时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2014年ESL之日常生活


英语课

Feeling Restless and Jumpy 


Adam: Sit still and stop bouncing your leg like that! 


Ellen: Sorry, I didn’t realize I was doing it. I’m just a little jittery 1


Adam: Well, try to chill out. We’re supposed to be studying and your restlessness is distracting. 


Ellen: I can’t help it. I’m like this because I had a lot of coffee. That’s the only way I can do an all-nighter. 


Adam: But how can you study when you’re fidgeting all the time? Stop tapping your pen on the table! 


Ellen: Sorry. It’s either I’m worked up or I fall asleep, and tomorrow’s test is a make-or-break one for me. I’ve got to do well. 


Adam: I don’t see how you can get any studying done when you’re strung out on caffeine. You’re so jumpy and I think you’re starting to twitch 2. Why don’t you try to counteract 3 the caffeine by drinking lots of water? 


Ellen: Do you know how long it took me to get this keyed up? I’m not doing anything to reduce the effects. 


Adam: Fine. 


Ellen: Hey, where are you going? 


Adam: Anywhere but here! 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 jittery
adj. 神经过敏的, 战战兢兢的
  • However, nothing happened though he continued to feel jittery. 可是,自从拉上这辆车,并没有出什么错儿,虽然他心中嘀嘀咕咕的不安。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
  • The thirty-six Enterprise divebombers were being squandered in a jittery shot from the hip. 这三十六架“企业号”上的俯冲轰炸机正被孤注一掷。
2 twitch
v.急拉,抽动,痉挛,抽搐;n.扯,阵痛,痉挛
  • The smell made my dog's nose twitch.那股气味使我的狗的鼻子抽动着。
  • I felt a twitch at my sleeve.我觉得有人扯了一下我的袖子。
3 counteract
vt.对…起反作用,对抗,抵消
  • The doctor gave him some medicine to counteract the effect of the poison.医生给他些药解毒。
  • Our work calls for mutual support.We shouldn't counteract each other's efforts.工作要互相支持,不要互相拆台。
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