第8课:悲伤的 - 3

迷你小对话

A: That story about the baby was really heavy. I feel so sorry for the mother.
B: Yes, it was a grave case of bad luck that he got kidnapped. No wonder she was so disconsolate when they tried to speak to her. I wouldn’t want to talk either.
A: Yes, you can see that her life is very gloomy now.
B: It is a miserable world we live in sometimes. Wouldn’t you agree?

A: 那个孩子的故事太沉重了。我真为孩子的母亲感到难过。
B: 没错,被绑架是不幸中的不幸。难怪他们同她说话时,她郁郁寡欢毫无反应。如果是我,我也不想说话。
A: 是呀,现在你知道她的生活有多么消沉了吧。
B: 我们生活的这个世界有时很悲惨,不是吗!

语言点精讲

heavy: 心情沉重的;令人沮丧的;令人忧愁的。
grave: 严重的,肃穆的;暗淡的。
case: 事例,实例。
bad luck: 倒霉,不幸。
kidnap: 劫持;绑架。
disconsolate: 闷闷不乐的;忧郁的;郁郁寡欢的。
gloomy: 情绪低落的;悲观的;忧伤的。
miserable: 情绪痛苦的;苦恼的;令人难受的。