hardly stand it!

  巴特：在我们公司内部竞争很激烈。如果我不努力工作，就要被淘汰。这些天我压力很大，简直无法承受了。

  tony: you should have a break.

  托尼：你应该休息，放松一下。

  bart: you are right. thanks!

  巴特：是的，谢谢！

  tony: i'm going to bath center to chill out. would you like toe along?

  托尼：我打算去洗浴中心放松一下，你要一起去吗？

  bart: why not? let's go. i'd like to have a steam bath.

  巴特：为什么不呢？我们走吧。我想洗个蒸气浴。

  tony: a steam bath sounds like a great idea. it is indeed very relaxing. i want to have a foot massage. maybe we should try a thai massage too.

  托尼：好主意。洗蒸汽浴确实能让人放松。我想做个足部按摩，或许我们还应该试一试泰式按摩。

  bart: what's special about the thai massage?

  巴特：泰式按摩有什么特别之处吗？

  tony: the special is that the masseuse walks on your back and massages you with her feet.

  托尼：它特别之处在于女按摩师踩在你的背上，用脚给你按摩。

  bart: sounds nothing special.

  巴特：听起来没什么特别的呀。

  notes

  1. fierc [fi?s] adj.强烈的，凶猛的

  2. abandon [?'b?nd?n] v. 放弃，抛弃；放纵；n. 放纵

  3. bath center 洗浴中心

  4. chill out 放松；缓和情绪，冷静下来

  5. massage ['m?sɑ:?] n. 按摩；v. 按摩，用……揉擦；美化（事实）

  小贴士

  洗浴的多种方式：

  air bath 空气浴

  medicated bath 药水浴

  cold bath 冷水浴

  milk bath 牛奶浴

  tepid bath 温水浴

  brine bath 盐水浴

  hot bath 热水浴

  open air bath 露天浴

  full bath 周身浴

  hip bath 坐浴

  oil bath 油浴

  solar / sun bath 日光浴

  mud bath 泥浴

  steam / vapor bath 蒸汽浴

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