A: Holly, what happened between you and Frank?
A:箱利,你和弗兰克之间发生什么了?
B: I'm not talking to him. He was ready to quarrel at the drop of a hat. I'm sick of it.
B:我不跟他说话了他动不动就吵架。我烦透了。
A: I can't stand David. He was ready to quarrel at the drop of a hat. I have had enough of us quarreling.
A:我真受不了戴维他动不动就吵架我受够了我们之间的争吵。
B:I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe he's going through a rough time.
B:很抱歉听你这么说也许他最近过得不顺吧。
重点讲解
短语be ready to do sth. 有"随时准备做某事的意思,he ready to quarrel就是 "爱争吵的",但是口语中老外常用位语at the drop of a hat强调"随时随地,立 即" '所以"他动不动就吵架"就是 He was ready to quarrel at the drop of a hat.