突破口语之情景对话(27):Being misunderstood被误解
Kitty: Hi, why do you look so depressed 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?
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