英语口语1+1:Burning the candle at both ends
【1+1英文】
Angela: "Are you still working day and night?"
Andy: "Not anymore. Now I work nine hours a day, and I get a good sleep almost every night. No more burning the candle at both ends."
【1+1中文】
安吉拉：你还是夜以继日的工作吗？
安 迪：不了。现在我么天工作9个小时，所以每天晚上都睡个好觉，不再过分耗费精力了！
【1+1解析】
Your energy is burning down, and you are growing more and more tired, when you are burning the candle at both ends.
中文意思：过分耗费精力。