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你肯定體會(huì)過(guò)精疲力盡，累得一動(dòng)都不想動(dòng)的感覺(jué)。但有些人在累到熬不住的時(shí)候，還要繼續(xù)堅(jiān)持工作。在英語(yǔ)里，我們就可以用 “run on fumes” 來(lái)描述這類(lèi)人。聽(tīng)節(jié)目，學(xué)習(xí) “run on fumes” 的用法。

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Feifei
歡迎收聽(tīng) BBC英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的 “地道英語(yǔ)” 節(jié)目。大家好，我是馮菲菲。

Roy
… and me, Roy.

Feifei
在本期節(jié)目中，我們要教給大家的這個(gè)地道英語(yǔ)表達(dá)可以用來(lái)形容某人非常疲憊，用盡了所有的精力。這個(gè)表達(dá)也可以用來(lái)描述事物的電池或者燃料被耗盡的情況。Speaking of which, Roy - you look exhausted!

Roy
Thanks, Feifei! Do I look that bad? I do feel tired, though!

Feifei
Roy, you look like you’re running on fumes.

Roy
You mean my car has run out of petrol? I usually say my car is running on fumes when the fuel needle shows empty, but somehow the car keeps going!

Feifei
你說(shuō)得沒(méi)錯(cuò)，“running on fumes” 這個(gè)表達(dá)確實(shí)和汽車(chē)有關(guān)，但是我們也可以用它來(lái)形容人！你看起來(lái)好像一點(diǎn)力氣都沒(méi)有，所以我們可以說(shuō)：“You are running on fumes!”

Roy
I suppose I am. It must be all the hard work I’m doing to help people learn English.

Feifei
Hard work? I saw you sleeping at your desk the other day!

Roy
Exactly! I was so tired and running on fumes that I fell asleep!

Feifei
Hmm, anyway, let’s listen to these examples.

Examples
He’s been working so hard at work recently. He’s running on fumes. I’m worried about him.

Towards the end of the match, the footballer said she was running on fumes.

I was running on fumes yesterday. I couldn’t concentrate in the meeting.

Feifei
這里是 BBC英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的 “地道英語(yǔ)” 節(jié)目。在這期節(jié)目中，我們一起學(xué)習(xí) “running on fumes” 這個(gè)地道表達(dá)的意思和用法。如果一個(gè)人筋疲力盡，但仍繼續(xù)工作，這時(shí)我們就可以說(shuō)這個(gè)人 “running on fumes”。So, why else are you so tired?

Roy
Well, I have a baby and he cries a lot. I spend all night looking after him, so I have no energy.

Feifei
Ah, that makes sense. Why didn’t you call me to say you’d be in work later?

Roy
Well, my phone was running out of battery. It was running on fumes.

Feifei
Sounds like everything in your life is running on fumes! You; your car; your phone!

Roy
True, but I’m really impressed you compared me with a car earlier. If I were a car, I’d probably be a really expensive sports car.

Feifei
Roy, if you were a car, you probably wouldn’t even have all four wheels. Bye.

Roy
Bye.