高频英语口语对话 第164期:不伦之恋

 　　unit 182

　　不伦之恋

　　dialogue

　　英语情景对话

　　A:I know I'm a blabbermouth, but what do you think she Should do, John?

　　A:我也知道自己是大嘴巴。但约翰，你觉得她应该怎么做呢？

　　B: Honey, we're in the museum now. We're not here to discuss your coworker's love life. We're here to enjoy the great paintings by Picasso!

　　B:亲爱的，我们现在在美术馆。我们并不是来这里讨论你同事的爱情生活的，我们是来这里欣赏毕加索名画的啊！

　　A:I know! But it's really important to her! Her whole life could be ruined by this man!

　　A:我知道！但这对她真的很重要。她的一生可能都会被这个男的给毁了。

　　B:You're making a federal¹ case out of it. One unhealthy love affair can't ruin anything. It could even make your life more interesting.

　　B:你太小题大做了。一次不伦之恋并不会毁掉任何事，相反，它甚至可能让你的人生更加有趣。

　　A:Are you serious, John?

　　A:你是认真的吗，约翰？

　　B:All I'm trying to say is that life...like... er ... this painting.

　　B:我想说的是人生就像……嗯……这幅画一样。

1 federal   

adj.联盟的；联邦的；(美国)联邦政府的

参考例句：

• Switzerland is a federal republic.瑞士是一个联邦共和国。
• The schools are screaming for federal aid.那些学校强烈要求联邦政府的援助。