礼节美语 Business Etiquette 149 Jet Lag (1)

　　Mike出差刚回来，遇到同事Larry.
Larry: Hey, Mike! Good to have you back! You look exhausted¹!
Mike: Hi, Larry. Yeah, I'm totally beat. I can barely keep my eyes open!
L: Was it a rough trip?
M: Well, it was actually pretty productive, but all the flying really got to me.
L: Ah, jet lag...the scourge² of business travelers.
M: Yep. I flew from Beijing to Boston for a meeting, and then hopped³ back on a plane for a flight to the trade fair in Frankfurt. Then back to Beijing before catching⁴ a train back here to Shanghai.
Mike出差回来十分疲惫，因为要倒时差Jet lag. Larry说时差是the scourge of business travelers. Scourge is spelled s-c-o-u-r-g-e, 意思是灾祸。Mike抱怨说，All the flying really got to me. 飞来飞去真是把我折腾坏了。说一件事情get to me，意思是这件事情对我产生了影响。
L: Wow! That's a lot of traveling! No wonder you're exhausted!
M: The worst thing was adjusting to the time zones! It's so hard to get used to the difference!
L: Yeah, it's hard. You know jet lag only hits if you travel east-west or west-east. You could fly from Germany to Cape⁵ Town in South Africa and you wouldn't feel anything.
M: Right...because it's all in the same time zone. Unfortunately for me...all my travel was between different time zones. I've gotta say: I'm really suffering! Why is jet lag so nasty?
Mike出差去的地方老是跨时区time zones，所以the worst thing was adjusting to the time zones. 最讨厌的就是倒时差。从一个时区进入另一个时区，为什么会有时差，让身体感觉不舒服呢？
L: Travel between time zones basically resets⁷ your body's internal clock.
M: So when you travel between time zones your body is thrown off its cycle?
L: Exactly! Some experts say it takes a full day to recover from each time zone you cross.
M: Wow, that's a long time. I'm going to need a few weeks off!
L: (Chuckle) That would be best, but unfortunately our boss isn't quite that generous.
M: Is there anything I can do to make my jet lag less severe the next time I make an international trip?
Larry解释说，进入一个新时区，就要重新调整生物钟。Reset⁶ the body's internal clock。换句话说，your body is thrown off its cycle，身体原来的作息周期被打乱了。To throw off， 意思是让一件事情偏离预期的轨道。比如，His performance in the game was thrown off by the injury，伤势让他的比赛表现受到了影响。有什么办法让倒时差不那么痛苦吗？我们下次继续听。

1 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。

2 scourge   

n.灾难，祸害；v.蹂躏

参考例句：

• Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.天花曾是世界的大患。
• The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient.新老板来了以后，不称职的人就遭殃了。

3 hopped   

跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
• He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。

4 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

5 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

6 reset   

v.重新安排，复位；n.重新放置；重放之物

参考例句：

• As soon as you arrive at your destination,step out of the aircraft and reset your wristwatch.你一到达目的地，就走出飞机并重新设置手表时间。
• He is recovering from an operation to reset his arm.他做了一个手臂复位手术，正在恢复。

7 resets   

v.重新安放或安置( reset的第三人称单数 )；重拨（测量仪器指针）；为（考试、测试等）出一套新题；重新安置，将…恢复原位

参考例句：

• Regenerating the map resets the statistics in the Info screen. 重新生成地图时，信息窗口的统计数据会重置。 来自互联网
• This resets CSS values that browsers tend to set for you. 用于重置页面，对没有指定css属性的页面元素指定缺省值。 来自互联网