跟艾米莉一起学口语 第438期:怎么会变得这么快

 Why this sudden¹ change?
怎么会变得这么快？

sudden 突然地；骤然的
He had been deeply² affected³ by the sudden death of his father.
父亲的猝死使他十分伤心。
It was all very sudden.
一切都太突然了。
I can't believe Mr white passed away last night.I came across him one week ago.And he looked great.Why this sudden change?
我不敢相信怀特先生昨晚去世了。一个星期前我偶然遇见他，他看起来精神很好，怎么突然这样？

A:Hi,Henry,what's new?
嗨，亨利，有什么新鲜事吗？
B:Where have you been?I've been trying to get in touch with you for two days.
你跑到哪里去了？我找了你两天了。
A:I went to Salt Lake City on business.What's up?
我到盐湖城出差了。什么事？
B:I got fired.
我被开除了。
A:How come?Last time I saw you,you told me it was a good job and you would like to take it as a career.That was only one month ago.Why this sudden change?
怎么会呢？上回我见到你的时候，你还说这份工作很好，你想以它作为事业呢。那才一个月前的事，怎么会突然改变了呢？
B:It's a long story.In a word,I didn't do a good job of it.I messed up a business deal.A deal that would have made ten million dollars and I messed it up.
说来话长。总的一句话。我没把工作做好。我搞砸了一笔生意。一笔1000万美元的生意，而我搞砸了。
A:What are you going to do now?
那你现在打算怎么办？
B:I'm trying to find a job as soon as possible.Nancy doesn't know yet.I didn't tell her.I spent the last three days at the coffee shop next to your offiice.She thought I was going to work as usual.
我正在尽快找工作。南希还不知道。我没告诉她。这三天我都耗在你们公司隔壁的咖啡馆。她以为我还是像往常一样去上班。
A:That's not the way to solve the problem.Did you look in the classified⁴ advertisements column⁵?
这不是解决问题的办法。你找过分类广告栏吗？
B:Yes,I did,but I'm not qualified⁶ for most of the jobs that I was interested in.
找过了，可是大部分我有兴趣的工作，我都不够资格。
A:Listen.I'll see what I can do,OK?You go home and tell Nancy about this problem you have now.She is your wife,and I'm sure she'll understand.
听着，我会看看我能帮你做些什么好吗？你回家把你现在的问题告诉南希。她是你的妻子，我相信她会理解的。
B:I just don't know how to bring it up...Well,all right.She has the right to know anyway.
我就是不知道该怎么跟她提这件事。好吧，她终究是有权利知道的。

1 sudden   

n.突然，忽然；adj.突然的，意外的，快速的

参考例句：

• All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
• The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。

2 deeply   

adv.深刻地，在深处，深沉地

参考例句：

• I do feel deeply the strength of the collective.我确实深深地感到了集体的力量。
• We're deeply honoured that you should agree to join us.您能同意加入我们，我们感到很荣幸。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 classified   

a.分类的

参考例句：

• The books in the library are classified according to subject. 图书馆的书按学科分类。
• This information has been classified top secret. 这一情报被归为绝密类别。

5 column   

n.列，柱形图；专栏；圆柱；纵队

参考例句：

• I often read his column in the local paper.我经常在当地的报纸上看到他的专栏文章。
• A column of soldiers marched down the highway.一个士兵纵队沿着公路行进。

6 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。