Have / Get Ants in One’s Pants

坐立難安

對話
Harvey：What's the matter with you? You got ants in your pants?
哈維：你怎?啦？你為什麼坐立難安呢？
Oswald：I really have to go to the bathroom!
奧斯華：我真的得去上個洗手間！
Harvey：Well, you should have thought of that earlier. I don't want to stop the car now.
哈維：呃，你早就該去的。我現在不想停車。
Oswald：What! Why not?
奧斯華：什麼！為什麼不要？
Harvey：We still have a long way to go! If we stop, it will make the trip even longer.
哈維：我們還得開好長一段路呢！如果現在停下來，就要耽擱更久時間。
Oswald：Harvey, I really have to go! Pull over!
奧斯華：哈維！我真的非去不可！靠邊停車！
Harvey：Sorry.
哈維：抱歉。
Oswald：If you don't pull over, you will have to have the inside of your car washed and cleaned later tonight.
奧斯華：如果你不把車靠邊停，你今晚就得把車子裡面清洗一遍了。
Harvey：You'd better not...
哈維：你最好不要……
Oswald：I'm serious.
奧斯華：我講認真的。
Harvey：OK. I'll pull over.
哈維：好啦。我把車子靠邊停。

延伸學習
◎俚語精解
．have/got ants in your pants
ant是「螞蟻」，have / get ants in your pants 字面上的意思就是「你的褲子裡有螞蟻」。當你的褲子裡有螞蟻在爬來爬去時，無論是誰都會癢得坐立難安。
◎關鍵字詞
．What's the matter with you?
你怎麼啦？
= What's wrong with you?
如果你看到朋友愁容滿面，或是病奄奄的樣子，你就可以問他這句話表示關心。此外，“What's wrong with you?” 也常用於吵架的場合，此時就譯為「你有什麼毛病啊？」表示對他人無理的行為感到憤怒。
．bathroom= restroom
n.廁所
例：May I use your bathroom?（我可以借用你的廁所嗎？）
注意「借用廁所」不可使用動詞 borrow，而須使用 use。使用 borrow 的話意思就是把整間廁所搬走。
．pull (the car) over
把（汽車）靠邊停
例：Mike pulled over to take a rest.（邁可把車靠邊停下來休息。）
．serious a. 認真的╱嚴肅的
＊be serious about……認真看待……