To bend over backwards
Neil: Hello. I'm Neil.
大家好，我是Neil。
Helen: I'm Helen. And Neil is speaking in that rather strange voice because he's in a strange position.
我是Helen。Neil说话的声音那么奇怪是因为他的姿势很奇怪。
Neil: That's right. I'm bending over backwards – or trying to.
对了，我正在向后弯着腰呢——或者说正尝试这这样做。
Helen: Bending over backwards. The problem is that you're not very flexible are you?
向后弯腰。 问题是，你可没有那么大的弹性呢，不是吗？
Neil: No. Even if I bend forwards I can hardly touch my knees, and certainly not my toes.
是的。即使向前弯，我也是摸不到膝盖的，更别说我的脚趾了。
Helen: Well, look at me!
呃，看我的。
Neil: Wow! Helen! I had no idea you could do that! You can bend over backwards all the way to the floor!
哇，Helen，我都不知道你能做到呢。 你尽然可以直接弯腰碰到地板！
Helen: Yes. Anyway, maybe we should explain why we're bending over backwards.
是的。言归正传，我们得解释一下为什么我们要在这里弯腰。
Neil: Oh, yes, of course. That's because today's phrase is: Helen & Neil: To bend over backwards!
哦，是的，我们当然要解释一下。这是因为我们今天要学的短语是： bend over backwards！
Helen: Listen to these examples and see if you can guess what it means.
来听一下这些例句看看大家能不能猜到它的意思：
•I would bend over backwards for you – just let me know how I can help.
我会竭尽全力帮助你的——你只需要告诉我该怎么做。
•Julia bent over backwards to make sure everything was right for their visit.
Julia竭尽全力使所有事情都顺顺利利的以便他们这次的拜访。
Neil: Did you guess the meaning of ‘to bend over backwards'? Helen: It means to go to great lengths or to put in a lot of effort for someone or something.
猜到这个短语——bend over backwards的意思了吗？ 它的意思是，为了某人或者某事而尽全力或者非常努力。
Neil: Like, "I would bend over backwards to make you happy", Helen.
就像，‘我会尽我所能使你开心’，Helen。
Helen: Ahhhh. Thank you Neil. Let's hear some more examples: •I bent over backwards to get Jim what he wanted, but he never thanked me.
啊，感谢你，Neil。让我们来听多几个例句： 我尽全力帮Jim得到他想要的东西，但是他从来没有感谢过我。
•I'll help you a bit, but don't expect me to bend over backwards. Neil: Oh, ooof!
我会帮你一下，但是别指望我会尽全力。 哦，噗！
Helen: Are you okay?
你没事吧？
Neil: I need to sit down, I think I've hurt my back!
我需要坐下，我应该伤到我的后背了。
Helen: Ah, Neil, you must be careful not to bend over backwards too often! Neil: Yes.
啊，Neil，你必须要注意不能经常这样向后弯腰。 是的。
Helen: Or you should just bend over backwards figuratively, but not literally! That's all for now. Bye! Neil: Bye!
或者，你可以经常使用bend over backwards的比喻意义而不是字面意义。 今天的所有内容就是这么多了，拜！ 拜！