墨尔本文波雅思PTE今天带大家来学习一个日常口语小词伙，希望大家可以用在各类口语考试中。
昨天晚上，我的好朋友兴高采烈地打电话找我聊天，跟我大谈自己的婚礼计划，怎么布置场地，怎么设计内容，穿什么衣服，对于单身狗来说简直就是折磨……开始时我还听得津津有味，后来，她突然问我对刚才提到的婚礼音乐有什么意见，我却懵了，因为我压根儿想不起来她刚才说了什么。
我这种状况可以用一个英文习惯用语来形容：zone out.
Zone out就是头脑一片空白，注意力不集中。
如果您有过长途旅行的经验，一定明白旅行是个体力活。如果行程安排得太满，不仅身体疲惫，头脑也会变迟钝。小编上周就经历了这么一趟身心俱疲的旅行。。。
When our car arrived at Great Ocean Road, it was noon time. So we went sightseeing, and then stopped to try some dumplings. I was so exhausted, I could not stay focused anymore. I was zoning out.
我们的车到大洋路时是中午。到了之后，我们就开始四处观光，又找地方吃了顿饺子。小编累shi了，已经无法集中精神思考任何事，脑子都木了。
有时候无法集中精力有很多原因，可能是因为脑力疲劳，或者没有兴趣，也可能是因为受了什么特大的刺激。我们来看下面这段话：
The accident happened so fast. As the victim of the crash was lying lifeless on the road, the old woman who was driving just sat motionless. I went over to ask her if she was OK. But she continued to stare into space like she wasn’t aware of anything. She was zoned out. I think the trauma must have been too great for her.
trauma：
- a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. “a personal trauma like the death of a child”
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emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may lead to long-term neurosis.“the event is relived with all the accompanying trauma”
这句话是说：事儿出得太快了。被车撞到的人躺在路上，一动不动，而开车的老太太则呆呆地坐在车里。我走过去问她有没有撞伤，可她只是盯着前方，好像不知道发生了什么。她的头脑一片空白，无法思考。我想，她一定是无法接受眼前发生的惨剧。
平白无故撞倒一个人，无论谁都得需要点时间才能回过神来。在巨大的打击和出乎意料的惊喜面前，我们的大脑往往要先Zone out — 空白一下。
但是墨尔本文波雅思PTE提醒各位考生，不管是哪种英文考试，大家都要提前准备好，避免考场上脑筋zone out。
