迷你对话学地道表达第1308期:最低点,最低谷

第一， 迷你对话

A: My personal life has hit rock button.

我的个人生活跌入了低谷。

B: Why say that? Just because Carl left you?

为什么这样说？就因为Carl离开了你？

A: Could it be said that this is not enough?

难道还不够吗？

B: I know you have deep feeling with him. But we should face the reality.

我知道你对他有很深的感情，但是我们要面对现实。

A: What is the reality? Why he left me? I cannot understand.

什么是现实？他为什么要离开我？我不明白。

B: Please love yourself at first. You can wait for him, all of these things are all up to you.

先管好自己吧，你可以等他嘛，这一切事情都靠你自己把握。

第二， 地道表达

1. 表达法

rock button：最低谷，最低点

2. 拓展范例

e.g. Her life has hit the rock button because he failed in her dancing career.

她的生活陷入了最低谷，因为她的舞蹈生涯失败了。

e.g. This is the rock-button price and any further reduction is out of the question.

这是最低价，无法再进一步降低。

第三， 好词妙语

have deep feeling with：与……有深厚的感情

e.g. Mary had deep feeling with John at the age of 16. No wonder that they will get married in one week.

Mary 和John在13岁就有深厚的感情了。他们在一周后结婚也不足为奇。

face the reality：面对现实

e.g. You must face the reality. It's impossible to avoid all difficulties, no matter how hard you try.

你必须面对现实，无论你怎么努力，困难想绕是绕不过去的。

be up to：取决于……

e.g. It is up to you to decide when we will start.

这该有你来决定我们什么时候出发。

e.g. Prevention of forest fires is up to you.

森林防火是你们的责任。

第四， 口语表达

中文：难道说这还不够呛吗？

翻译：Could it be said that this is not enough?