纯正地道美语 第36期(外教讲解):I'm Sorry, I Love Y

Elementary - I’m Sorry, I Love You III (B0036)

A: Steven! Where have you been? I’ve been trying to get a hold of you for hours!
B: I... um... there was an emergency at work, so...
A: I was waiting for you in the restaurant for three hours! And you didn’t even have the decency¹ to call me! Do you have any idea how embarrassed²
I was?
B: Honey, I promise this won’t happen again, it’s just that I...
A: Yeah, right. I’ve heard it all before. I’m not going to take any more of your empty promises. This is the 5th time you’ve stood me up in two weeks!
You need to get your priorities³ straight. I’m tired of you putting your job first all the time!
B: Come on, Veronica, that’s not fair. I do care about you a lot, you know that. I tried to ...

A: You know what? Maybe we should just take a break. I need some time to think about where this relationship is heading⁴.
B: But...Veronica, would you just listen to me? There was a fire alarm at my office building today and I was stuck...
 

1 decency   

n.体面，得体，合宜，正派，庄重

参考例句：

• His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
• Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。

2 embarrassed   

adj.尴尬的，不好意思的

参考例句：

• He was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him.他听见别人这样夸他,感到很难为情。
• He is somewhat embarrassed.他稍微有点窘迫。

3 priorities   

n.先( priority的名词复数 )；优先；优先权；优先考虑的事

参考例句：

• The document provided a revealing insight into the government's priorities. 这份文件使人看出政府的轻重缓急是怎样安排的。
• We must work together to fund only our most important priorities. 我们必须共同努力，只为最重要的项目提供资金。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

4 heading   

n.上标题，标题，起始字，方向

参考例句：

• The heading was in large letters.标题是用大号字母印刷的。
• He realized that he was heading in the wrong direction.他意识到走错了方向。