A: STOP it! You used to call me on the carpet andbuy something which is much cheaper.
够了!你过去常常斥责我买实惠的东西。
B: Its not me who degrades you. You degradeyourself. You often go back on your words and tryto fool us around.
不是我侮辱你，是你一个人在侮辱你一个人，你一直说话不算数，还骗得大家团团转。
A: Its unfair to say so.
这么说我不公平。
B: Youd better zip your lips. You will know what I feel when you become a father, having a sonwho is exactly the same as you.
你闭嘴，以后你的儿子也如此，你就了解我的感受了。
第二， 地道表达
call someone on the carpet
1. 解词解释
Call someone on the carpet中的on the carpet的意思是训斥，在此做补语，因此，其意思为严厉斥责某人。除此之外，on the carpet还有在考虑中，在审议中的意思。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. He called his secretary on the carpet for losing a very important document.
他因秘书丢失一份要紧文件而严厉斥责她。
e.g. She would rather have had her mistakes spoken about, even she would be called on thecarpet.
她宁愿叫他们尽可能数说我们的错处，即便是极严厉的斥责。
e.g. The boy was so rough and rude that his mother called him on the carpet.
那男生太粗野无理，他妈妈严厉地斥责了他。
His smile disappeared, which seemed that he would call someone else on the carpet.
他的笑容不见了，貌似要斥责人的样子。
第三， 词海拾贝
1. on the carpet：斥责，责备 在考虑中，在审议中
e.g. The boss had me on the carpet over my expenses claim.
由于索取报销费的事, 老板把我叫去训了一顿。
e.g. The question doesnt seem to be on the carpet for me at all.
对我来讲，这个问题不在研究之列。
2. go back on ones words：说话不算数，出尔反尔
e.g. Dont say yes at a meeting and go back on your words and say no after it.
不要开会时赞成，会后又反悔说不赞成。
e.g. How could you think I would go back on my words? I am not his sort, who is fickle andalways blowing hot and cold.
你如何了解我会变卦?可不是他那号人，整天喜怒无常的，说变就变。
e.g. I mean what I say and shall never react go back on my words.
我讲话是算数的， 决不反悔。
fool around：虚度光阴，终日荒嬉，游手好闲
e.g. If you go to college, you must study seriously and not fool around.
你若要考上大学，你就需要好好学习，不要费时。
e.g. Where does she get the impression that American students are fool around all the time ?
她如何会觉得美国学生一直闲荡?
e.g. They always fool around when the boss is not in the office.
老板不在办公室的时候，他们一直到处闲荡。
zip your lips：闭嘴不言，不发一言
e.g. Zip your lips. Cant you see theyre annoyed?
闭上嘴!难道你看不出来人家不喜欢听吗?
e.g. Oh, zip your lips! No more of your nonsense!
呃，闭嘴!不要再瞎说八道了!
the same as：和一样
e.g. Pounds valuation was the same as mine.
庞德的见解和我相同。
e.g. These two pictures are just the same as one another.
这两幅画彼此一模一样。
第四， 语法点拨
1. You used to call me on the carpet and buy something which is much cheaper.
要素分析：此句是一个由并列连词连接了2个分句，在第二个分句中含有一个定语从句：which is muchcheaper，修饰先行词something。Something是不定代词，表示物，那样表示物的可以用作引导词的that和which中只能选择which。
2. You will know what I feel when you become a father, having a son who is exactlythe same as you.
要素分析：此句是含有目前分词短语的复合句，目前分词短语是：having a son who is exactly the sameas you，它充当时间状语。在这个目前分词短语中含有一个由指代人的引导词who引导的定语从句：who isexactly the same as you，它修饰其先行词son。
