(单词翻译:单击)
Welcome to English in a Minute.
欢迎收听《一分钟英语》。
If you have heard American English, maybe you heard this phrase:
如果你听过美式英语，你可能听过这个谚语：
BURNED OUT
精疲力竭
Does this mean something was on fire, and is now out?
它的意思是某个东西本来在着火，现在熄灭了吗？
Or maybe it means totally tired? See if you can tell. Listen:
还是说特别累？看你能否区分出来。请听：
Sara got so burned out spending so much time volunteering at the hospital.
莎拉在医院做志愿工作那么久，已经精疲力竭了。
She is really going to need a vacation. Totally.
她真的需要好好休息一下。是的。
"Burned out" means you are very tired.
"Burned out"是指你非常累。
It means you have lost interest in something.
意思是你对某事失去了兴趣。
That is because you have done too much of the same thing.
因为你做同一件事做了太多。
It is like a light bulb that has stopped shining, because all of its energy is used up inside.
就像灯泡不再亮了，因为它所有的能量都已耗尽。
Now it's your turn to think of ways to use "burned out!"
现在你该想出使用"burned out"的方法了。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。
