英语悠选脱口秀 第115期:坏记忆消除橡皮

 讲解

Today's key word is Eraser

Eraser E-r-a-s-e-r

橡皮

An eraser is an object which is used for removing something that has been written using a pencil or a pen.

Here is an example:

You used to ask me for half of the eraser.

你从前总是很小心 问我借半块橡皮(同桌的你 歌词)

今天我们说的这块橡皮叫做bad memory eraser。

Do you have memories that you want to erase¹? Those sad, hurtful, painful memories, you wish you didn't remember, you wish they never happened. Everybody has their own special memories.这些记忆有些快乐，有些平淡，有些悲伤。大多数的记忆，都会成为我们生命中的过客，成为白发后的一抹微笑。

But some memories are just too strong to fade². They are there, in the corner of your heart. Like this boy,He was 10 years old.

刚刚上小学的他因为皮肤黑被同学欺负。His books were found in the bathroom. Trash was often put under his desk. He was hit by stones.

就这样被欺负被孤立 一天又一天，一年又一年。突然有一天，他再也撑不下去了。He quit school. 他患上了恐慌障碍和抑郁症。

He has to take drugs to control his emotions. After years of therapy³, He is now a young man who is pursuing⁴ his dream of becoming a photographer. When asked "do you want to erase some of you memories?" He said "Yes".

He wrote these memories on a piece of paper and use the bad memory eraser erasing⁵ all the words on the paper. He hopes in this way, all the bad memories can also go away. And he wants to tell people be brave.

你有没有想要擦除的记忆？Do you have the memories that you wish you could delete⁶? Do you want to have a bad memory eraser?

1 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。

2 fade   

vi.凋谢，褪色；（声音等）变弱；（光纤等）变暗；vt.使褪色n.淡入，淡出；adj.乏味的，平淡的

参考例句：

• Will the colour in this material fade?这种料子褪色吗？
• Flowers of true friendship never fade.友谊之花永不凋谢。

3 therapy   

n.治疗；疗法

参考例句：

• The doctor said she should be given a physical therapy.医生说她应该进行理疗。
• She will need to have the therapy repeated every few months.她将需要每隔几个月就进行一次治疗。

4 pursuing   

v.继续( pursue的现在分词 )；追求；进行；追捕

参考例句：

• He has accused the media of pursuing a vendetta against him. 他指责媒体长期跟他过不去。
• He was still doggedly pursuing his studies. 他仍然顽强地进行着自己的研究。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 erasing   

v.擦掉( erase的现在分词 )；抹去；清除

参考例句：

• He was like a sponge, erasing the past, soaking up the future. 他象一块海绵，挤出过去，吸进未来。 来自辞典例句
• Suddenly, fear overtook longing, erasing memories. 突然，恐惧淹没了渴望，泯灭了回忆。 来自辞典例句

6 delete   

vt.删除文字，擦去(字迹)

参考例句：

• If you delete 50 words,we can put the whole story on one page.如果你删掉50个字，我们可以把整篇报道安排在一个版面上。
• I selected a file and pressed the Delete key.我选定了一个文件，按下了删除键。