Interaction
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Hi there! How are you doing? You might have heard the phrase "call off' when someone was talking about cancellation of a meeting or a plan. It may be used when talking about stopping a plan in the middle, or canceling it completely. This lesson will show you some examples of how to use the phrasal verb "call off."
嗨!最近怎么样?有人说到要取消会议或计划时，你就有可能听说过短语 "call off"。这个短语的用法是中途取消或完全取消一个计划。这节课将会用几个例子来告诉你动词短语 "call off"怎么用。

Explanation:
解释

Denis: Hey Linda! Do you know the meaning of the phrase "call off"?
丹尼斯：嗨，琳达!你知道短语"call off"吗?
Linda: Yes, I think so. It means to either cancel something or to stop something that is already happening.
琳达：恩，知道。它的意思是取消某件事或者停止已经发生的事。
Denis: Can you give me an example?
丹尼斯：你能给我举个例子吗?
Linda: Yeah sure. Like if I say "Let's call off the meeting". It means that I'm canceling a meeting that had been planned already.
琳达：当然。比如我说，"我们取消会议"。意思是我取消已经计划好的会议。
Denis: Oh okay. I get it. So, if I say that the concert had to be called off because the singer was sick, it means that the concert has been canceled.
丹尼斯：好的。我明白了。那么，如果我说 由于歌手生病，音乐会被迫取消，这就意味着意味着音乐会取消了。
Linda: Yes, correct.
琳达：恩是的。
Denis: We could use it to tell someone to stop something that is already happening.
丹尼斯：还有个用法是停止一件已经发生的事。
Linda: Yes that's right. Now let's watch some conversations with more examples.
琳达：对的。现在让我们来看更多的例子。

Canceling something
取消某事

Raven: Did you hear about Andrea and Peter's wedding?
雷文：你听说安德丽亚和彼得结婚的消息了吗?
Chelsey: No. What happened?
切尔西：没有，怎么了?
Raven: Andrea has called off the wedding.
雷文：安德里亚取消了婚约。
Chelsey: Whoa! Did something happen so that they had to call off the wedding?
切尔西：哇，发生什么事了?
Raven: I really don't know. But I think they had a fight.
雷文：我真的不知道!但是我觉得是因为他们吵架了
Chelsey: They should've resolved it instead of calling off the wedding.
切尔西：这就应该去解决而不是取消婚约。
Raven: I think they've made up their minds and their decision is probably final.
雷文：我觉得他们已经决定了，这是他们的最终决定。
Chelsey: Well, it's their lives. They make their own choices.
切尔西：好吧，这是他们的事。他们自己选择的。
Raven: Yeah! I just hope they're the right ones.
雷文：恩。我只是觉得他们是合适的一对。

Telling someone to do something
告诉某人做某事

Ryder: Are you going to pay me back, or should I call my lawyer?
瑞德：你是还我钱还是我请律师？
Jerry: No, no. Call off your lawyer. We can work something out.
杰里：不，不。别叫律师。我们可以解决的。
Ryder: I'm not going to call off my lawyer just because you said so.
瑞德：我不打算不叫律师，因为你这样说了。
Jerry: What if I pay you half today and the rest tomorrow. Will you call him off then?
杰里：如果我今天还你一半和剩下的明天还你怎么样。你还会叫律师吗？
Ryder: I'll consider it. First give me the money.
瑞德：那我将会考虑考虑。先给我钱。
Jerry: Okay. Here you go. Now can you please call him off?
杰里：好的。先这样。现在求你别叫律师行吗?
Ryder: Okay. I'll call off my lawyer and I will come back tomorrow to get the rest of my money.
瑞德：好。我不叫律师，我明天还会回来收剩下的钱。
Jerry: You will have it for sure.
杰里：我肯定会给你的。

Telling someone to stop the dog from attacking
告诉某人防止被狗袭击

Luna: Excuse me. I need to talk to you about your dog.
露娜：抱歉，我需要跟您谈谈你家狗的事。
Kimmy: What about it?
吉米：怎么了？
Luna: It has been barking at everyone and since you let it loose, it also attacks people.
露娜：自从你把它放开之后，它对每一个人都狂叫，还咬人。
Kimmy: What do you want me to do?
吉米：你想让我干什么？
Luna: Do something about it! Call off your dog! Chain it, tie it, do anything you want to, just call it off.
露娜：做点什么阻止它!管住你的狗!拴住它，你想干什么都行，就是别放开它。
Kimmy: Okay, okay. I'll do it.
吉米：好吧，我会拴住它的。
Luna: Thanks.
露娜：谢谢！