跟艾米莉一起学口语 第52期:同病相怜

 　　We are in the same boat 我们处境相同；同病相怜例句：

　　We both have no jobs, we are in the same boat.

　　我们都没有工作，我们处境相同。

　　We both don't have any money, we are in the same boat.

　　我们都没有钱，我们的处境是相同的。

　　A：Are you taking a vacation this summer?

　　你今年夏天要度假吗？

　　B:Yes, but we're not going anywhere.

　　是的，但是我们哪儿也不去。

　　A:What do you mean?

　　你什么意思？

　　B:Everything is sky high.we don't have enough money for a vacation. How about you?

　　一切都很贵。我们没有足够的钱去度假。你们呢？

　　A:We're in the same boat. With both boys in college, it's been tough¹. We simply² can't afford a vacation this year.

　　我们处境相同，因为两个男孩子都在念大学，经济一直很困难。我们今年就是没办法去度假。

　　B:Maybe next year,things will be better.

　　也许明年情况会好转。

　　背景音乐：

　　Let Me In Secondhand Serenade

 

1 tough   

adj.坚硬的，咬不动的；棘手的，难办的；强健的，吃苦耐劳的；粗暴的，凶恶的

参考例句：

• The meat was so tough that I simply couldn't get it down.这肉太老了，我简直咽不下去。
• When there's a tough job,he always rushes to do it.什么时候有重活，他都抢着干。

2 simply   

ad.仅仅,只是；简单地；朴素地；完全，简直

参考例句：

• The cake is made quite simply.这蛋糕做起来很简单。
• The teacher explained the text simply.老师简单地解释了一下课文。