英语小达人 264 I Didn't Get Any Money This Time

 　　I Didn't Get Any Money This Time

　　我这次没钱了

　　A man in a bar sees a friend at a table, drinking by himself.

　　一个人去酒吧，看到一个朋友独自一人坐在桌旁喝酒。

　　Approaching the friend he comments, "You look terrible. What's the problem?"

　　他走上前去，问道：“你看上去很不好，出什么事了？”

　　"My mother died in November," he said, "and left me $50,000."

　　“11月我妈妈去世了，”他的朋友答道，“留给我5万块钱。”

　　"Gee¹, that's tough," he replied.

　　“哎呀，太不幸了。”

　　"Then in December," the friend continued, "My father died, leaving me $98,000."

　　“跟着12月我的父亲又去世了，留给我9万8千块钱。”

　　"Wow. Two parents gone in two months. No wonder you're depressed²."

　　“天哪，双亲在两个月内相继去世，难怪你这么消沉。”

　　"And last month my aunt died, and left me $20,000."

　　“上个月我姑姑去世了，留给我2万块钱。”

　　"Three close family members lost in three months? How sad."

　　“三个月里失去三位近亲？这太令人伤心了。”

　　"Then this month," continued the friend, "absolutely nothing!"

　　“可是这个月，”他的朋友接着说道，“什么也没有了。”

　　重点讲解：

　　1. what's the problem

　　口语常用；表示怎么了；有什么问题；

　　eg. Why not? What's the problem? Did you have a fight?

　　为什么？发生什么事了？你跟她吵架了？

　　eg. What's the problem with you folks?

　　朋友你有什么吗？

　　eg. Stop beating around the bush and talk to me. What's the problem.

　　别和我绕圈子了，有什么问题，直说吧。

　　2. no wonder

　　（表示找出某事的原因）难怪，怪不得；

　　eg. No wonder my brother wasn't feeling well.

　　难怪我兄弟感觉不舒服了。

　　eg. Brad was Jane's brother! No wonder he reminded me so much of her!

　　布拉德是简的兄弟！怪不得他老是让我想起她呢！

　　eg. He had made a thorough³ investigation⁴. No wonder he knew so much about it.

　　他对此事做了彻底的调查，怪不得他了解得那么多。

1 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

2 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。

3 thorough   

adj. 彻底的，完全的，精心的

参考例句：

• He made a very thorough analysis on the situation.他对形势的分析很透彻。
• The committee reported its findings after a thorough investigation.委员会在彻底调查以后报告了调查结果。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。