Jessia在北京學(xué)中文,她的中國(guó)朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)的詞,就會(huì)來(lái)請(qǐng)教她。今天是怡茹要問(wèn)的:崩潰。
Jessica:Morning 怡茹! Oh..you don't look so well, are you sick?
YR: 生病倒沒(méi)有,就是精神快崩潰了。老板讓我做調(diào)研,一共需要1000多個(gè)樣品數(shù)據(jù)! 我已經(jīng)做了兩個(gè)星期,頭昏腦脹,可還是沒(méi)做完! I am going crazy!
Jessica: Don't freak out yet. 怡茹,咱們一塊想想辦法!
YR: Wait a second...你說(shuō),freak out?
Jessica: Freak is spelled f-r-e-a-k, freak; freak out 就是崩潰的意思。
YR: OMG! That's totally me! I'm freaking out! 你說(shuō)想辦法,我已經(jīng)上網(wǎng)找,問(wèn)朋友,去圖書館查,都沒(méi)有現(xiàn)成的數(shù)據(jù),完全要自己一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)搜集! 我覺(jué)得我已經(jīng)走投無(wú)路了....
Jessica: Yeah... seems like you are at the end of your rope. This phrase basically means you are out of options. I'm so sorry 怡茹!
YR: At the end of my rope? 真形象。繩子到頭了,沒(méi)有別的辦法。I'm SO at the end of my rope! Jessica,你說(shuō)要是我無(wú)法按時(shí)完成任務(wù),那可怎么辦呀! 老板都催我兩次了,我現(xiàn)在感覺(jué)如履薄冰。
Jessica: Yeah, being on thin ice is definitely not the best feeling in the world.
YR: On thin ice 就是中文里說(shuō)的如履薄冰吧?太形象了。
Jessica: You know what? I'm not worried about you. I think you can definitely finish the assignment on time!
YR: 真的嗎?好,那我加油,一定按時(shí)完成,做得漂漂亮亮的!
Jessica: That's the spirit!
YR: 我去了! Bye Jessica!
Jessica: Wait 怡茹! Before you go, tell me what you've learned today!
YR: 第一,崩潰可以用 to freak out;
第二,走投無(wú)路,無(wú)計(jì)可施是 at the end of someone's rope;
第三,如履薄冰是 on thin ice.