【每日一讲】“状态不好”在英语口语里能怎么说？

常用口语： not good

地道口语： in a bad shape

口语来源：《独奏者》

剧情引导：

Steve在收容所等待流浪音乐家 Nathaniel的到来，收容所里有的是各式各样的闲杂人等，他们大都有些心理障碍......

- I just try to keep Leeann happy.

- He is a bright spot in my life. We value the same things. And we're comfortable together.

- Thank you, Leeann. That's so nice to hear you say that.

- I call him Piggy Boy and stuff like that, but I shouldn't, because he's in a bad shape. We thought his problem was cocaine. But it was pancreatic cancer.

【台词翻译】

-我只想让 Leeann开心。

- 他是我生命中的亮光。我们价值观一致，和谐相处。

-谢谢你， Leeann。听你这么说我真高兴。

- 我有时候叫他小猪头啥的，不过我不该这么叫，因为他状况不好。我们还以为是他吸食可卡因，其实是因为胰腺癌。

【口语讲解】 in a bad shape

bad shape是个习语，表示状态不好，或者身体不健康。