跟艾米莉一起学口语 第470期:我有一些坏消息

 I've got some bad news.

我有一些坏消息。

I've got some bad news(about...)
我有一些(关于...的)坏消息。
I've got some bad news about math examination¹.
我有关于数学测试方面的坏消息。
I've got some bad news about the book you lent me.It was confiscated² by the teacher
我有一个坏消息是关于你借给我的书的，被老师没收了。

A:I've got some bad news about the bike you lent me...
我有一个坏消息。是关于你借给我的自行车。
B:What's that?
怎么了？
A:I fell on the way to school,and your bike got scratched.I'm really sorry.
我在去学校的路上摔倒了，你的自行车划伤了。真的很抱歉。
B:Don't worry about it.It's not new.It already has a few scratches.Did you get hurt?
别担心，又不是新自行车。而且它上面本来就有 很多划痕了。你伤着了没有？
A:No,thank you.
没有，谢谢关心。
B:That's the most important thing.
这才是最重要的。
A:It's kind of you to say so.I feel a little stupid.
你能这么说真是太好了。我感觉自己有点蠢。
B:Forget about it.
忘了这事吧。
A:When you lent me the bike it looked brand-new,almost,anyway.
你借给我自行车的时候，它看上去是全新的，不管怎样，也差不多是全新的。
B:Maybe,but really I've fallen a couple of times and it's been hit once or twice as well.
也许吧，不过我真的摔过两三次，另外它也被撞过一两次呢。
A:I appreciate that.Thank you.
你这么说我真感谢。谢谢你了。

1 examination   

n.考试，考查，试题；检查，调查

参考例句：

• Teachers always judge their students on the final examination.老师常根据期末考试来评价他们的学生。
• He put up a good show in the final examination.他在期末考试中表现得不错。

2 confiscated   

没收，充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。