地道美語練習第4期:這真讓人頭疼
It gives me such a headache. 這真讓人頭疼.
W: The teacher said that my son didn't listen to the lesson.
M: Kids are always naughty, not a big deal.
W: It gives me such a headache.
M: It is really hard to guess who will win and who will lose in this evening's competition.
W: Did you buy the football lottery this time?
M: Yes. It gives me such a headache.
Tips:如果要形容比賽或競選等結果難以預料,難分勝負,可以用:'too close to call'.
Tonight's semifinals match is too close to call. 今晚半決賽中究竟鹿死誰手還難以知曉.
Opinion polls show the race between McCain and Obama is still too close to call, as Ohio's wrenching economic transformation will play a key role in the election.
民意調查顯示,麥凱恩和奧巴馬之間的支持率太過接近,難分勝負.此時,俄亥俄州痛苦的經濟轉型將成爲選舉的一個關鍵角色.
52. Why bother? 沒有必要,別費勁,爲何那麼麻煩?
W: What's wrong with you?
M: I'm on a diet and I haven't had lunch. Now, I'm a little dizzy.
W: Why bother?
M: I'm doing two jobs every day. I'm getting tired enough to die.
W: Why bother?
M: There is no other choice. There is too much pressure in my life. (OK朗讀者)
Dizzy: feeling as if everything is spinning around you and that you are not able to balance 頭暈目眩的;眩暈的
Climbing so high made me feel dizzy. 爬那麼高使我感到頭暈目眩.
I suffer from dizzy spells(= short periods when I am dizzy). 我患有陣發性頭暈.
出自:恆星英語學習網-口語頻道
