突破口语之情景对话(27):Being misunderstood被误解

突破口语之情景对话(27):Being misunderstood被误解

Kitty:  Hi, why do you look so depressed¹ today, Mike?
Mike:  I had a terrible quarrel with my neighbor yesterday.
Kitty:  How come?
Mike:  It is a long story. Basically, she thought I had laughed at her while I didn't.
Kitty:  I know everyone suffers when he is misunderstood. But why not take it easy?
Mike:  Yeah. It's so nice of you to comfort me.

译文：
凯蒂:  你好，迈克，你今天看上去怎么这么不高兴啊？
迈克:  我昨天和邻居大吵了一架。
凯蒂:  怎么搞的啊？
迈克:  说来话长了。简单的说呢，她误认为我嘲笑过她，其实我没有。
凯蒂:  被误解的时候每个人都很难受，但干嘛不放开一点呢？
迈克:  是啊。你这样安慰我真是太好了。

 

注解 :
1) depressed (adj): sad 消沉的，沮丧的
例:  She was depressed at the news.
听到这消息后她万分沮丧。
2) quarrel   (n): 争吵
3) suffer   (v): 难受
例:  He suffered from poverty all his life.
他一生受贫穷之苦。
4) misunderstand   (v): =mistake 误解
例:  You misunderstood what I said.
你误解了我说的话。
5) comfort  (v): =console 安慰
例:  They tried to comfort her, but what could they say?
他们想要安慰她，但能说什么呢?

 

1 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。