make someone very annoyed or upset not literal madness, just intense annoyance
Okay, tell me something that really pisses you off, really drives you crazy.Before Sunrise · 1995 — Capítulo 6 de 21 · 2'44" · B2
Strangers Trade Pet Peeves on a Train, Explained: piss someone off
Two strangers trade answers to a blunt question about what annoys them, and the list moves from strange men in the street to a war 300 kilometers away: "people are dying and nobody knows what to do about it." What begins as a game keeps widening into media, souls, and reincarnation.
Qué pasa
On a train, two strangers take turns answering what really annoys them. One answer moves from strange men in the street to a war 300 kilometers away; another mentions the media and a new form of fascism. The conversation then turns to reincarnation, population numbers, and souls, ending with a suggestion to get off the train.
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piss someone offlose one's temperqualify as a problema fraction of
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piss someone off
annoy someone a lot
One person uses 'piss someone off' to ask what annoys the other, then presses for more examples; the exchange stays blunt and informal.
That endless hold music really pisses me off.
También en esta escena
- lose one's temper
suddenly become angry
- qualify as a problem
be enough to count as a problem
- a fraction of
a small part of something
- scattered
not focused or organized
- don't give a shit
not care at all
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28 notas en 44 frases
In fast speech, let 'pisses you off' run together and keep 'you' light.
Okay, tell me something that really pisses you off, really drives you crazy.passive gerund: The passive gerund 'being told' turns the whole act of being instructed into the object of 'hate.'
I hate being told by strange men, a strange man in the street — Yeah?help someone feel less bad
You know, like, to smile to make them feel better about their boring life.a war happening now
I hate — I hate that 300 kilometers from here, there's a war going on,how to deal with something
people are dying and nobody knows what to do about it.In quick speech, the t in 'what to' can almost disappear before 'do.'
people are dying and nobody knows what to do about it.not care at all — Vulgar and heated; avoid it at work or with strangers.
Or they don't give a shit, I don't know.manipulate how people think
I hate that the medias — You know, they're trying to control our minds.a new type of something
It's very subtle, but it's a new form of fascism, really.abroad
I hate — (chuckles) I hate when I'm in a foreign country, especially in America — they're the worst.hate or cannot tolerate something not physical standing, but tolerance
I hate that. I can't stand it, really.my opportunity has come
- So, it's my turn. - Okay.get an idea
No. I had a thought the other day that kind of qualifies as a problem.accept that something exists
Um, do you believe in reincarnation?and similar things
Most people talk about past lives and things like that.a vague idea or belief
people have some kind of notion of an eternal soul, right?originate from
Now, if we all have our own individual, unique soul, where do they all come from?conditional question: The if-clause sets up a hypothetical, and the main clause turns it into a where-question.
Now, if we all have our own individual, unique soul, where do they all come from?Keep 'do' light in the question and let 'they' follow quickly.
Now, if we all have our own individual, unique soul, where do they all come from?a very short moment within something much longer
After working out a 5,000-to-1 split over 50,000 years, someone calls it 'like a blip in the earth's time,' using a huge scale to make the span look tiny.
'Cause if they are, that represents a 5,000-to-1 split of each soul in just the last 50,000 years, which is like a blip in the earth's time.relative clause: The 'which' clause comments on the whole ratio, not just one noun, and adds the scale of a blip.
'Cause if they are, that represents a 5,000-to-1 split of each soul in just the last 50,000 years, which is like a blip in the earth's time.even in the best case
So at best, we're like these tiny fractions of people walking...be logical or understandable
Which is kinda why it makes sense, you know?kind of; somewhat — Casual softening word; avoid in formal writing.
Which is kinda why it makes sense, you know?share someone's opinion
I agree with you.Put the punch on 'damn' and clip 'train' cleanly.
Let's get off this damn train.damned; used for emphasis — Mild profanity for frustration; keep it casual.
Let's get off this damn train.Strangers Trade Pet Peeves on a Train, explicado
What's really going on
The answers start as personal irritations—strange men in the street telling someone to smile—but they keep widening. One line names a war 300 kilometers away and adds, "people are dying and nobody knows what to do about it." Another calls the media "a new form of fascism," after saying it is "trying to control our minds." By the time reincarnation arrives, the talk has become a theory of souls: fewer than a million people 50,000 years ago, five or six billion now, and a question about where each unique soul comes from. The thought is called "totally scattered," and then that same word is used to defend it. The scene ends with "Let's get off this damn train," which turns speculation into a suggestion to leave.
Theme
PhilosophyA pet-peeve game turns into a long talk about souls, population, and whether modern people are fragments of older selves.
IdentityThe idea that souls were split thousands of ways becomes a way to explain why people feel scattered and specialized.
Escucha con atención
- pisses you off — In fast speech, let 'pisses you off' run together and keep 'you' light.
- what to do — In quick speech, the t in 'what to' can almost disappear before 'do.'
- do they — Keep 'do' light in the question and let 'they' follow quickly.
- this damn train — Put the punch on 'damn' and clip 'train' cleanly.
people are dying and nobody knows what to do about it.Said after the line about a war 300 kilometers away: the frustration is that people are dying and no one has a solution.
It's very subtle, but it's a new form of fascism, really.It follows the claim that the media is "trying to control our minds." It calls that subtle control a new form of fascism.
Now, if we all have our own individual, unique soul, where do they all come from?A question that starts the reincarnation argument: if every person has a unique soul, the growing population raises the problem of where all those souls originate.
Is that why we're so scattered? Is that why we're all so specialized?The thought links fragmented souls to modern life: people feel dispersed and limited to narrow roles, as if each person were only a piece of an original self.
Let's get off this damn train.A suggestion to leave the train. "Damn" adds irritation to the line, which follows the long talk about war, media, and souls.
Preguntas sobre esta escena
What is odd about 'the medias' in this scene?
One line says 'the medias,' and the reply repeats it as 'The media? Yeah, the media.' Media is already the plural of medium, so 'medias' is not standard English. The dialogue does not say why it was phrased that way.
What is the reincarnation argument actually claiming?
It starts from population numbers: fewer than a million people 50,000 years ago, about two million 10,000 years ago, and five or six billion now. If everyone has a unique soul, the question is where all those souls come from; the next line asks whether modern souls are only 'a fraction of the original souls.'
What does 'don't give a shit' mean here?
It means not caring at all. The line is 'Or they don't give a shit, I don't know,' after 'people are dying and nobody knows what to do about it.' It is a blunt, informal phrase, and the line presents not caring as a possibility the speaker cannot confirm.
What annoys the speaker about being abroad, especially in America?
The speaker says that each time they wear black, lose their temper or say anything, people go 'Oh, it's so French, it's so cute.' The speaker adds 'I can't stand it, really.'
What does 'which is why' point back to?
'Which is why' points back to 'It's a totally scattered thought.' The reply is 'Which is kinda why it makes sense, you know?'—the scattered, unorganized quality is offered as the reason the idea works.
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