A cabin is a small wooden structure. So, what could it mean to have “cabin fever?”

“A cabin”是一种小的木制结构的房子,那么,“cabin fever”是什么意思呢?

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让我们先看看对话吧:

A: Jonathan, I really need to get out of this house. Sounds like you get cabin fever. Maybe you should take a walk.

A: 乔纳森,我真的需要离开这房子。听起来你好像得了幽居病。也许你应该去散散步。

B: I’ve taken five walks today, and it’s not even 10 a.m. I need to see my friends in person, in a restaurant.

B: 我今天已经散了五次步了,现在还不到上午10点。我要去餐厅见我的朋友们。

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总结:

When you are stuck indoors, because of bad weathwer, an illness ,or some other reason, you may start to feel bored and even trapped,this feeling can be called cabin fever.

当你被困在室内时,由于天气不好、生病或其他原因,你可能会开始感到无聊,甚至陷入困境,这种感觉可以称为“cabin fever”。

时间过得真快,已经5月了,2020年几乎过去半年了!通过大家坚守不出门和无数医护人员的努力,疫情渐渐得到了很好的控制,终于,我们迎来了开学,5月份,学校陆续安排开学了,同学们终于不会“cabin fever”了,可以见到同学啦!

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举个例子:

cabin fever幽闭症,不安,烦躁,

1.

I have stayed in my hometown for nearly two months. I think I've got cabin fever.

我在老家呆了将近两个月了,我想我已经闷坏了。

2.

He studies so hard at home day and night that he seems to have cabin fever.

他在家没日没夜的刻苦学习,都快得幽闭症了。

3.

I have awaited your arrival with a cabin fever.

我等你到来已经等得不耐烦了。

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