希望不是什么严重的事情：VOA职场口语

Mary：

Has Alan shown up yet?

艾伦露面了吗?

Mary：

Yes, he has been through a lot in the last year. I hope his luck changes soon. Maybe his sister will pull through?是啊，他去年经历得太多了。我希望他能时来运转。也许他姐姐能挺过来呢。

Mary：

I wonder what it could be.

我在想会是什么事。

Tony：

I don’t know. I hope it’s nothing serious.

我也不知道。希望不是什么严重的事情。

Mary：

Last week his sister was admitted to the hospital.

上星期他姐姐住院了。

Tony：

What happened?

怎么回事啊?

Mary：

She was in a serious car accident. She was hurt pretty badly. They thought she was going to die.

他姐姐出了车祸，伤得很严重。他们都觉得她快不行了。

Tony：

How is she now?

那她现在怎么样?

Mary：

She fell into a coma?... The doctors aren’t too hopeful. But I hope they’re wrong.

她已经昏迷了。医生觉得没有太大希望了。不过我希望他们的判断是错的。

Tony：

Poor? Alan. He’s going nuts. His sister is all he has left; his parents died last year.

可怜的艾伦。他都快要发疯了。他姐姐可是他惟一的亲人了，他父母去年刚去世。

Tony：

No, not yet. I guess something came up?He’ll call soon enough to let us know what’s going on. He’s good that way.

没有，还没露面。我猜肯定发生什么事了。他应该会打电话告诉我们的。要是那样就好了。