ESL Podcast 383 – Mending a Broken Heart
时间：2019-02-09 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
David: Why has Joyce been moping around all week? What’s wrong with her?
Victoria: She’s suffering from a broken heart. Her boyfriend broke up with her over the weekend. They had been together for two years.
David: Did she tell you the gruesome details?
Victoria: Not really. She just said that she’s feeling depressed 1 and she didn’t want to talk about it, but you can see the grief all over her face.
David: I can think of a way to cheer her up. I’ve always wanted to go out with Joyce. Maybe I’ll ask her out.
Victoria: Wait a second. I think she’s feeling pretty vulnerable right now, and there’s no way she’s ready to date yet. I think you’re jumping the gun.
David: There’s nothing better to help someone bounce back from a failed relationship than the promise of a new one.
Victoria: Maybe, but I think it might backfire. If you just want a fling, she might not be able to recover from rejection 2 – twice.
David: Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing. I’ll just distract her from her misery 3 for a while until she starts to recover.
Victoria: Just tread carefully.
David: Leave it to the master.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
- His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
- He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
- The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。