉苦臉。