美语会话实录第116期(MP3+文本):So humiliated!

英文原文:

Jade:Thanks for helping me up.
Chris:Are you OK? I didn't mean to put you in danger.
Jade:I'm the hazardous one here. I made three people fall over!
Chris:That takes talent...
Jade:I'm so humiliated! What's that man saying? Everyone's laughing!
Chris:He said you obviously prefer Greek comedies to Greek tragedies.

参考译文:

小　玉：谢谢你扶我起来。
克里斯：你还好吗？我不是故意要把你带入险境。
小　玉：我在这儿是危险人物。我害三个人跌倒了！
克里斯：那需要点天分……
小　玉：我觉得好丢脸！那个男士在说什么？大家都在笑！
克里斯：他说你显然比较喜欢希腊喜剧，而非希腊悲剧。

重点词汇:

disaster (n.)
灾难，不幸
A: The food catering company can't bring us the food today.
外烩公司今天不能帮我们准备食物。
B: Oh no! This is a disaster!
糟糕！完蛋了！
hazardous (a.)
危险的
A: Don't you know that smoking is hazardous to your health?
你不知道吸烟对健康有害吗？
B: Yes, I know that.
对，我知道啊。
humiliated (a.)
丢脸的，蒙羞的
I was so humiliated when I called our client by the wrong name.
当我叫错我客户的名字时，我真是超糗的。
comedy (n.)
喜剧。tragedy (n.) 悲剧。关于希腊戏剧，详细说明请见上面解说部分
When I'm in a bad mood, the only thing that makes me feel better is a good comedy.
当我心情不好，只有好看的喜剧能让我心情变好。
Eat, Drink, and Be Greek! --Sequel
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