英语常用语对话（学英语习惯用语）

Jenny: Hello, George. You look tired. Didn’t sleep well last night?

George: No, not at all. I had to work flat out to meet the project deadline. Now I’m really feeling a bit run-down.

Part One: Read the dialogue and do the following exercise.

•What was George doing last night?

A. Having a meeting.

B. Flying home.

C. working on a project.

Part B:Learn the following by heart:

1.work flat out 全力以赴地工作；拼死拼活地干活

We have to work flat out to get the job done.

我们必须尽全力把工作完成。

Garment workers can therefore work flat out without any hope of meeting their targets within their paid working hours.

制衣工人们即使拼命工作，也无望在正常工作时间内完成任务。

2.feel run-down 感觉疲惫

When 23-year-old Marilyn Brown started to feel run-down last December, it never occurred to her that she could have tuberculosis.

当23岁的玛丽莲•布朗去年12月开始感到疲惫的时候，她未曾想到她会得肺结核。