流行美语 第 86 课

今天Larry 到Li Hua 的宿舍去串门，Li Hua 会学到两个常用语：hang in there 和to
be stressed out。

LL: Li Hua, you look exhausted¹. Is everything OK?
LH: 哎哟，Larry, 我得在星期五以前赶出两篇论文，星期五还有一门课要大考，
你说我能不累吗？I AM exhausted!
LL: Hang in there, Li Hua! After Friday it will be all over, and then you can relax.
LH: Hang in there? 那是什么意思呀？
LL: Hang in there. Hang in there just means "to keep enduring" or "to persist through a
difficult situation."
LH: 噢，hang in there 的意思就是，在困难的情况下再忍一忍，或者坚持下去。
HHang in there - Hmm...这个说法很有意思。不过hang 这个词本意不是"悬挂"吗？
LL: That's right, but "hang in there" can also mean "to stay the same" or "to not give
up".
LH: 噢，我明白了，hang in there 就是要"坚持下去，不要放弃"的意思。
LL: Exactly! Remember last semester when you had two tests and a term paper due the
same week, you hung in there and even managed to get good grades. When things get
tough, you just have to hang in there.
LH: 我当然记得上学期的那个礼拜。一个星期里，我有两门课要考试，还要交一
篇学期论文。我当时咬紧牙关坚持学习，结果还得了好分数。所以你说，这就是
hang in there 的意思吧？
LL: You're right! Let me give you another example. If someone is having an
emergency and calls the 9-1-1 emergency hotline, the operator might say, "Hang in
there, an ambulance will be there in a few minutes".
LH: 噢，你说要是遇到紧急情况打911 电话，接线员可能会说，Hang in there! 也
就是说："别着急，坚持一下，救护车马上就到"的意思。
LL: So, just hang in there, Li Hua. You'll finish the papers before Friday and get good
grades for the test too!
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LH: 嗨，Larry, 我刚考试考完。现在好了，我可以轻松一下了。
LL: Well, I'm glad to see you so happy now that your test is over and those papers are
done. You were really stressed out last week!
LH: 就是啊，我现在好高兴。可是，你说我上星期怎么了？Stressed out?
LL: I said you were "stressed out". Stressed out means that you were under so much
stress and pressure that you barely made it.
LH: 噢，stressed out 意思就是"压力太大，几乎承受不了"。Hmm, 这话一点没错，
我上个星期还真是有点顶不住了。Larry, 你倒是好像不太容易stressed out.
LL: That's because I know that to be stressed out usually makes things worse. I find
that I do better on a test when I'm not stressed out about it.
LH: Hmm, 我也有这种感觉，你越是感到压力大，越会坏事。在这种情况下，考
试都是考不好的。
LL: Last week, you appeared a little bit impatient, but I understand it's because you
were really stressed out about your papers. So I encouraged you to HANG IN THERE.
LH: 我上星期显得很烦躁呀！哟，我自己还没有察觉呢。Larry, 我要是对你显得
不耐烦，对不起哟！下次再遇到压力很大的情况，也就是我stressed out 的时候，
我一定会记住，要坚持下去，要hang in there.
LL: Oh, don't worry about it. The last thing I want is for you to stress out about making
me upset. By the way, did you call Michael last night?
LH: 对，我打了。他说他还不太习惯那儿的生活，我让他hang in there! Try not to
be stressed out. 他还让我向你问好呢！
LL: That's nice!

今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是hang in there, 表示"坚持下去，不放弃"。另
一个是to be stressed out, 意思是"压力太大"。

1 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。