Welcome to One Sentence a Day.
欢迎收听本期的《每日一句》。
(be) a basket case 毫无希望的境地
If you experience a lot of stress or try to handle too many things at the same time, your life might become very difficult.
如果你经历了很多压力，或者试图同时处理太多事情，你的生活可能会变得非常困难。
The nervous strain or tension might wear you out and leave you with a sense of hopelessness. That's what a basket case means.
紧张的压力可能会让你筋疲力尽，让你感到绝望。这就是“a basket case”的含义。
❖Words{!-- PGC_COLUMN --}experience /ɪk'spɪrɪəns/ vt.经历
handle /'hændl/ vt.处理
strain /streɪn/ n.负担;vi.拉紧
tension /'tenʃ(ə)n/ n.紧张;vt.使紧张
hopelessness /'hoplɪsnɪs/n.绝望，无望
A: Gloria has a lot of things going on in her life right now.
格洛丽亚现在生活中有很多事情要做。
B: Yes, she does. Her parents are sick. Her car is not working. She's building a new house and she just got a new job.
是的。她的父母生病了。她的车坏了。她正在盖新房子，而且她刚找到一份新工作。
A: Wow! That's a lot of stress. One more thing and she's going to be a basket case!
哇！压力太大了。再来一件事，她就会绝望了!
And that's One Sentence A Day! Until next time1
以上就是本期的《每日一句》！下期见！
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