BEC商务英语辅导 晴天霹雳

　　Out of the blue
　　Angela: "Why did she do that?"
　　Andy: "I have no idea. It was completely out of the blue."
　　安吉拉：她为什么会那样做呢？
　　安 迪：我也不知道。突然之间就这样了。
　　It is as if suddenly it started raining on a day when the sky was clear and blue.
　　中文意思：突然，晴天霹雳。
　　Burning the candle at both ends
　　Angela: "Are you still working day and night?"
　　Andy: "Not anymore. Now I work nine hours a day, and I get a good sleep almost every night. No more burning the candle at both ends."
　　安吉拉：你还是夜以继日的工作吗？
　　安 迪：不了。现在我么天工作9个小时，所以每天晚上都睡个好觉，不再过分耗费精力了！
　　Your energy is burning down, and you are growing more and more tired, when you are burning the candle at both ends.
　　中文意思：过分耗费精力。