Basic Listening Lesson 29

A: "Hi Jackie. You don't look too well. What's going on?"

B: "It's nothing. I'm just a little stressed¹ out."

A: "Why? What's stressing² you out?"

B: "School. Since I was working part time, I had a difficult time keeping up with class. Now that we have exams coming up, I'm totally³ freaking out."

A: "The best thing to do is study as much as you can. I'm sure you'll do alright."

B: "I hope so. I guess I won't be sleeping for the next 3 days. That's what it'll take."

A: "I have to study for an exam too. Why don't we study together. We can encourage each other."

B: "That will be great."

1 stressed   

adj.紧张的，有压力的

参考例句：

• Loud music makes me stressed out.大声的音乐让我很紧张。
• He stressed that we should always be honest.他强调我们应该永远诚实。

2 stressing   

v.重读( stress的现在分词 )；[机械学]使承受压力；给…加压力（或应力）；加载

参考例句：

• In stressing the American qualities inherent in American literature there is a danger of cultural chauvinism. 强调继承美国文学中的美国特色，有产生文化上的沙文主义的危险。 来自辞典例句
• The concrete can be made stronger by pre-stressing in our factory. 在我们厂里可以使混凝土通过预加应力得到增强。 来自口语例句

3 totally   

adv.完全地；整个地

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• You are totally wrong this time.你这次完全错了。