英语博客：ESL Podcast 799 – Dealing With the Heat

 　　Jolene: I’m sweating like a pig. When is this heat wave going to end?

 

　　Eric: I’ve no idea, but I’m not moving a muscle until it does. Hand me that pitcher¹ of iced tea, would you?

 

　　Jolene: Get it yourself. I’m not moving until it drops below 80 degrees.

 

　　Eric: It’s not the temperature. It’s the humidity. It’s not even the dog days of summer yet and it’s scorching² outside.

 

　　Jolene: It’s scorching inside, too. Why can’t that fan move any faster? Remind me why we moved into an apartment with no air conditioner?

 

　　Eric: We couldn’t afford an apartment with an air conditioner. We were lucky to get this place.

 

　　Jolene: I don’t feel so lucky right now. My legs are stuck to this chair and I’ve sweated through my clothes.

 

　　Eric: We could buy a portable air conditioner.

 

　　Jolene: We can?

 

　　Eric: Yeah, but you’d have to get up.

 

　　Jolene: Ugh, let’s do it tomorrow.

 

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

2 scorching   

adj. 灼热的

参考例句：

• a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳
• a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评