越说越地道英语下202-203

202. How can you not be worried?

W: Is your son home?

M: No. How can you not be worried?

W: This kid has really made me worry a lot.

M: Is your son married?

W: No. How can you not be worried?

M: Are you worried that he's over 30 and still single?

203. Without your help, I'll feel helpless¹.

W: I should leave.

M: Without your help, I'll feel helpless.

W: But I can't be with you all the time.

M: Where are you going?

W: I'll go to the branch company abroad to work.

M: But without your help, I'll feel helpless.

1 helpless   

adj.无助的，无依无靠的；不能自力的

参考例句：

• The other team was helpless and we had a real field day.对方队很弱，我们轻易取胜。
• They felt helpless to do anything about it.他们对这事感到无能为力。