地道英语口语:Knackered 疲惫不堪

地道英语口语学习:Knackered 疲惫不堪

Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning 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 fixed, 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.