时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:突破口语


英语课

突破口语之情景对话(28):Bad luck倒霉


Jane:   I heard that Kevin got divorced 1. Is that true?
Eddie:  Not so bad,but Kevin does have problems with his wife.
Jane:   What?
Eddie:  His wife always complained that Kevin's salary was too low and got no promotion 2.
Jane:   Poor Kevin, we should do something for him. He is a nice guy and does his job well.
Eddie:  Yeah, I agree with you. But you know, it's just one of those things.



译文:
简:     我听说凯文离婚了,是真的吗?
艾迪: 还不至于这么糟。不过凯文和他妻子确实有些矛盾。
简:     怎么了?
艾迪: 他妻子老是抱怨他薪水太低,又不见提升。
简:     可怜的凯文。我们真该帮他做点什么。他是个好小伙子,工作也干得不错。
艾迪: 是啊,你说得没错。但你也是知道的,每个人都可能遇到这些事情。


 


注解 :
1) divorced  (adj): 离婚的
2) salary  (n): 工资,薪水
例:  He finally got a job in a company paying good salaries.
     他最终在一家公司里得到一份高薪的工作.



1 divorced
adj.离婚的;分开的;不相干的;脱离的v.与…离婚(divorce的过去式和过去分词);分离;与某人离婚,判某人离婚
  • Apparently they are getting divorced soon. 看样子,他们很快就要离婚。
  • Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 许多离婚的男子再婚组成了新的家庭。
2 promotion
n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传
  • The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
  • The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级,加了薪。
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