英语口语每天说043

　　43. sympathy¹

　　1. I do feel sorry for him.

　　2. I do hope it's nothing serious.

　　3.I feel pity for the old man.

　　4.I am sorry to hear the news.

　　5.that's a shame!

　　6.bless you!

　　7.I do sympathize², I assure³ you.

　　8.Is there anyway i can help?

　　9. Did it really?

　　10. it's nothing I think.

　　Dialog⁴ 1

　　I just had a terrible week.

　　what a shame!

　　I fell down and hurt my arm.

　　That's too bad.

　　then my son drove⁵ into a tree

　　the dog bit the delivery⁶ boy.

　　What a pity!

　　and a storm blew our roof away.

　　Ho, no!

　　Dialog 2

　　John got a heart attack last night.

　　Oh really? Is he all right?

　　Not so good, though his nephew took him to hospital in time.

　　Poor old John! I am ever so sorry.

　　Dialog 3

　　what's the matter with you? You look so upset and tired.

　　My father failed in business.

　　Oh, that's really tough.

　　Maybe it is the most difficult period of my family have experienced⁷.

　　I can understand. By the way, is there anyway I can help?

　　No, not now. I have found a part-time job. So perhaps I can help my family to come over the difficulties⁸.

　　Oh, that's so great, bless you! if you need me, I'll always be there.

　　Thank you.

　　Dialog 4

　　They must have got in through the kitchen window.

　　if only we'd remember to close it.

　　I am afraid your diamond bracelet⁹ has gone, darling!

　　I wish I'd put it in the bank.

　　look! they've taken your fur coat too.

　　I know, I am sorry I ever bought it.

　　I noticed they've taken our radio and left the television.

　　It's a pity they didn't take the tele. We need a new one. Anyway we can claim for all this from the insurance company.

　　I wish we could, but we can't, you see, we are not insured¹⁰.

　　Dialog 5

　　I've just got the examnation results. I am afraid you haven't passed.

　　Oh, no! I can't have failed. surely¹¹?

　　I am afraid so. I am terribly sorry!

　　Whatever am i going to tell me parents.

　　Don't worry about that, I am sure they will understand. After all, it was a very difficult exam.

　　what am I to do?

　　You can always take it again.

　　Dialog 6

　　You look upset, is there anything wrong?

　　Yes, to tell you the truth, there is.

　　What is it?

　　Well, I've lost my wallet and my ID card.

　　Oh, that's too bad! I am sorry to hear that!

　　Forget it, there is no use crying over the spilled milk.

　　I felt really sorry for John. He was really unlucky. On him, that proverb¹² it never rains but pours turned out to be true. He fell in his final exam first. then his father passed away. Now you can't imagine the worst is still waiting for him. He had an accident yesterday, the doctor said that he had to cut his leg, but fortunately his life was safed. Oh, hard lives!

1 sympathy   

n.同情，赞同，同感，慰问，吊唁

参考例句：

• He felt great sympathy for these people.他很同情这些人。
• Sympathy is his best quality.同情心是他最好的品质。

2 sympathize   

v.(sympathise)(with)同情，怜悯；共鸣，同感

参考例句：

• Don't always rely on others to understand and sympathize.不要老是指望别人的理解和同情。
• I heartily sympathize with you.我很同情你。

3 assure   

vt.使确信；向…保证，使有保证

参考例句：

• The only ladder to assure success is to work hard.确保成功的惟一途径是刻苦努力。
• I assure you that she can be trusted to do the job.我担保她能做好这项工作。

4 dialog   

n.对话，对白

参考例句：

• At last there can be a reasonable dialog between our two governments.我们两国最后终于能理智地进行对话了。
• Address every primary view and dialog possible.要尽可能考虑到所有主要的视图和对话。

5 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

6 delivery   

n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。

7 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

8 difficulties   

n.困难( difficulty的名词复数 )；难度；难事；麻烦

参考例句：

• I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face. 我十分清楚我们面临的困难。
• the difficulties of English syntax 英语句法的难点

9 bracelet   

n.手镯，臂镯

参考例句：

• The jeweler charges lots of money to set diamonds in a bracelet.珠宝匠要很多钱才肯把钻石镶在手镯上。
• She left her gold bracelet as a pledge.她留下她的金手镯作抵押品。

10 insured   

被保险人

参考例句：

• Was the vehicle insured? 那辆车上保险了吗？
• It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently. 原来他没有给房屋投足保险。

11 surely   

adv.确实地，无疑地；必定地，一定地

参考例句：

• It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement.想必他们可以达成协议。
• Surely we'll profit from your work.我们肯定会从你的工作中得到益处。

12 proverb   

n.谚语，格言，箴言；vt.使成为谚语，用谚语表达

参考例句：

• As the proverb goes,time is money.俗语说，时间就是金钱。
• "Practice makes perfect." is a proverb.”熟能生巧 ” 是一句谚语.