Jenny: No wonder your luck's been so bad recently.
Tim: What are you talking about?
Jenny: Your apartment's feng shui is all messed up.
Tim: You getting superstitious on me again?
Jenny: You have a beam right over your bed.
Tim: So what? It keeps the ceiling from falling on me.
Jenny: It also cuts your energy in half while you sleep. You should put some fabric over it.
Tim: Well, it would look prettier that way, I guess.
Jenny: and your plants are in the wrong corner of the room.
Tim: But they get the most light right there.
Jenny: If you moved them to the southeast corner, you'd start earning more money.
Tim: No. If I switched jobs, I'd make more money.
Jenny: Tim, feng shui is a five thousand years old science.
Tim: There's nothing scientific about it.
Jenny: Do you feel tired in the morning?
Tim: Yes. It's because Beth's whining wears me out too much.
Jenny: No. It's because your bed points towards the door.
Tim: Whatever. Just help me put these posters up, would you?
Jenny: I thought you wanted my advice. Whatever. You'll see the light, eventually.
Tim: Not if you make me move my bed. OK, let's get to work.
讲解：
1. 在这段对话中，讲到了很多关于风水的问题。好，现在我们来看对话，Jenny来到了Tim的公寓，仔细观察之后说，怪不得Tim最近的运气那么糟糕，原来是Tim房间的风水出了问题。这里用汉语拼音feng shui，来表示“风水”。
2. Tim说Jenny又要跟他来封建迷信那一套，他可不相信。superstitious表示“迷信的，沉溺于迷信的”，用法是superstitious on sth or about sth，比如说，I always put my left shoe on first; I'm superstitious about it. 我穿鞋总是先左后右，我是很迷信这件事的。
3. Jenny指出Tim的床的正上方有一道横梁，就是beam。 Tim说那又怎么样呢？这样天花板就不会落在他身上了。keep sb/sth from doing sth，表示“防止某人某物做某事”。
4. Jenny解释说，这道横梁会在睡觉的时候将你的能量减半，应该挂一些布给它遮住。这里的fabric就是指“纺织品”。Tim同意了Jenny的提议。不过不是因为他同意Jenny关于风水的说法，而是他觉得这样布置会让房间漂亮一些。Jenny又说Tim房间的盆栽也放错了位置，但是Tim觉得盆栽放在那里可以吸收到最多的太阳光线，对植物的生长有利。
5. Jenny告诉Tim，如果他把盆栽移到东南边的角落，你就会开始赚更多的钱。Tim才不相信，如果他换了工作，会赚更多的钱倒是真的，而不是换盆栽的位置。Jenny看Tim不相信feng shui，说，feng shui is a five thousand years old science.风水学可是一门有五千年历史的科学。
6. 可是Tim觉得这里面根本没有科学性可言。Jenny为了证明feng shui是有科学性的，问他是不是早上起来经常感觉到累。Tim说的确是这样，不
7. wear sb out，表示“让某人感到疲倦”。Just listen to her silly chatter wears me out. 我听着她无聊的谈话就让我昏昏欲睡。而wear sth out，表示“用完，耗尽某物”，比如说，I wore out three pair of boots on the walking tour. 我徒步旅行就穿坏了三双靴子。
8. Jenny说Tim之所以早上起来会觉得累是因为他的床正对着门。Tim才不管这些，只想让Jenny帮他把这些海报挂上就好了。Jenny还以为Tim想听她的建议呢，无所谓了，她认为Tim最后会明白的。
9. 汉语里面有一种说法是“看见一道曙光”，英语里也有这么一句see the light，只不过这句“看见光”是指“明白”的意思。也就是说，当你看见那道光，你就什么都明白了。比如说，---I don't believe in God. ---Some day you'll see the light. ---我不相信上帝。---总有一天你会明白的。
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