Eztalk美语【42】sale-itis 抢拍卖一族

Jennifer: When you smell them, they affect your nervous system.
Billy: I thought you were supposed to put them in some kind of burner with a candle...
Jennifer: You can do that, too. Both methods have a healing effect.
Billy: So what's your illness... shopping fever, sale-itis?
Jennifer: Ha-ha...I'm just fatigued¹. And tomorrow is a big day.
Billy: What's tomorrow?
Jennifer: More sales!

nervous system (n.) 　
神经系统

method (n.) 　
方法
A: What's the best method for learning new vocabulary words?
学习新生字最好的方法是什么？
B: Doing lots and lots of reading.
大量阅读。

illness (n.) 　
疾病

-itis 　
-itis是后缀字，意即「…迷，…狂」。sale-itis的意思为那种「每逢拍卖必去抢购的人」

fatigued (a.) 　
疲惫的

珍妮花：当你闻的时候，它们对神经系统会有影响喔。
比 利：我还以为你该把它们放在什么炉子里用蜡烛烧呢……
珍妮花：你也可以这样做啊。两种方法都有疗效。
比 利：那你是生了啥病……购物狂，抢拍卖一族啊？
珍妮花：哈哈……我只是很疲倦。而且明天可是大日子。
比 利：明天有什么？
珍妮花：有更多的大拍卖！

1 fatigued   

adj. 疲乏的

参考例句：

• The exercises fatigued her. 操练使她感到很疲乏。
• The President smiled, with fatigued tolerance for a minor person's naivety. 总统笑了笑，疲惫地表现出对一个下级人员的天真想法的宽容。