【句子】But I have been fasting just as long as he has, and I do not have the energy to deal with a big, needy basket case. 【Modern Family S3E3】【发音】/bʌt/ /aɪ//hæv//biːn//fɑːstɪŋ/ /fæstɪŋ//dʒʌst//æz//lɒŋ/ /lɑːŋ//æz//hiː//hæz//ənd//aɪ/ /duː//nɒt/ /nɑːt//həv//ðiː//ˈen.ə(r).dʒi//tʊ/ /dɪəl//wɪð//ə//bɪg//ˈniːdi//ˈbɑː.skɪt/ /ˈbæs.kɪt//keɪs/【发音技巧】but I连读+闪音；just as连读；long as连读；and I连读；not have不完全爆破；the 重读；with a连读；big needy不完全爆破；basket case失去爆破；【翻译】但是我跟他经受了一样久的果汁减肥法的摧残，所以我也没那个力气去对付一个大块头的、缺爱的可怜虫。【适用场合】如果用needy去形容一个人，什么含义呢？字面意思：缺少食物；衣物等等物质条件的人；a needy person does not have enough money, food, clothing, etc.eg: He always helps the needy.他经常帮助那些有需要的人们。但是在口语中更经常用来指：缺爱的；需要更多感情关怀的；需要安全感的；这个时候就相当于demandingwanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degreeeg: A baby can be very needy.小婴儿需要很多关怀和安全感。另外我们来学习一下什么叫做basket case非常口语的表达；它其实本意指的是“被截去四肢的士兵”，在口语中经常指的是：one that is in a completely hopeless or useless condition指的是一个处在无助、无望困境中的人；或者one who is incapable of functioning normally, as due to overwhelming stress or anxiety一个由于过大的压力、焦虑而无法正常生活的人；eg: He became a basket case after his divorce.离婚以后他就成了一枚废柴。eg: By the end of the course I was a complete basket case.这门课程接近尾声的时候，我已经完全学不懂了。这个词也可以用来形容运营/运转地很差的国家/公司；a country or company that is very unsuccessful financially:eg: Twenty years ago the country was an economic basket case.20年之前，这个国家的经济一塌糊涂。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】如果我跟你说了我做的事，你肯定会认为我是个废柴。
