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英语学习笔记:
coworker: ['koʊˌwɜːkə] n. 同事,合作者
sour:['saʊər] adj. 酸的,不友好的,脾气不好的
forlorn:[fər'lɔːrn] adj. 孤独的,凄凉的
原文对照:
Brian walked into work and saw his coworker looking particularly sour.
Brian走进办公室,看见一位同事愁眉苦脸的样子。
"Hey what's wrong buddy?"
“嘿,你怎么了?”
His friend looked up with a forlorn expression on his face. "You remember last month how my Grandmother's sister passed on and left me $2,000?"
他的朋友抬头看了他,一脸绝望。“你还记得上个月我奶奶的姐姐去世了,然后留给了我2000美元吗?”
"Yes," said Brian nodding his head.
“记得" Brian点了点头。”
"And you remember how the month before that her brother passed on and left me $5000? "
“那你还记得在这之前的一个月她的哥哥去世了,留给了我5000美元吗?”
"Uh huh" said Brian again.
“嗯嗯”Brian又说。
"Well this month is almost over," said the coworker with a wave of his hand "and………………..NOTHING!"
“可是这个月都快完了,”这个同事一边说着一边摆了摆手,“我却什么都没有!!”