地道美語聽力播客588:MP3上癮

Petra: Hey, what's going on here? Why are all of you here in my apartment?

彼特拉：嘿，這是怎么回事?為什么你們都在我的公寓里呢?

Johann: Your family and close friends are here to perform an intervention. We feel that you have a problem that is negatively affecting your life and the lives of the people around you.

約翰：你的家人和關(guān)系近的朋友們到這來是想來管管你。我們覺得有事在消極的影響著你的生活，這樣也會(huì)影響到你周圍的人。

Petra: An intervention?! I don't need an intervention. What am I supposed to be addicted to?

彼特拉：管管我?我不需要你們管。我會(huì)受什么影響呢?

Johann: I think you know. Each of us can attest to your obsession and the consequences of that addiction. It is interfering with your work and your personal relationships.

約翰：我想你自己知道的。我們中的每一個(gè)都可以證實(shí)你有強(qiáng)迫癥以及沉迷其中對(duì)你的不良影響。它會(huì)妨礙到你的工作和人際關(guān)系。

Petra: No, it's not. I can't believe this. I feel cornered!

彼特拉：不，它不會(huì)的。我真不敢相信，我感覺你們把我逼入絕境了。

Johann: We just want to help you. We all agree that you need to see a therapist and maybe go into treatment.

約翰：我們只是想要幫助你，我們一直認(rèn)為你需要去看一下治療師，也許去接受一下治療。

Petra: You guys are all crazy. Is that an ultimatum?

彼特拉：你們都瘋了。這是最后通牒?jiǎn)?

Johann: Yes, I'm afraid it is. If you don't stop your obsessive behavior, we'll take that away.

約翰：恐怕是的。如果你不停止你的強(qiáng)迫癥行為，我們將會(huì)把它拿走。

Petra: What?! Take away my MP3 player? If you take away my MP3 player, how am I supposed to listen to ESL Podcast?

彼特拉：什么?拿走我的MP3播放器?如果你們拿走我的MP3，我要怎樣聽ESL廣播啊?

Johann: That's the idea. Listening to ESL Podcast 14 hours a day is not healthy.

約翰：就這么辦，一天聽14小時(shí)的ESL廣播不利于健康。

Petra: Okay, I know I've gone overboard, but I'll stop. I promise.

彼特拉：好的，我知道我聽得時(shí)間太長(zhǎng)了，但是我會(huì)停下來的，我保證。

Johann: You'll stop cold turkey?

約翰：你會(huì)一下子就不聽了嗎?

Petra: Well...I need to be weaned off, I think. How about if I cut back to 10 hours a day to start?

彼特拉：額，我感覺我需要慢慢脫離它，我開始縮減到每天聽10個(gè)小時(shí)怎么樣?