大脑一片空白
Brain fade
Hi! Err, Neil.
嗨，呃，尼尔。
Yes?
怎么了？
What are you doing?
你这是在干什么呢？
Oh, I'm just standing here, I'm…
哦，我只是在这儿站会儿，我……
Actually, I can’t remember why I came in here.
实际上我想不起来自己为什么来这儿了。
You seem miles away!
你看起来心不在焉的！
We’re in the studio, and we’re about to record an episode of The English We Speak.
我们在录音棚，要录一期BBC《地道英语》。
Of course we are, sorry. I had a brain fade there.
我们当然在录音棚，不好意思，我刚才“brain fade”。
Anyway – let’s get on with the programme.
不管怎么说，我们开始录节目吧。
And the phrase we’re going to teach is… ‘brain fade’! Imagine that.
这集节目里要教给大家的就是“brain fade”！想象一下。
Haha, well – let’s explain it.
哈哈，好吧，我来解释一下。
'Brain fade' is a slang term meaning a short period when you can't think clearly or remember things.
“brain fade”是一个俚语，意思是短时间内你不能清晰地思考，或者记不住事情。
For example: when you walk into a room and forget why you went there.
比如，你走进房间的时候就忘记了自己为什么进来。
That’s a brain fade. Never happens to me!
那就是头脑一片空白，我没从来这样过！
And how about this: when you can’t remember where you put your keys?
那这种呢？你忘记了把自己的钥匙放在哪儿了。
Ah yes, I do know that one. Now you mention it, where are they?
是的，我有过这种感觉。现在你说起来了，钥匙在哪儿呢？
Haha. We often use it with 'have': to have a brain fade.
哈哈。在使用这个短语的时候，我们常说 “have a brain fade”。
Let’s hear a few more examples of this phrase in context.
一起来听几个包含“brain fade”的例句吧。
I saw an old colleague on the street last week. Completely forgot her name! A serious case of brain fade. Really embarrassing.
上周我在街上看到了一个老同事，但我彻底想不起来她的名字了！大脑一片空白的严重案例，太尴尬了。
I’m sure I did terribly in the exam. I had a major brain fade.
我确定这次测试我做得很差，大多时候我脑子里一片空白。
I hate doing job interviews. It’s not that the questions are difficult, I just get brain fade as soon as I walk into the room. Can’t even remember my own name!
我讨厌进行工作面试，并不是说问题太难，而是我一进到面试房间就会大脑空白，甚至都记不住自己的名字。
You're listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English.
这里是BBC《地道英语》节目。
The expression we're looking at in this programme is 'brain fade'. Neil. Neil?
这集节目中我们教给大家一个表达“brain fade”。尼尔，尼尔？
Good. Err. Give me a second.
好的，呃，等我一秒钟。
What now?
现在怎么了？
I took my glasses off while we were listening to those examples.
我们听例句的时候我把眼镜摘下来了。
And you know… I can’t see them anywhere.
你知道……我找不到眼镜了。
Neil.
尼尔？
Yes?
嗯？
They’re on your head.
眼镜在你头上。
That’s a relief. Another brain fade, I’m afraid.
那我就放心了，恐怕又是大脑一片空白。
I think I just need a good night’s sleep.
我想我只是需要好好睡一晚上。
You do that! That’s our phrase, brain fade.
你确实需要！我们今天的短语是“brain fade”。
Let’s hope we made it easy to remember!
希望我们记住东西不那么费劲。
Bye.
拜拜。