美語會話 42 sale-itis 搶拍賣一族

Jennifer: When you smell them, they affect your nervous system.

Billy: I thought you were supposed to put them in some kind of burner with a candle...

Jennifer: You can do that, too. Both methods have a healing effect.

Billy: So what's your illness... shopping fever, sale-itis?

Jennifer: Ha-ha...I'm just fatigued. And tomorrow is a big day.

Billy: What's tomorrow?

Jennifer: More sales!

nervous system (n.)

神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)

method (n.)

方法

A: What's the best method for learning new vocabulary words?

學(xué)習(xí)新生字最好的方法是什么?

B: Doing lots and lots of reading.

大量閱讀。

illness (n.)

疾病

-itis

-itis是后綴字，意即「…迷，…狂」。sale-itis的意思為那種「每逢拍賣必去搶購的人」

fatigued (a.)

疲憊的

珍妮花：當(dāng)你聞的時候，它們對神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)會有影響喔。

比 利：我還以為你該把它們放在什么爐子里用蠟燭燒呢……

珍妮花：你也可以這樣做啊。兩種方法都有療效。

比 利：那你是生了啥病……購物狂，搶拍賣一族啊?

珍妮花：哈哈……我只是很疲倦。而且明天可是大日子。

比 利：明天有什么?

珍妮花：有更多的大拍賣!