地道美语听力练习:我的前半生

Nick: I’m turning 40 this year and what do I have to show for it?
尼克：我今年都40岁了，可我还是一事无成。

Danielle: Actually, you’ve accomplished a lot. Do you know what your problem is? Your expectations are too high and your goals are unattainable for most people.
丹尼尔：其实，你已经取得不小的成就了。你知道问题出在哪里吗？——你的期望太高了，你的目标是对大多数人来说都是无法企及的。

Nick: Not for me. They shouldn’t have been. I had my life all planned out and nothing is turning out the way it should.
尼克：对我而言，并非如此。它们并非不可企及。我的整个生活都是计划好了的，但事情却并没有如我所预想的那样。

Danielle: I would never have pegged you for someone with regrets about how his life has turned out.
丹尼尔：我本来认为你不会像有些人一样在回忆往事时充满了遗憾和懊悔。

Nick: But I was supposed to make my first million dollars by the time I was 30. By 35, I should have met someone and settled down, maybe had a child or two. None of that has panned out.
尼克：但我本来预测我在30岁的时候可以挣到第一个百万美元。 在35岁的时候，我应该可以遇到心爱的人，然后成家立业，也许还会有一个或两个孩子。 但我没有做到这些。

Danielle: You have lots of friends and a full life. Maybe things didn’t turn out the way you had imagined, but wouldn’t you say you were generally content?
丹尼尔：你有很多朋友，还有一个完整的人生。也许事情并没有如你所想象的那样顺利，但你总不能说你的前半生碌碌无为吧？

Nick: I was before I started thinking about my upcoming birthday.
尼克：我开始思考该如何度过我即将到来的生日了。

Danielle: Then stop thinking about it. Too much brooding could definitely lead to regrets – not to mention premature aging!
丹尼尔：别想了。想得太多必然让你觉得有更多的遗憾——更甭提会让你过早衰老了！