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(Rob and Li are in a toy shop with Rob's nephew)
Rob: Thanks for coming with me to this toy shop, Li. I have to find a gift for my nephew, Dominic. It's his birthday.
Dominic: I'm a big boy now!
Li: Hey Rob, 你侄子很可愛喲，可是我知道小孩子們有時會很挑剔的，不過別擔心我來幫你選。
Dominic: I want that! Ooh on the shelf! Big ears! Mickey Mouse! Mickey, Mickey, Mickey Mouse!
Is he taking the mickey?
Rob: That one over there's ideal! It's really great.
Li: 怎么？你想給他買電腦游戲，他還不到四歲呢，Rob!
Rob: Oh he'll love it! You can be an astronaut who chases aliens...
Li: Oh 電腦游戲! 你可以充當宇航員，用激光槍來追蹤外星人 Ptshiw ptshiw ptshiw... come on, Rob, this gift is for you!
Rob: Alright, alright. I am the one who likes it. Go on, take the mickey!
Li: Take the Mickey? OK. Dominic 你已經是大孩子了，米老鼠是小 baby 的玩具，咱不要，快給我吧。
(Li takes the Mickey Mouse toy from Dominic's hands)
Dominic: No! I like Mickey! He's got nice big ears!
Rob: There's no need to do that Li. Maybe a stuffed Mickey Mouse is all he wants.
Li: But Rob 你剛才不是讓我把米老鼠從 Dominic 的手里拿過來嗎？
Rob: No, no, no, I said you were taking the mickey out of me. In English, the expression 'taking the mickey' means to make fun of somebody.
Li: 啊，原來 'taking the mickey out of somebody' 是個固定表達，和迪斯尼卡通片中的米老鼠沒關系，這個短語的意思是取笑、嘲笑某人。
Rob: That's right. It's a very old expression. Let's hear some examples.
- When you asked me to lend you $2,000 I thought you were taking the mickey. You know I don't have much money.
- My brother doesn't take anything seriously. He takes the mickey out of our parents and teachers all the time.
Rob: Now that this is clear, where is Dominic?
Dominic: I want that! Big car! Brrrum. It's like daddy's!
Li: 快看，Dominic 爬上了那輛閃亮的轎車，Rob, 這輛車可看上去很貴呀！
Rob: This is for boys with very rich uncles. Come back here, Dominic!
Li: Ah, 現在是你侄子在取笑你嘍！Taking the mickey out of you, Rob.
Rob: Come on, Dominic. How about... how about the Mickey Mouse... or this teddy bear here...
Dominic: No! I want the car! Brrrumm. Give me the car! It's my birthday!
Li: Yes, indeed. 現在 Dominic 認準了就要這輛汽車，我要看看 Rob 有什么絕招能說服他這四歲的小侄子！Bye.
Rob: Bye.
Dominic: And I will go home in my big car! Bye bye! Brrruum!
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