英语博客-北美风情 165、You’re my rock

　　When you’re going through a difficult time in life, it’s nice to have a person who you know will support you and listen to you when you need to talk about your problems. This episode is all about wonderful people like that! We’re looking at expressions that talk about people who you know will help you out if you’re not feeling good. Learn expressions like to be someone’s rock, to be someone’s shoulder to cry on, and to lean on someone.

　　Maura:  The first expression that we’re going to look at in this episode is to say that someone is your rock.
Harp:  Yes, someone is your rock.
Maura:  Right. So you can say he’s my rock, or she’s your rock, or any combination, but the important thing to note is that a person is being called a
rock.
Harp:  So, if someone is described as your rock, this means that the person is supportive and helps when times are difficult.
Maura:  Right. So, when everything in your life is out of control, or chaotic¹, and things aren’t going well, the person who is your rock is there for you, helping² you out, and they’re very solid and strong and not affected³ by all the craziness.
Harp:  Exactly. They’ll support you, maybe, if you need a little bit of money, or they’ll listen to all your problems, or they’ll just sit with you if you’re crying.

1 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。