Eztalk美語【42】sale-itis 搶拍賣一族
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 fatigued. And tomorrow is a big day.
Billy: What's tomorrow?
Jennifer: More sales!
nervous system (n.)
神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)
method (n.)
方法
A: What's the best method for learning new vocabulary words?
學(xué)習(xí)新生字最好的方法是什么？
B: Doing lots and lots of reading.
大量閱讀。
illness (n.)
疾病
-itis
-itis是后綴字，意即「…迷，…狂」。sale-itis的意思為那種「每逢拍賣必去搶購的人」
fatigued (a.)
疲憊的
珍妮花：當(dāng)你聞的時候，它們對神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)會有影響喔。
比 利：我還以為你該把它們放在什么爐子里用蠟燭燒呢……
珍妮花：你也可以這樣做啊。兩種方法都有療效。
比 利：那你是生了啥病……購物狂，搶拍賣一族??？
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：有更多的大拍賣！
