第8課:悲傷的?- 3

迷你小對話

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: 那個孩子的故事太沉重了。我真為孩子的母親感到難過。
B: 沒錯,被綁架是不幸中的不幸。難怪他們同她說話時,她郁郁寡歡毫無反應。如果是我,我也不想說話。
A: 是呀,現(xiàn)在你知道她的生活有多么消沉了吧。
B: 我們生活的這個世界有時很悲慘,不是嗎!

語言點精講

heavy: 心情沉重的;令人沮喪的;令人憂愁的。
grave: 嚴重的,肅穆的;暗淡的。
case: 事例,實例。
bad luck: 倒霉,不幸。
kidnap: 劫持;綁架。
disconsolate: 悶悶不樂的;憂郁的;郁郁寡歡的。
gloomy: 情緒低落的;悲觀的;憂傷的。
miserable: 情緒痛苦的;苦惱的;令人難受的。