美國(guó)之音之流行美語lesson 327 zapped of energy...

LL: No, Lihua, when you say something is "totaled", it means that it is demolished beyond repair.

LH: Oh no Larry! 你說你的車已經(jīng)撞得沒辦法修了，徹底報(bào)銷了？怎么會(huì)呢？How did you total your car?

LL: I turned onto your street and I hit a patch of black ice. I lost control of my car and it went sliding at full speed into a telephone pole. The entire front end is totaled.

LH: 哦，原來你是因?yàn)殚_到冰上，車子失去了控制，結(jié)果撞到電線桿子上，車前面全都撞爛了。你當(dāng)時(shí)一定嚇壞了吧？

LL: You're right. I am really shaken up right now. Totaling my car is probably the scariest experience I have ever had.

LH: 好在撞爛的是你的車，而不是你的人。你好象除了受了點(diǎn)兒驚嚇以外，毛發(fā)未傷嘛！

LL: You're right. Although my car is totaled, what's most important is that I'M not totaled.

LH: 沒錯(cuò)，我們教授Johnson上次出了個(gè)小車禍，胳膊就骨折了，更不要說大車禍了，太可怕了。

LL: Yeah, I feel really lucky. People usually get badly injured when they total their cars. My knee feels a little funny, but other than that, I think the airbags did their job.

LH: 別多說了，快進(jìn)來，趕緊叫拖車公司來把你的車拖走！

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李華把Larry讓到屋里，Larry忙著給拖車公司打電話，請(qǐng)他們幫忙把自己撞壞的車拖回家。

LL: Thanks for your help Li Hua, the towing company will be here soon to pick up my car.

LH: 不客氣，只要你人沒事我就高興了。一會(huì)兒要不要出堆雪人、打雪仗?；蛟S可以幫你轉(zhuǎn)移一下注意力。

LL: Oh Lihua, I don't think I can. This is such a stressful situation. I feel totally zapped of energy.

LH: You are zapped of energy? 你是說精力旺盛？渾身上下有使不完的勁？那好，我們現(xiàn)在就走。

LL: No, Lihua, when I say I am zapped of energy, I mean that my energy level is very low and I am feeling tired.

LH: 哦，你說的zapped of energy意思是精疲力竭，一點(diǎn)力氣都沒有了。我能理解，你不僅出了車禍，把車子撞了個(gè)稀巴爛，而且走五條街到我這兒來，一定累死了。No wonder you're zapped of energy.

LL: Yeah, plus there is already about two feet of snow on the ground. Walking through that much snow can really zap the energy right out of you.

LH: I know you feel zapped. 你既然這么疲憊，不如躺在沙發(fā)上休息一會(huì)兒吧。我去給你泡杯茶，好不好？

LL: Yes, I would love that. Plus my knee still hurts a little, I think I should rest it for a while.

LH: 好，那你趕快躺下，你早上有沒有吃東西，要不要我給你做個(gè)三明治填填肚子？

LL: Oh, Lihua, you're the best! Yes, even if you don't mind, I'd love a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You know, I cannot believe how zapped I feel. I can barely keep my eyes open!

LH: 等等，我去給你拿個(gè)枕頭和毯子來，讓你在沙發(fā)上好好休息一下，再喝杯茶，吃點(diǎn)東西，補(bǔ)充補(bǔ)充能量。

LL: (Yawn) Thank you so much Lihua! I will certainly do the same for you next time you feel zapped of energy.

今天李華學(xué)了兩個(gè)常用語，一個(gè)是total, 意思是徹底報(bào)銷。另一個(gè)是zapped of energy意思是疲憊不堪。