英语听力精选进阶版 6622

John: Hello, you’re listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m John.

Helen: And I’m Helen.

John: Here on Real English, you can learn words and phrases which you might not find in your dictionary.

Helen: That’s right. 希望您在今天的地道英语节目中能学到一些平时在字典里找不到的英语表达。So, what’s our phrase of the day, John?

John: Today we’re going to learn about the expression: taking something too far.

Helen: This is a long expression. What does it mean? 这个表达的意思是什么呢？

John: It means to overdo¹ something, to do something in excess.

Helen: 做什么事情，做过头了，overdoing² something.

John: For example, you might be on a diet to lose weight, and you decide to eat only three pieces of fruit every day for a month. That’s taking it a bit far. Because that’s not dieting, that’s bad for your health.

Helen: Ok, 什么事情如果是做过头了，那么反而会造成负面的影响。

John: Have a listen to this example.

Example

A: You know Mary is obsessed³ with recycling?

B: Yeah, I know.

A: Well, she told me that she’s going to tell people off who are using plastic cups at work.

B: No way, that’s taking it too far. She can’t do that.

Helen: 为了环保，看来Mary 会得罪不少同事。

John: Mary may be taking it too far. Well, that’s our Real English phrase for the day, taking it too far.

Helen: 意思就是做什么事情做过头了， 所以反而造成了负面的影响。

John: That’s all from us. We hope you’ll join us for more Real English next time.

John: See you soon.

Helen: See you. Bye bye.

1 overdo   

vt.把...做得过头，演得过火

参考例句：

• Do not overdo your privilege of reproving me.不要过分使用责备我的特权。
• The taxi drivers' association is urging its members,who can work as many hours as they want,not to overdo it.出租车司机协会劝告那些工作时长不受限制的会员不要疲劳驾驶。

2 overdoing   

v.做得过分( overdo的现在分词 )；太夸张；把…煮得太久；（工作等）过度

参考例句：

• He's been overdoing things recently. 近来他做事过分努力。 来自辞典例句
• You think I've been overdoing it with the work thing? 你认为我对工作的关注太过分了吗？ 来自电影对白

3 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。