（7）会话中的单词和习语W ords and Idiom s in the D ialogues
policy directive n.政策指令
I'm fed up with（习语）我对……厌倦了；我觉得……很讨厌
I've had itwith（习语）我受够了……
split the hairs（习语）钻牛角尖
The tailwagging the dog.（习语）尾巴摇狗（比喻本末倒置）。
Making amountain out of amolehill.（习语）小题大作。
Hear！Hear！（习语）说得好！说得好！
to add insult to injury（习语）更糟糕的是；更不可接受的是
IThink W e are Sp litting Hairs
A：Look here，everyone.As chairperson of this committee I think it's about time I intervened in the discussion，which seems to be getting out of hand.As I see itwe are all agreed on the general principles，and what we're discussing are minor details.I think we are splitting hairs on this issue.
B：You're right.Let's send out the policy directive as ithow stands and let localmanagers work out the details of how it should apply to their area.
A：Hear！Hear！
IThink You're M ak ing a M ountain Out of a M olehill(https://www.daowen.com)
A：It's a crisis-an absolute crisis.
B：Come on now，Rodger.The situation isn't that serious.It's a relatively minor problem，and we can dealwith it before it gets out of hand.
A：It's a crisis，I tell you.
B：Look it，I think you'remaking amountain out of amolehill.Maybe you should take a couple of days rest.
It's a Case of the TailW agging the Head
A：I'm fed up with our so-called service units telling us operations managers how we should be doing things.
B：“So-called”services is right.They're supposed to give us the back-up services we ask them to provide.Instead of that they keep telling us to change our system to suit them.
A：Things are completely turned around.It's a case of the tailwagging the dog.
To Add Insu lt to Injury
A：I've had itwith the hydro company.
B：What have they done now？
A：Well，as you know，the whole town has been without electricity since Sunday and，in the last three months we've had at least twenty blackouts lasting anywhere up to three days...and now，to add insult to injury，they've just sent us a ridiculous bill for over＄600，000.
B：Youmean they have the nerve to send out bills at a time like this.That's incredible；That takes the cake.We should be sending them a bill for all the frozen meat and other food we've had to throw away.