今天Michael到李華的宿舍串門，李華正在到處找她的眼鏡。

M: Hey, Li Hua, what are you doing?

L: 哎喲，我在找我的眼鏡，急死人了，找不到眼鏡我怎么上課啊?

M: Calm down. Li Hua, don't have a cow. I'm sure you'll find them.

L: 你說什么?Don't have a cow? Cow, 這不是"母牛"的意思嗎?哎，我這兒是學生宿舍，怎么能養母牛呢?

M: No, I said "don't have a cow", it means don't get too excited about something. I'm sure you'll find your glasses if you are patient enough.

L: 噢，我懂了，你是讓我耐心點兒。你叫我Don't have a cow, 意思就是別著急、別慌，可是，Don't have a cow字面的意思明明是"別有母牛"。這跟"別驚慌"一點關系也沒有，好奇怪喲!

M: Yeah, it is a little strange, but we still say it.

L: 好吧，就聽你的， I won't have a cow, 再想想看，我可能把眼鏡放在什么地方了。

M: Well, where did you see them last?

L: 我記得昨晚睡覺前把眼鏡放在床邊桌子上了。

M: Have you looked under the bed?

L: 有啊，我在床底下找過了，讓我再看看。哎呀，你還真說對了，就在床底下呢!

M: See, I told you not to have a cow and I was right.

L: 可是，Michael, 你肯定平時也有驚慌失措的時候。比方說，要是我對你說，我把你的電腦弄壞了，你肯定會have a cow。

M: Yes, I would have a cow because I can't afford to buy a new one. Hey, Li Hua, You didn't really break my computer, did you?

L: Don't have a cow! 我是在跟你開玩笑啦!