地道英语：我彻底“崩溃”了

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　　Jessia羽毛球运动员在北京学中文，她的中路由器安装国朋友要是遇到了不知BBC报道道用美语怎么说的词，未尽全力争取胜利怡茹要问的：崩溃。
[url=http://club.360buy.com/consultation/194802-4222664.html]BBC报道[/url茹要问的：崩溃。

　　Jessica：Morning,怡茹！ Oh.You don't look so well, are you sick?

　　YR: 生病倒没有，就是精神快崩溃了。老板让我做调研，一共需要1000多个样品数据！我已经做了两个星期，头昏脑胀，可还是没做完！I am going crazy!

　　Jessica: Don't freak out yet. 怡茹，咱们一块想想办法！

　　YR: Wait a second.。。你说，freak out?

　　Jessica: Freak is spelled f-r-e-a-k, freak; freak out就是崩溃的意思。

　　YR: OMG! That's totally me! I'm freaking out! 你说想办法，我已经上网找，问朋友，去图书馆查，都没有现成的数据，完全要自己一点一点搜集！ 我觉得我已经走投无路了……

　　Jessica: Yeah... seems like you are at the end of your rope. This phrase basically means you are out of options. I'm so sorry怡茹！

　　YR: At the end of my rope? 真形象。绳子到头了，没有别的办法。I'm so at the end of my rope! Jessica，你说要是我无法按时完成任务，那可怎么办呀！老板都催我两次了，我现在感觉如履薄冰。

　　Jessica: Yeah, being on thin ice is definitely not the best feeling in the world。

　　YR: On thin ice就是中文里说的如履薄冰吧？太形象了。

　　Jessica: You know what? I'm not worried about you. I think you can definitely finish the assignment on time!

　　YR: 真的吗？好，那我加油，一定按时完成，做得漂漂亮亮的！

　　Jessica: That's the spirit!

　　YR: 我去了！Bye Jessica!

　　Jessica: Wait怡茹！Before you go, tell me what you've learned today!

　　YR: 第一，崩溃可以用to freak out;

　　第二，走投无路，无计可施是at the end of someone's rope;

　　第三，如履薄冰on thin ice。