Hey, what's the matter?
Oh, does it show?- I got roped into helping Sarah with the party planning committee.
- Ah, she asked you too? Why didn't you just say "no"?
- I would've. Trust me.
- But she sort of got me out of a jam last month.
- Really?
- Yeah. I've been really struggling in Professor Stephen's class and I needed her help to study for the midterm.
- Even though she drives me nuts, she really knows her stuff.
- She really helped me out.
- And I did pretty well on the test, too, thanks to her.
- Ah. I see.
- Yeah. Anyway, how could I say "no"?
- There was no way I could turn her down. I sort of owe her.
- I guess so. Well, have fun blowing up balloons.
- Oh, geez, thanks.
got roped into
："getting roped into doing something"は"getting obligated to do something you'd rather not do"の意味。「うまく丸め込まれて～することになる」
Trust me.
："Trust me."は"I assure you."の意味。「信じて/本当だよ」
a jam
："a jam"は"a difficult situation"の意味。「困難な状況/窮地」
Yeah
："yeah"は"yes"の意味。「はい/うん」
drives me nuts
："drives me nuts"は"makes me upset"の意味。「気を狂わせる/イライラさせる」
knows her stuff
："knows her stuff"は"is very knowledgeable"の意味。「(ある事柄に関して)堪能である/よく知っている」
how could I say "no"
："how could I say no"は"I was unable to refuse"の意味。「イヤとはいえない/断れない」
turn her down
："turn her down"は"say no to her"の意味。「断る」