Reacting to news:上一节学习的是发生了不幸的是,比如对方的亲人生病住院啊去世等等,这一节学习假如对方发生了比较糟糕,另人沮丧的事,亨利考试没通过,克莱尔安慰他,但是亨利还是很沮丧,于是克莱尔答应帮助他。请看下面的英语对话。
Clare: Hi, Henry. How are things?
克莱尔:嗨,亨利,近来好吗?
Henry: Oh...Just so so...How about you?
亨利:哦,就那样吧。你呢?
Clare: Ok... Nothing special. But you look really worried. Is there anything wrong?
克莱尔:哦,没什么特别的。但你看起来很忧虑,出什么事儿了?
Henry: Yeah, I just got back the results on the exam. I can't believe it! I did terribly. I don't know what happened.
亨利:是的,我刚拿回来考试的成绩。我真不敢相信!我做得遭透了。我不知道怎么会这样。
Clare: Look, Henry, that's not surprising. It happens to a lot of people. Don't worry about it.
克莱尔:看,亨利,那没什么大不了的,很多人都遇到过,别难过。
Henry: Don't worry about it? How can you say that? I can't apply to college with a score like that! I have to take the exam over.
亨利:不要难受了?你怎么能这样说?我总不能拿这样的分数申请大学吧。我必须通过这个考试。
Clare: Listen, if it makes you feel any better, I went through the same thing.
克莱尔:听我说,我遇到过同样的情况,如果这样能使你觉得好受一点的话。
Henry: You did? You mean you got terrible results the first time?
亨利:你?你的意思是说你头一回也考得很糟?
Clare: Yeah. Look, you have to practice these tests. You have to get used to the type of questions. It's just practive, believe me.
克莱尔:是的。你看,对付这种考试,你需要练习,熟悉题型。相信我,你需要的只是训练。
Henry: But I still feel really depressed.
亨利:但我还是感到很沮丧。
Clare: How about if I help you?
克莱尔:我帮你怎么样?
Henry: Gee, that would be great.
亨利:耶,那太棒了。