Friends英语赏析【67】Freak out

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Rachel: And then I got really freaked out, and that's when it hit me: how much Barry looks like Mr. Potato Head.
瑞珍：然后我就要发疯似的，这个时候一个念头一闪：巴利多像呆子先生啊！

【世博视角】

freak指疯子, 例如, My roommate is a freak.我的同屋是个疯子，当然这个地方常常是说行为有点怪异，甚至怪得有点可爱，而不完全是指失去理智的人。freak out 是指发疯，常用的相近意义的词组还有drive someone crazy，drive someone banana或drive someone nuts. 而Rachel说I got really freaked out是指恐惧结婚而变得有点发疯的样子，有时候这个词组也可以用来表示“害怕”（get scared）“气疯了”(become angry)“失去理智了”(lose control of oneself)等意思。再看下面一句：

I freaked out when I discovered that there was only ten minutes left to catch my train.
发现还有十分钟的时间赶火车，我急疯了。