我们讲的英语第115期:Sinking Feeling 不祥的预感

Li: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Li.
李：大家好，欢迎收看地道英语节目。我是李。

Neil: And I am Neil. Li, let me tell you about this strange dream I had yesterday… we weren't here. We were somewhere else, in another country…
尼尔：我是尼尔。李，我跟你说说我昨晚做的奇怪的梦吧，在梦里我们并不在这里。我们在其他地方，在另一个国家……

(Sound of dreamy music)
（梦幻般轻柔的音乐）

Neil: We were lucky to find these cheap tickets and fly here to the United States, weren't we? This is a wonderful place, Li.
尼尔：我们很幸运地得到了这些便宜的机票，然后飞来了美国，不是吗？李，这真是个很棒的地方。

Li: Yes, this is a wonderful place!
李：是啊，这地方真棒！

Neil: …where we found a boat and decided to sail on this river! Blue sky, blue water… Don't you feel at one with nature, Li?
尼尔：我们找到了一艘船，然后决定在这条河上航行！蓝蓝的天，蓝蓝的海水……李，你能感到和大自然融为一体了吗？

Li: Of course, yes, I do feel in harmony with nature. But we've been sailing for a while now and I'm not sure where we are… Where are we, Neil?
李：当然了，我当然感受到同大自然融为一体了。可是我们已经航行了一段时间了，我不确定我们现在在哪里……尼尔，我们在哪儿？

Neil: I'm not sure either. What I can say is that… this boat is rocking a lot, isn't it? …
尼尔：我也不知道。我能说的就是……这艘船摇晃的很厉害，不是吗？

Li: Yes, but it must be normal.
李：是，不过这很正常。

Neil: … and I must confess I'm not a very strong swimmer…
尼尔：我必须要承认，我并不擅长游泳……

Li: Don't think about it Neil, just admire the view.
李：尼尔，别想那些，只要欣赏风景就好。

Neil: But I have a sinking feeling!
尼尔：可是我有不祥的预感！

Li: A sinking feeling Neil?! What's going on? Are your feet wet? Can you see water coming into the boat?
李：尼尔，你有下沉的感觉？！怎么了？你是弄湿了吗？你看到船进水了？

Neil: No, there's no water in the boat. Having a sinking feeling is what you say in English when you realise something bad is happening or about to happen.
尼尔：不是，船里没有进水。在英语中sinking feeling的意思是你意识到有某些不好的事情要发生。

Examples
例子

Man 1: I bought shares in that company but the stock market has just crashed! I have a sinking feeling that I've lost all my money!
男1：我买了那家公司的股份，可是股市崩盘了！我有不祥的预感，我可能会损失掉所有的钱！

Woman: The meal in this restaurant was very tasty but I have a sinking feeling that I've forgotten my wallet at home and I don't have money to pay the bill!
女：这家餐厅的食物非常美味，可是我有不好的预感，我好像把钱包落在家里了，我可能会没有钱结账！

Man 2: Oh the main player in the team has just got a red card! I've a sinking feeling that my team is going to lose this match!
男2：队里的主力队员刚得了张红牌！我有不祥的感觉，我们队可能会输掉这场比赛！

Li: So, what is this sinking feeling that you have, Neil? If it's not the boat, what is it?
李：那尼尔，你那不祥的预感是什么？如果不是船，那是什么？

Neil: Well, while we were admiring the view a few minutes ago I saw a sign over there on the bank of the river that said: Niagara Falls. I've heard this name somewhere and I don't think it's good. I don't remember why but…
尼尔：几分钟前我们在欣赏风景的时候，我看到河岸那边有个标志写着：尼亚加拉瀑布。我以前听说过这个地方，我觉得那并不是很好。不过我不记得原因了……

Li: What?! Niagara Falls! Did you say that? It has a vertical drop of some 50 metres, Neil! Do you know that?
李：什么？！尼亚加拉瀑布！你刚刚是说了这个吗？这个瀑布的垂直高度有50米，尼尔！你知道吗？

Neil: Yes, now I remember! I saw it in a movie! I have a sinking feeling! Grab this life jacket, Li!
尼尔：对，现在我记起来了！我在电影里看到过！我有不祥的预感！李，抓住那件救生衣！

Li: Thank you. Now I have a sinking feeling too!
李：谢谢你。现在我也有不祥的预感了！

Neil: Here we goooooooooooooooo!
尼尔：要来了！

Li: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
李：啊！

(Sound of alarm clock)
（闹铃声）

Neil: And that's when I woke up, Li.
尼尔：李，我就梦到这些，然后我就醒了。

Li: That's good, Neil. But now I have a sinking feeling.
李：尼尔，很好。不过现在我有个不祥的预感。

Neil: Why is that?
尼尔：是什么？

Li: We have been so distracted chatting about your dream that we've missed our train and we will be late for work! Let's run and get a taxi. Come on. Bye!
李：我们一直在分心聊你做的梦，所以我们错过了火车，我们上班要迟到了！快，跑起来，我们去打车吧。快点。再见！

Neil: Bye!
尼尔：再见！