第4课:虚弱/弱点 - 4
【迷你小对话】
A: What’s the matter with you? You look apathetic today.
B: Oh, I’m having a bad day. I am recovering from a cold, and I feel listless.
A: Maybe you should take a day off and come back to work when you have some more energy.
A: 你怎么了?今天看起来没什么精神。
B: 哦,今天糟糕透了。我感冒刚好点,觉得无精打采的。
A: 或许你应该休息一天,等精神好些了再来上班。
【语言点精讲】
apathetic: 无动于衷的;感觉迟钝的;缺乏兴趣的。
recover from: 痊愈,康复。
listless: 无精打采的;倦怠的;百无聊赖的。
take … off: 休假,不上班。
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