2023-08-15 Scatterbrain 迷糊、健忘的人

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你的身边有没有那么一个 “爱忘事的、糊里糊涂的人”？在日常交流中，名词 “scatterbrain” 就指 “迷糊、健忘的人”。“Scatterbrain” 的形容词是什么？怎么用？听节目，学习在口语会话中正确地使用这个词。

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Jiaying
大家好，欢迎收听 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目，我是佳莹。 

Rob
And I’m Rob. Do you know someone who is disorganised or forgetful? We have a word to describe them – it’s ‘scatterbrain’. 

Jiaying
Scatterbrain. 这个词指 “脑子里总是迷迷糊糊、爱忘事的或心思不集中的人”：The information in this person’s brain is scattered and disorganised. 

Rob
‘Scatterbrain’ is sometimes used jokingly with people you know. So, if you have a friend who always loses things or forgets things, you can call them a ‘scatterbrain’. That’s the noun. The adjective is ‘scatterbrained’. 

Jiaying
“Scatterbrain” 的形容词是 “scatterbrained（健忘的，糊涂的）”。举一个例子，我的室友就总是忘事。My roommate is scatterbrained. 她昨天就因为忘带钥匙，把自己锁在了门外。 

Rob
Oh, I do that all the time. Luckily, my neighbour has a spare key. 

Jiaying
原来你也爱忘事。You are a scatterbrain too! Let’s hear about some more scatterbrains in these examples. 

Examples
She forgot my birthday again. She’s such a scatterbrain! 

Oh, I’m such a scatterbrain – I know I put the tickets somewhere safe and now I can’t remember where they are!

He’s so scatterbrained – he can’t remember where he left his wallet.

Jiaying
你正在收听的是 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。上面我们介绍了名词 “scatterbrain” 的意思和用法，它指 “迷糊、健忘的或思想不集中的人”，是一个非正式用语，所以要注意使用的对象和场合。 

Rob
Similar words include ‘birdbrain’, ’empty-headed’ or ‘ditzy’. But I like ‘scatterbrain’ because of its almost literal meaning. And let’s be honest, a scatterbrain only forgets small things that can be annoying – they get sorted in the end. 

Jiaying
Like forgetting your front door key! I hope you didn’t forget it today – I’m coming round for tea later. 

Rob
Err… Oops! I think I have. 

Jiaying
Scatterbrain! See you next time. 

Rob
Bye!