英语口语1+1:Burning the candle at both ends

【1+1英文】

Angela: "Are you still working day and night?"
Andy: "Not anymore¹. Now I work nine hours a day, and I get a good sleep almost² every night. No more burning³ the candle at both ends."

【1+1中文】

安吉拉：你还是夜以继日的工作吗？
安 迪：不了。现在我么天工作9个小时，所以每天晚上都睡个好觉，不再过分耗费精力了！

【1+1解析】

Your energy⁴ is burning down, and you are growing more and more tired, when you are burning the candle at both ends.
中文意思：过分耗费精力。

1 anymore   

adv.不再， 再也不

参考例句：

• She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
• He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。

2 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

3 burning   

adj.燃烧的；发热的；急切的；（欲望等）炽烈的v.燃烧(burn的现在分词)；使用某物为燃料

参考例句：

• acrid smoke from burning tyres 燃烧轮胎产生的刺鼻气味
• A welcoming fire was burning in the fireplace. 壁炉里燃烧着暖融融的炉火。

4 energy   

n.活力，精力，能力，能，能量

参考例句：

• He is full of energy.他充满了活力。
• It took a lot of energy to move the furniture.搬这些家具费了很大劲。