The english we speak(BBC教学)第102期:Bright eyed and bushy tailed 精神饱满
Will: Hi! I'm William. And here's... er well, something that looks a bit like Li, but kind of half-Li half-animal. Are you okay Li?
威尔：大家好！我是威廉。这是……看起来很像李，可是一半是李，一半是动物。李，你还好吗？Li: Yes, I am very well, thank you.
李：当然，我很好，谢谢你。Will: I don't mean to be rude, but... why have you got a large, bushy tail today?
威尔：我无意冒犯，但是……你今天为什么带了个毛茸茸的长尾巴？
Li: Well, it was an order from the boss.
李：这是老板的命令。Will: The boss told you to come in with a tail?
威尔：老板让你带着尾巴来？Li: Yes.
李：对啊。Will: Right. But what about the bright, sparkling glitter around your eyes?
威尔：好吧。那你眼睛周围又亮又闪又是怎么回事？Li: Oh, that too. Don't you think it makes my eyes look lovely and bright?
李：哦，这也是老板的命令。你不认为这让我的眼睛看起来又迷人又明亮吗？Will: Well, yes, they are kind of... dazzling.
威尔：好吧，它们有点……让人眼花缭乱。Li: I think he will be pleased. Yesterday he wasn't pleased with me. He said I looked bored and tired. It's true I didn't get much work done, I'd had a late night.
李：我想老板肯定会高兴的。昨天他对我感到不满意。他说我看起来无精打采又很疲惫。这是事实，我有太多工作没有完成，我很晚才睡觉。Will: Right. So what will the tail and sparkly eyes do-make you work harder?
威尔：好吧。那这尾巴和亮闪闪的眼睛能做什么，让你工作更努力吗？Li: Yes! Apparently!
李：对啊！显然是的！Will: Li, I'm not sure that the rest of the team will be able to concentrate with all of that fur and glitter in the office!
威尔：李，你带着这毛茸茸的尾巴还有亮闪闪的眼睛，我不确定办公室里的其他同事还能不能专心工作！Li: Well, it was the boss's idea-not mine.
李：可是这是老板的主意，又不是我的。Will: Li, what did he actually say when he asked you to do this?
威尔：李，老板让你这么做的时候，他到底说了什么？Li: He said: 'Li, toMorrow I expect you to come in bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.'
李：他说：‘李，我希望你明天能精神饱满的来工作’。Will: Right. I hate to say this, but it's just an expression.
威尔：好吧。我真讨厌这么说，但是这其实是个表达方式。Li: What? Just an expression? Why does this keep happening to me?
李：什么？这是一个表达方式？为什么这总发生在我身上？Will: Well, if you're bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, you're full of energy and enthusiasm. The boss didn't expect you to come in looking like some kind of squirrel on its way to the Oscars.
威尔：嗯，这个短语的意思是，充满能量和热情。老板并不是希望你打扮成松鼠一样去参加奥斯卡颁奖礼。Li: Oh.
李：哦。Will: He just wanted you to be a bit more motivated and energetic.
威尔：他只是希望你更积极，更有活力。Li: Oh no, I'm never going to be able to get this tail off-I put so much glue on it. Everyone will laugh at me!
李：哦不，我没办法把这个尾巴拿下来了，我粘了太多的胶水了。所有人都会嘲笑我的！Will: Maybe. Here are some examples:
威尔：可能吧。来看些例子：Wow, look at you, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed! It looks like you're ready for action!
哇，看看你，真是精神焕发啊！看起来你已经准备行动了！After the summer holidays, the children returned to school bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
暑假之后，孩子们精神饱满地回到学校上课。Li: Oh Will, what will people say when they look at my tail?
李：威尔，人们看到我的尾巴会怎么说？Will: They'll probably just start feeding you nuts.
威尔：他们可能会喂你吃坚果。Li: Oh! This is terrible!
李：哦！这太糟糕了！Will: Or maybe acorns.
威尔：或者喂你吃橡树果。Li: What shall I do?
李：我该怎么办？Will: Well I wouldn't eat the acorns, but there's nothing wrong with nuts.
威尔：我不会吃橡树果的，不过坚果倒是可以接受。Li: Will, help me! Pull this tail, please, pull!
李：威尔，帮帮我！请帮我把这个尾巴拉下来！Will: Okay. Come on! Come on, silly tail!
威尔：好的。来吧！来吧，这愚蠢的尾巴！Li: It's all the boss's fault!
李：这都是老板的错！重点讲解：
1. bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
精神饱满；精神抖擞；精神奕奕；
eg. Joanna always shows up at work bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
乔安娜工作时总是精神奕奕。
eg. The next morning, John came down to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. When asked about how he slept, he replied, "Never better. "
第二天早上，约翰下来吃早饭，看起来精神焕发。当问及他昨晚睡得怎样时，他答道：“从没这么好过。”
2. be full of
有大量…的；满是…的；充满……；
eg. The case was full of clothes...
箱子里塞满了衣服。
eg. Mom's face was full of pain.
妈妈的脸上写满了痛苦。
3. laugh at
嘲笑；讥笑；
eg. It is not decent to laugh at a crippled person.
笑话一个瘸子是不得体的行为。
eg. Don't laugh at him; he's very sensitive.
千万别笑他，他很敏感。
4. be ready for
准备好的；胜任的；
eg. She says she's not ready for marriage.
她说自己还没有准备好结婚。
eg. Both sides are ready for the contest.
双方均准备好比赛。
