流行美语 第121课 - to be beat / to O.D. something

今天Larry和李华花了大半天时间在购物中心里，采购圣诞礼物。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to be beat和to O.D. on something.

LL: The mall was so crowded! I'm totally beat from fighting the crowds all day long.

LH: 就是啊！我从来没有看过这么多人一块儿逛街。哎，Larry，你刚才说I'm beat，是不是说我们挤在人群里的时候，有人打你啊？

LL: No, nobody hit me. The expression "I'm beat" means¹, "I'm exhausted²."

LH: 噢，原来I'm beat，不是打的意思，而是累坏了。其实，我也好累。你想想我们在这儿花了6个小时耶，怎么可能不累。

LL: It would only have taken two hours at most if we didn't have to spend so much time waiting in line to pay for things. I bet³ the sales people are really beat by the end of the day.

LH: 你说的没错，光是付钱，我们就花了很多时间排队。我看那些售货员一天下来肯定累坏了。

LL: Well, I'm glad I don't work in a store. I'm so beat that I think I'm going to go to bed very early tonight. What about you?

LH: 我也累死了，今晚可能也得早点睡。嘿！Larry, 如果我逛街逛累了，是不是能说shopping beat me?

LL: No, you can only say, "I'm beat from shopping."

LH: 噢，这么说，下星期我要准备期末考试，我应该说：Next week, I'll be beat from studying for my final exams.

LL: Please, don't mention exams. I'm beat just thinking about studying for them.

LH: 哎，Larry，你也别这么想嘛！准备的时候是很累，可是考试考的得好，不也是很高兴的事嘛！

LL: That's true. I hope my family members appreciate the effort I put into finding⁴ their Christmas presents.

LH: 你花了那么大功夫买来的礼物，你家人一定会喜欢的。唉！我们俩都累了，还是回家吧。明天见咯！

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LH: 嘿, Larry, 你好一点了吗？还是你仍然觉得累呢？

LL: I'm afraid I'm not feeling much better. I caught a cold and then I O.D.ed on cold medicine. Now, I feel really tired and spacey.

LH: 什么，你感冒啦？你还说你O.D.了一些感冒药。那是什么意思？严不严重啊？

LL: "To O.D. on something" is short for "to overdose on something."

LH: O.D.就是服药过量啊？那不是很危险吗？你是不是该去医院检查一下啊？

LL: No, don't worry. Usually, O.D.ing on medicine or drugs is very serious, but I probably took a little bit too much cold medicine, not enough to hurt me.

LH: Oh, 那就好！你刚才真把我吓一跳。其实我也不太舒服。我看了好几个小时的书，现在头好疼呢！

LL: Hey, please don't mention exams and studying. I don't even want to think about exams now that I have a cold!

LH: 好啦！我不再提念书和考试了嘛！Larry, 也许你应该少吃些感冒药，多多睡觉。这样或许会感觉好一些。

LL: I think O.D.ing on some more sleep is a good advice, it's probably the only way I'm going to get through exams with a cold.

LH: 那好，如果你想多睡觉多休息，我可要多叫点比萨来吃，我快饿坏了！

LL: I wouldn't mind having some pizza, too. Order enough for both of us.

LH: Larry, 如果你还能感觉肚子饿，那你肯定没有病的太严重啦！

今天李华学到两个常用语，第一个是to be beat，意思是因为做某件事而累坏了，就是to be beat from something。第二个常用语是to O.D. on something，意思是对某个东西服用过量。

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

2 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

3 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

4 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。