英語播客初級(jí)版 第152期(外教講解):我有些想家了
Sarah: Tom! How are you? We missed you at the party last night. Are you OK?
Tom : I don’t know. I didn’t really feel like going out. I guess I’m feeling a little homesick.
Sarah: Come on. We’ve been through this already! Look, I know the adjustment was hard when you first got here, but we agreed that you were gonna try and deal with it.
Tom : I was. It’s just that the holidays are coming up and I won’t be able to home because I can’t afford the airfare. I’m just longing for some of the comforts of home, like my mom’s cooking and being around my family.
Sarah : Yeah, it can get pretty lonely over the holidays. When I first got here, I’d get depressed and nostalgic for anything that reminded me of home. I almost let it get to me, but then I started going out, keeping myself busy and before I knew it, I was used to to it.
Tom : I see what you mean, but I ’m still bummed out.
Sarah : OK. how does this sound: let’s get you suited up and hit the dance club tonight. I hear that an awesome DJ is playing and there will be a lot of pretty single girls there!
Tom : You know, I could really go for that. You don’t mind being my wingman for tonight?
Sarah : Not at all! It be fun! It will be like a boys’ night out... well kinda...
Tom : Great! I must warn you though, whatever happens, don’t let me go on a drinking binge. Trust me, it’s not a pretty picture!
homesick adj. 想家的
He left his job largely because he was homesick.
他辭職不干主要是因?yàn)樗爰摇?/p>
afford vt. 買得起
He can afford an apartment.
他能買得起一套住房。
long for 渴望
They long for a chance to visit Shanghai.
他們渴望有機(jī)會(huì)訪問上海。
nostalgic adj. 鄉(xiāng)愁的
Perhaps it is our human nature to be nostalgic.
也許是人類天生有一種思古之幽情。
bummed out 失望
It's okay to feel bummed out.
你覺得不開心也沒錯(cuò)。
Sarah: 湯姆，你怎么了。昨晚聚會(huì)我們都很想你，你還好嗎?
Tom :我不知道。我不想出去。我想我是有點(diǎn)想家了。
Sarah : 振作起來。我們已經(jīng)不想家了?？?，我知道一開始來這里時(shí)會(huì)調(diào)整會(huì)有些困難，但是我們相信你嘗試著去克服會(huì)處理好的。
Tom :我試了。只是假期快來了，但是我卻買不起飛機(jī)票，回不了家。我渴望家的溫暖，比如媽媽做的菜和家人的團(tuán)聚。
Sarah :是啊，假期一個(gè)人確實(shí)很孤獨(dú)。當(dāng)我第一次來這里時(shí)，看見任何能讓我想家的東西我都會(huì)感到壓抑和想家。我?guī)缀醣粔嚎辶?，然后我開始出去活動(dòng)，讓自己保持忙碌。在我想家前，我已經(jīng)適應(yīng)了。
Tom :我知道你所說的，但我還是很想家。
Sarah :好吧。打扮下自己，我們今晚去跳舞。我聽說一個(gè)很棒的DJ會(huì)來而且還有很多漂亮的單身女孩，這個(gè)聽起來如何?
Tom: 你知道，我可以去的。你不介意今晚做我的助手吧?
Sarah: 不介意。會(huì)很有意思的。那才像一個(gè)男孩子應(yīng)出去做的事……
Tom :好的。但是我必須警告你，無論發(fā)生什么，都不要讓我狂飲。相信我，那看起來并不好。
