地道美語聽力播客588:MP3上癮

Petra: Hey, what's going on here? Why are all of you here in my apartment?

彼特拉：嘿，這是怎么回事?為什么你們都在我的公寓里呢?

Johann: Your family and close friends are here to perform an intervention. We feel that you have a problem that is negatively affecting your life and the lives of the people around you.

約翰：你的家人和關系近的朋友們到這來是想來管管你。我們覺得有事在消極的影響著你的生活，這樣也會影響到你周圍的人。

Petra: An intervention?! I don't need an intervention. What am I supposed to be addicted to?

彼特拉：管管我?我不需要你們管。我會受什么影響呢?

Johann: I think you know. Each of us can attest to your obsession and the consequences of that addiction. It is interfering with your work and your personal relationships.

約翰：我想你自己知道的。我們中的每一個都可以證實你有強迫癥以及沉迷其中對你的不良影響。它會妨礙到你的工作和人際關系。

Petra: No, it's not. I can't believe this. I feel cornered!

彼特拉：不，它不會的。我真不敢相信，我感覺你們把我逼入絕境了。

Johann: We just want to help you. We all agree that you need to see a therapist and maybe go into treatment.

約翰：我們只是想要幫助你，我們一直認為你需要去看一下治療師，也許去接受一下治療。

Petra: You guys are all crazy. Is that an ultimatum?

彼特拉：你們都瘋了。這是最后通牒嗎?

Johann: Yes, I'm afraid it is. If you don't stop your obsessive behavior, we'll take that away.

約翰：恐怕是的。如果你不停止你的強迫癥行為，我們將會把它拿走。

Petra: What?! Take away my MP3 player? If you take away my MP3 player, how am I supposed to listen to ESL Podcast?

彼特拉：什么?拿走我的MP3播放器?如果你們拿走我的MP3，我要怎樣聽ESL廣播啊?

Johann: That's the idea. Listening to ESL Podcast 14 hours a day is not healthy.

約翰：就這么辦，一天聽14小時的ESL廣播不利于健康。

Petra: Okay, I know I've gone overboard, but I'll stop. I promise.

彼特拉：好的，我知道我聽得時間太長了，但是我會停下來的，我保證。

Johann: You'll stop cold turkey?

約翰：你會一下子就不聽了嗎?

Petra: Well...I need to be weaned off, I think. How about if I cut back to 10 hours a day to start?

彼特拉：額，我感覺我需要慢慢脫離它，我開始縮減到每天聽10個小時怎么樣?