【突破英文对话】I Forgot All about It 我把它忘到了九霄云外

 One friend is telling the other about his busy schedule. 

一个人在告诉他的朋友他有多忙。 

 

A: Hi, Kim. How’s it going? I’ve got a problem. 

 

 

B: What’s bothering you Stone? You look stressed¹. 

 

 

A: I always bite off more than I can chew². I agreed to speak at an international conference³ in Shanghai next Monday. Now I won’t be able to do it. 

 

 

B: Why not? What happened? 

 

 

A: I’m going to Beijing that day. I have an important speech and TV interview there. I forgot all about it. I don’t have the heart to tell the conference now. It’s the second time I’ve done this. How can I save face? I feel terrible. 

 

 

B: Don’t worry about it. They’d have to search high and low to find a better speaker. And they know it. They need someone who can speak good English and Chinese. 

 

 

A: Thank you. But I doubt that. I’m sure they’d prefer someone who keeps his word. I’ve got to talk to my assistant. He’s always messing up my schedule! 

 

 

B: Forget it. They know you’re not leading them on. They’ll ask you again, I’m sure. These things happen. You’re a busy guy. 

 

 

A: Thanks for saying that, Kim. I feel a lot better. 

 

 

B: That’s what friends are for. Besides, I’m sure it’s not easy being so famous! 

1 stressed   

adj.紧张的，有压力的

参考例句：

• Loud music makes me stressed out.大声的音乐让我很紧张。
• He stressed that we should always be honest.他强调我们应该永远诚实。

2 chew   

vt.咀嚼，嚼碎；vi.咀嚼，细想；n.咀嚼，咀嚼物

参考例句：

• This candy is so hard that no one can chew it.这种糖太硬，没人嚼得动。
• You should chew over this thing.你应当好好思量这件事。

3 conference   

n.（正式的）会议；讨论

参考例句：

• We're having a conference and we'd like you to sit in.我们将举行一次会议，希望你来旁听。
• The conference will come to a close this afternoon.今天下午会议闭幕。