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2025.09.16 23:46
第十部 第二课: workaholic , nutty
- Larry 陪李华带着她新领养的猫 - 小雪球 - 去看兽医．两个人聊起了一位共同的朋友．今天李华会学到两个常用语： workaholic 和 nutty.
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- I'm really worried about Bob. He seems as though he has turned into a real workaholic.
- 你很担心 Bob，因為他成了 workaholic， Workaholic？那是什麼意思啊？是不是 Bob 生病了？
- No, Bob doesn't have a disease. He's a workaholic. A workaholic is someone who works all of the time and never takes time for anything else.
- 啊，我懂你的意思了． Workaholic 就是指啊一个人工作过度，从来不休息．那就是「工作狂」的意思嘛！ Bob 天天加班，怪不得他看起来总是那麼累．这样对身体很不好呢！
- No, it's not. Workaholics often get stress-related problems such as high blood pressure or ulcers.
- 就是啊，高血压和溃疡都是一些工作过度的人常有的毛病．我爸爸就是个工作狂．我小的时候很少见到他，因為他总是在办公室裡加班．结果在我十岁的时候，他得了溃疡，医生要他立刻减少工作量。
- That's a shame, but it's actually pretty common. I've known a few workaholics, too.
- 现代人工作忙碌，变成工作狂是很常见的．哎， Larry 也许我们应该和 Bob 谈一谈，让他知道我们很担心他啊。
- I don't know how he'll respond to that. Maybe it would be better if we just pressured him to hang out with us and relax more.
- 这倒是个好主意哎，让他和我们一起出去玩，一定可以放鬆心情的！哎，要不这样吧！我们可以邀请 Bob 下个星期到我家来玩啊，顺便啊看看我的小雪球！
- I don't know if meeting your crazy cat is going to help prevent Bob from becoming a workaholic, but at least it will get him out of the office for a while.
- 嘿！我的小雪球才不疯呢！她只不过是只小猫咪，爱玩而已嘛！
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- Well, did the vet officially diagnose your cat as being totally nutty?
- Nutty? 那是什麼意思啊？你该不是在说我的小雪球有什麼行為方面的问题吧？
- You could say that. Nutty means crazy.
- 所以 nutty 就是疯疯颠颠的意思啊．嘿～，我跟你说过了，小雪球不疯．她只是比较好动嘛。
- Did the vet agree with you?
- 当然囉！兽医还说啊，小雪球既不疯，也没有心理问题．她只是一隻小猫，所以特别需要别人注意她．兽医还说我应该经常陪小雪球玩。
- Oh, I see, she's so nutty because she has too much extra energy. If we play with her and tire her out, she'll be calmer.
- 没错，只要我们多陪陪她，消耗她的体力，她就不会精力旺盛地动来动去了．所以啊我打算用绳子来做一些小玩具，每天至少陪她玩 15 分鐘。
- Hey, that actually sounds fun. Can I help?
- 当然囉！但是啊你得先答应我，你不可以再叫她是个小疯子了，或者是 nutty 了．这样我才让你和她玩，可以吗？
- All right, I won't make fun of your nutty cat anymore.
- Larry！你怎麼又这麼说她啊！
- I'm just kidding. I think it's funny that you get so offended when I call Snowball nutty.
- 我当然要生气囉！小雪球是只很乖的小猫．我真的很喜欢她，所以你不可以这样嘲笑她了。
- Okay, I won't. Let's take her home and play with her now. I'm sure she doesn't want to stay here any longer.
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- 今天李华学到两个常用语，一个是： workaholic，指的是一个人「工作过度、不休息」，也就是我们常说的「工作狂」；另一个常用语是： nutty，是指「行為疯疯颠颠的、不太正常」。
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