美语听力 English Cafe 281

　　Topics: Ask an American: Sleep-deprived teenagers; to buy versus¹ to purchase versus to acquire; to burn the candle at both ends; Let’s versus shall we? versus why don’t we?
Words:
out of it
period
to stay awake
sleep-deprived
cranky
depression
astonishing
health center
admission
fatigue²
tardiness³
alert
to buy
to purchase
to acquire
to burn the candle at both ends
let’s
Shall we?
Why don’t we?

1 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

2 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

3 tardiness   

n.缓慢；迟延；拖拉

参考例句：

• Her teacher gave her extra homework because of her tardiness. 由于她的迟到，老师给她布置了额外的家庭作业。 来自辞典例句
• Someone said that tardiness is the subtlest form of selflove and conceit. 有人说迟到是自私和自负的最微妙的表现形式。 来自辞典例句