地道英语在线听-Knackered 疲惫不堪

Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning¹ English, I’m Helen

Zoë: Hello, 我是刘佳。欢迎收听我们今天的地道英语。

Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Zoë: 英语和中文一样，有很多的俗语。所以要想更好的掌握这门语言，就要对英语里的日常用语和习惯表达了如指掌。

Helen: That’s right, Zoë. And today’s word is very informal and very typically British too.

Zoë: So what’s the word, Helen?

Helen: Today’s word is knackered. K.N.A.C.K.E.R.E.D. Knackered.

Zoë: Knackered. 是什么意思呢?

Helen: It’s a very informal way to say you are very tired.

Zoë: 我明白了，knackered就是 太累了，太疲惫了的意思。不过这是个非常随便的说法。

Helen: That’s right.

 

Insert

A: You look really tired.

B: I am. I’m knackered. I could go to sleep right now.

Helen: Knackered is a useful word because it also has another meaning.

Zoë: 哦？还有第二个意思，是什么呢？HELEN?

Helen: Well, you can also use the word knackered to describe something as broken.

Zoë: OK, Knackered 还可以表示坏了的意思.

Helen: Yes, that’s right. If a machine is broken and can’t be fixed², we can say it is knackered.

Insert

A: Is this computer broken?

B: Yeah, it’s knackered. We should just throw it away and get a new one.

Zoë: 好了，现在让我们来复习一下今天学的吧?

Helen: Good idea. Today’s word was knackered, which can mean tired for a person or broken for a machine.

Zoë: Knackered有两个意思，一个是表示特别累，疲惫的意思；另一个意思说的是坏了。

Helen: Well, Zoë. It looks like we’re out of time.

Zoë: 我们下次节目再见.

Helen: Goodbye.

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。