英语听力精选进阶版 20114

Out of juice 没电了

The script¹ of this programme 本节目台词

Electricity is one type of 'juice' that keeps us going

Helen: 欢迎收听BBC英语教学制作的《地道英语》节目。大家好，我是 Helen。

Neil: Hello everyone. I'm Neil. It's great to be here today Helen.

Helen: You are very cheerful today.

Neil: I feel pretty good, I walked from the train station to the office and the walk seems to have energised me.

(phone rings)

Helen: That's my mobile². Hello, hello? Anyone there? Hello?

Neil: Oh dear Helen, it looks like you may be out of juice.

Helen: 你说什么？I am not drinking any juice. 我可没喝果汁。不过我的手机好像没电了。

Neil: That's what I mean. Your phone isn't working because it's out of juice.

Helen: 请你解释一下：这个果汁 juice 和我的手机有什么关系呢？

Neil: When you've used all the battery power of something like a mobile phone, so that it doesn't work anymore, we can say it's 'out of juice'. It's a slang³ expression.

Helen: 我听明白了，out of juice 的意思就是“没电了”，不过大家要注意这是个口语表达。请听例句。

Examples

My laptop's out of juice. This is so frustrating⁴. 

I am packing three spare phone batteries so I don't run out of juice on my climbing trip. 

Helen: Can we use it for anything else apart from batteries? 除了表示电池没电之外，这个短语还有其它用法吗？

Neil: Sure, sometimes if a person feels low on energy, they could say, 'I'm out of juice'. Also if your car is low on petrol, you could say, 'The car's running out of juice.'

Helen: 当一个人觉得自己能量很低的时候、没劲儿或者汽车没油的时候也能用 out of juice 来形容。Thanks for explaining this phrase. Now I'm feeling quite thirsty - a glass of juice would be most welcome.

Neil: Let's get some then. Meanwhile, charge your phone, so it's got plenty of juice.

Helen: Will do.

Neil: See you next time.

Both: Bye!

1 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

2 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

3 slang   

n.俚语，行话；vt.使用俚语，辱骂；vi.辱骂

参考例句：

• The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
• Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。

4 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》