Episode 100: More tears
Helen: Alice! Please don't cry.
Alice: I can't help it. I've just done the exact same thing as you.
Helen: What! You had a bust-up with Tim?
Alice: No, not with Tim, with Paul.
Helen: But why?
Alice: Oh I had to babysit Ellie and she just gave me the runaround. But then when Paul asked how it had been, I just completely lost it. I called him a bad dad and I said that she was spoiled rotten.
Helen: Oh no, that's a bit harsh!
Alice: I know but I was so tired Helen. The words were out of my mouth before I could stop them.
Helen: Erm, do you think it's maybe time for us to eat some humble pie?
Vocabulary (词汇)
a bust-up (非正式用语，爆发，突然发怒):
a fight or disagreement
gave me the runaround （敷衍搪塞）:
deliberately behave in a way that is not helpful
I completely lost it （完全发火了）
lost my temper completely
harsh （严厉的；苛刻的）
unkind, cruel or unnecessarily severe
eat some humble pie (习语，指低声下气地道歉)
admit that you were wrong
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