對話
Wesley：Come on, keep going. You're falling behind.
衛斯里：快點，繼續跑。妳已經落後了。
Caroline：It is way too hot to run a marathon today.
卡洛琳：今天這種天氣跑馬拉松實在是太熱啦。
Wesley：You think so?
衛斯里：是嗎？
Caroline：Of course! People are dropping like flies on such hot days.
卡洛琳：廢話！這種大熱天，大家都紛紛不支倒地。
Wesley：Oh. I really don't mind it.
衛斯里：噢。我真的不介意。
Caroline：What is your problem? Don't you feel hot?
卡洛琳：你有病啊？你不覺得熱嗎？
Wesley：Nah.
衛斯里：不會啊。
Caroline：How exactly do you manage that?
卡洛琳：你到底是怎麼辦到的？
Wesley：Basically, it's mind over matter. Just tell yourself it's not hot.
衛斯里：基本上呢，就是用精神戰勝物質。只要告訴自己天氣不熱就好了。
Caroline：”It's not hot. It's not hot.” ... Nope, it's still hot.
卡洛琳：「一點都不熱。一點都不熱。」……不，還是很熱啊。
Wesley：Actually, it is pretty hot.
衛斯里：老實說，還真的是蠻熱的。

延伸學習

俚語精解
．drop like flies
drop是動詞，表「掉落」、「倒下」，flies是fly（蒼蠅）的複數形，drop like flies 字意是「如同蒼蠅般掉落」，比喻一群人或動物「大量死亡」，或因生病而「紛紛不支倒下」。
例：Many of my co-workers are dropping like flies from the flu.（我的許多同事得了流感，一個個倒下。）

關鍵字詞
．fall behind 落後
例：I have to work overtime tonight because I'm falling behind with my work. （今晚我得加班，因為我的工作進度落後了。）
．nah n. 不/沒有（口語用法）
．manage vi. 設法做到
例：How did you manage to persuade Daniel to invest in your business?（你是怎麼說服丹尼爾投資你的事業的？）
．basically adv. 基本上
例：Basically, without sufficient funds, we won't be able to carry out the project.（基本上，沒有充足的資金，我們就沒有辦法執行這項計劃。）
＊sufficient a. 足夠的，充分的
．mind n. 意志、心靈、精神
．matter n. 物質

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