第8课：悲伤的 - 5

【迷你小对话】

A: I think it is woeful that somebody so young had to experience such an unhappy life.
B: I am full of melancholy for this child who never really had a chance in life.
A: Funerals are always joyless. Especially one as somber as this.
B: It certainly is a gloomy day. Just look at his heartsick father.

A: 年纪轻轻就遭遇了这么不幸的事情，真是悲惨。
B: 我真为这孩子感到悲哀。他连生活中的好日子还没过呢。
A: 葬礼本来就不是什么高兴的事，更何况是这样一个令人黯然神伤的葬礼。
B: 真是个忧伤的日子，看看那悲痛欲绝的父亲就知道了。

【语言点精讲】

woeful: 悲哀的；悲伤的；悲惨的。
melancholy: 忧郁的。
joyless: 不快活的；沉闷无趣的。
funeral: 葬礼。
somber: 严肃认真的；闷闷不乐的。
gloomy: 情绪低落的；悲观的；忧伤的。
heartsick: 极其悲伤或失望的。