每日一詞---zone out
今天要看的是zone out,zone本身有「區域」、「地帶」的意思,比如 time zone (時區)、battle zone (戰區);當動詞就是「區分開來」等等。所以,這個片語就是指「出神」、「專注/沉浸在某思緒裡而忽略身邊的動靜」。來看些句子吧!
When I'm dancing I zone out and feel like I'm the only one in the room. 我跳舞時很投入,總覺得教室只有我一個人。
I just flew in from Europe this morning, so don't get upset if I just zone out in the middle of the meeting. 我早上才從歐洲趕回來;如果開會不小心恍神,請別生氣啊。
碎碎:接下來又要獨自流浪兩週,順便去當地的舞蹈教室上課。
David Whipple, from Utah, had originally planned to keep the burger for two months in order to show friends how its preservatives would maintain its appearance.
美國猶他州的大衛‧惠普,原本打算把從麥當勞買來的漢堡放兩個月,讓朋友看看他們的防腐劑有多強。
美國猶他州的大衛‧惠普,原本打算把從麥當勞買來的漢堡放兩個月,讓朋友看看他們的防腐劑有多強。
But, after accidentally leaving the product in his pocket for two years, Mr Whipple decided to keep the burger for even longer to see how long it could continue looking normal.
但後來,大衛無意把漢堡放了兩年,於是決定再多擺些時間、看它是否會變。
但後來,大衛無意把漢堡放了兩年,於是決定再多擺些時間、看它是否會變。
"It wasn't on purpose," Mr Whipple told US television show The Doctors.
大衛告訴美國電視節目《醫生》,「我一開始沒打算放這麼久。」
大衛告訴美國電視節目《醫生》,「我一開始沒打算放這麼久。」
"I was showing some people how enzymes work and I thought a hamburger would be a good idea. And I used it for a month and then forgot about it.
「我想讓人知道酶如何延緩腐化,然後想到漢堡是個好實驗品。我一開始觀察了一個月,但之後就忘了這件事。」
「我想讓人知道酶如何延緩腐化,然後想到漢堡是個好實驗品。我一開始觀察了一個月,但之後就忘了這件事。」
"It ended up in a paper sack in the original sack with the receipt in my coat tossed in the back of my truck and it sat there for, I don't know, two or three months."
「那個漢堡用原本的紙袋包著,和發票一起塞在我的外套裡,丟在卡車後。不知道耶,大概放了兩、三個月吧。」
「那個漢堡用原本的紙袋包著,和發票一起塞在我的外套裡,丟在卡車後。不知道耶,大概放了兩、三個月吧。」
However, Mr Whipple's experiment was then forgotten after the coat was tossed in a closet.
但是,大衛的實驗並未因此而停止。
但是,大衛的實驗並未因此而停止。
"My wife didn't discover it until at least a year or two after that. And we pulled it out and said 'oh my gosh, I can't believe it looks the same way."
「我太太一兩年後才發現漢堡還留在那,然後我們把它拿出來...『噢我的天,真不敢相信,它還是一樣』。」
「我太太一兩年後才發現漢堡還留在那,然後我們把它拿出來...『噢我的天,真不敢相信,它還是一樣』。」
Doctors on the CBS show noted that aside from the pickle disintegrating, the burger showed no signs of mould, fungus or even a strange odour.
CBS電視節目請來的醫生表示,除了漢堡的酸黃瓜有在分解,其他部分都沒有長黴,連怪味都沒有。
CBS電視節目請來的醫生表示,除了漢堡的酸黃瓜有在分解,其他部分都沒有長黴,連怪味都沒有。
Mr Whipple admitted that at one point he had considered selling the burger via online auction site eBay.
大衛坦承有一陣子確實考慮在eBay拍賣這個漢堡。
大衛坦承有一陣子確實考慮在eBay拍賣這個漢堡。
But, despite bids reaching close to $2,000 (£1,300), he and his family decided to keep the product for educational use.
但是,儘管有人出價將近2000美元(約新台幣五萬九),大衛和家人都決定保留這個漢堡,當作活教材。
但是,儘管有人出價將近2000美元(約新台幣五萬九),大衛和家人都決定保留這個漢堡,當作活教材。
He now admits he uses the burger to convince his grandchildren not to eat junk food from restaurants such as McDonalds.
大衛說他常拿這個漢堡告訴孫子,吃麥當勞之類的速食是不健康的。
大衛說他常拿這個漢堡告訴孫子,吃麥當勞之類的速食是不健康的。
"It's great for the grandkids to see. To see what happens with fast food," he said.
大衛表示,「讓下一代看看速食如何變化,也是不錯的。」
大衛表示,「讓下一代看看速食如何變化,也是不錯的。」