竭尽全力-英语听力

[00:00.76]Hello. I'm Neil.
你好。我是尼尔。 [00:04.37]I'm Helen. And Neil is speaking in that rather strange voice because he's in a strange position.
我是海伦。然后尼尔在用特别奇怪的声音说话是因为他在做一个奇怪的姿势。 [00:11.50]That's right. I'm bending over backwards, or trying to.
是的。我在向后弯曲身体，或者说努力想这么做。 [00:18.36]Bending over backwards. The problem is that you're not very flexible are you?
向后弯曲身体。问题是你没有这么灵活对吧？ [00:23.93]No. Even if I bend forwards I can hardly touch my knees, and certainly not my toes.
是的。即使我向前弯曲我也很难摸到我的膝盖，更绝对摸不到我的脚趾。 [00:32.45]Well, look at me!
好吧，看看我！ [00:34.10]Wow, Helen, I had no idea you could do that. You can bend over backwards all the way to the floor!
哇哦，海伦，我都不知道你能做到这个。你可以直接一直向后弯曲直到地板了！ [00:42.80]Yes. Anyway, maybe we should explain why we're bending over backwards.
是的。不管怎么说，也许我们需要解释一下我们为什么在向后弯曲身体。 [00:48.80]Oh, yes, of course. That's because today's phrase is
哦，是的，当然。因为今天的句子是 [00:52.12]To bend over backwards!
竭尽全力做某事！（双关） [00:55.41]Listen to these examples and see if you can guess what it means.
听以下的例子然后看看你能不能猜到是什么意思。 [01:00.55]I would bend over backwards for you, just let me know how I can help.
我会竭尽全力帮你，只要你让我知道你想让我怎么帮你。 [01:06.13]Julia bent over backwards to make sure everything was right for their visit.
茱莉亚为了他们的访问尽力保证让所有事情都能进行得顺利。 [01:13.53]Did you guess the meaning of 'to bend over backwards'?
你能猜到“竭力做某事”的意思吗？ [01:16.62]It means to go to great lengths or to put in a lot of effort for someone or something.
他的意思是为某人或某事尽最大努力。 [01:22.50]Like "I would bend over backwards to make you happy", Helen.
就像“我会竭尽全力让你开心”，海伦。 [01:26.30]Ahhhh. Thank you Neil. Let's hear some more examples.
啊啊。谢谢你尼尔。让我们听听更多例子。 [01:31.10]I bent over backwards to get Jim what he wanted, but he never thanked me.
我总是拼命给吉姆他想要的东西，但是他从来不感谢我。 [01:37.49]I'll help you a bit, but don't expect me to bend over backwards.
我乐意给你一点帮助，但别指望我会为之拼命。 [01:43.66]Oh, ooof.
哦，啊哦！ [01:45.51]Are you okay?
你还好吗？ [01:47.42]I need to sit down, I think I've hurt my back.
我需要坐下来，我觉得我伤到我的背了。 [01:50.82]Ah, Neil, you must be careful not to bend over backwards too often.
啊，尼尔，你必须要小心点了，不要经常向后弯曲身体。 [01:55.68]Yes.
是的。 [01:57.29]Or you should just bend over backwards figuratively, but not literally. That's all for now. Bye.
或者你可以按照象征性地竭尽全力，而不是字面意思上的弯曲身体。这就是我们要说的了。再见。 [02:04.74]Bye.
再见。