ESL Podcast 361 – Feeling Lonely
时间：2019-02-18 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Moving to a new city can be a lonely experience. When I first moved to Los Angeles, I didn’t know anyone and it was hard to strike up new friendships. I’m a pretty sociable 2 person, but it’s still hard meeting new people and even harder to make lasting 3 friendships.
I’ve never been a lone 1 wolf, so being in a new city out on my own was a new experience. Sometimes I liked doing solitary 4 things, but after awhile, I yearned 5 to be around other people. I would go to busy places to people-watch. I would see families walking by, groups of friends hanging out together, and couples arm-in-arm, and wished I was walking along with them. When you’re feeling lonely, it sometimes feels like there’s a wall between you and everyone else, a wall that’s not easy to break down.
Slowly, I started to meet people at my new job and to see them outside of work. Having this companionship and camaraderie 6, especially with people I had a good rapport 7 with, was a welcomed change. In time, I made some good friends and I no longer dreaded 8 the weekends. But, I’ve never forgotten how hard it was in those first months to be a stranger in a new place!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
- She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。
- Roger is a very sociable person.罗杰是个非常好交际的人。
- Some children have more sociable personalities than others.有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
- I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
- The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。
- The people yearned for peace. 人民渴望和平。
- She yearned to go back to the south. 她渴望回到南方去。
- The camaraderie among fellow employees made the tedious work just bearable.同事之间的情谊使枯燥乏味的工作变得还能忍受。
- Some bosses are formal and have occasional interactions,while others prefer continual camaraderie.有些老板很刻板，偶尔才和下属互动一下；有些则喜欢和下属打成一片。
- She has an excellent rapport with her staff.她跟她职员的关系非常融洽。
- We developed a high degree of trust and a considerable personal rapport.我们发展了高度的互相信任和不错的私人融洽关系。