新视野大学英语视听说教程 4 Unit 1-7

MODEL2   I’m too depressed¹.
Script
Susan: Chris, I hear you’ve been down in the dumps, so I’ve come to cheer you up.
Chris: It’s not gong o work. I’m too depressed
Susan: Come, on. Tell me what’s on your mind.
Chris: Everything. My girlfriend left me; my dog ran away; my wallet was stolen.
Susan: Don’t worry. I’ll help you solve the biggest problem: finding you a new girlfriend.
Chris: Forget it. Anyway, I’m getting bad grades, and I was told that I’d have to repeat a lot of courses next year. When I heard that, I almost lost it.
Susan: Look, relax. I’ll help you with those courses.
Chris: Yeah, but I also have three week’s laundry to do., and my room is a pigsty².
Susan: Forget it. You’re on your own.
Chris: Come, on. What are friends for?
Susan: To keep you in high spirits; not to do your laundry.

1 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。

2 pigsty   

n.猪圈，脏房间

参考例句：

• How can you live in this pigsty?你怎能这住在这样肮脏的屋里呢？
• We need to build a new pigsty for the pigs.我们需修建一个新猪圈。