Basic Listening Lesson 28

 怎么垂头丧气的？我刚丢了我的工作，我怕再这样下去付不起账单了。尽管我妻子还是鼓励我，但我看得出来她也开始担心我们的财政危机了。没事的，我认识几个朋友，看是否可以帮助到你。

A: "You don't look too well. What's going on?"

B: "I just lost my job. I'm just worried about how I'm going to pay the bills."

A: "I'm sorry to hear that. Have you been looking for another job?"

B: "I just started, but the job market is very bad right now. I'm not optimistic¹ about it."

A: "That's tough. What does your wife think about this?"

B: "She's trying to be supportive, but I can tell she is very worried about our financial situation as well."

A: "I have some friends who might be able to help you find a job. I'll see what they can do."

B: "I really appreciate your help."

A: "No problem. In the meantime², don't try to worry so much. You'll get through this."

 

1 optimistic   

adj.乐观的，乐观主义的，乐天的

参考例句：

• She is not optimistic about the outcome.她对结果并不乐观。
• I have this image of you as always being cheerful and optimistic.你留给我的印象总是快活和乐观。

2 meantime   

n.其时，其间；adv.同时，当时

参考例句：

• I continued working,meantime,he went out shopping.我继续工作，这期间他出去买东西。
• In the meantime we pressed on with the airlift.与此同时，我们加紧进行空运。