生活英語口語:我到底在擔(dān)心什么呢?
G: good morning!
N: good morning, Gav! Did you sleep well last night?
G: I slept like a baby. I fell asleep right away last night, didn't wake up once, and didn't have nay nightmares!
N: that's great news! You look much more relaxed than you did yesterday.
G: I feel much better, but I'm still worried about something.
N: what's that?
G: well, I have to drive to school for a meeting this morning, and I'm going to end up getting stuck in rush-hour traffic.
N: that's annoying, but nothing to worry about.
G: for me, traffic jams are quite stressful, because I'm pretty impatient. How can I prevent myself from getting stressed if I get stuck in a traffic jam?
N: just btrathe deeply when you feel yourself getting upset.
G: Ok, I'll try that.
N: is there anything else bothering you?
G: just one more thing. A school called me this morning to see if I could teach a few classes this weekend and I don't know what to do.
N: do you have any other plans this weekend?
G: I'm supposed to work on a paper that'd due on Monday.
N: try not to take on more than you can handle.
G: you're right. I probably should just work on my paper. Thanks!
早上好!
早上好,蓋文!你昨晚睡得好嗎?
我睡得像個(gè)嬰兒.我昨晚很快就睡著了,而且一次都沒醒過,也沒有做惡夢(mèng).
這可是個(gè)好消息!你看上去比昨天輕松多了.
我覺得好多了,可是對(duì)有些事情還是有些擔(dān)心.
擔(dān)心什么?
呃,我今天上午要去學(xué)校開個(gè)會(huì),我肯定會(huì)遇到上班高峰而堵在路上.
這的確挺煩人的.但沒什么可擔(dān)心的.
對(duì)于我來說,堵車會(huì)讓我覺得非常焦慮,因?yàn)槲姨貏e沒耐心.如果遇到堵車,怎么才能讓自己不那么緊張呢?
當(dāng)你心情不好的時(shí)候就深呼吸.
我會(huì)試試看的.
還有其它的事情讓你煩心嗎?
還有一件事.有個(gè)學(xué)校今天早晨打電話給我,問我愿不愿意這周末去他們那兒教幾節(jié)課,我不知道該怎么辦.
你周末有什么其它安排嗎?
我要寫一篇下周一要交的論文.
不要承擔(dān)太多你應(yīng)付不了的事情.
你說的對(duì).我是應(yīng)該只專心寫我的論文.謝謝!
Nightmare 噩夢(mèng)
In his nightmares they burned his house.
在他的噩夢(mèng)中,他們燒了他的房子.
Stressful 有壓力的
Impatient 急躁的
He was very impatient with students who could not follow him.
他對(duì)聽不懂他講課的學(xué)生很不耐心.
Annoying 討厭的;惱人的,使人煩惱的
It is annoying that there is no hot water.
沒熱水,真?zhèn)X筋.
