Basic Listening Lesson 31

 我很担心萨姆，他考试失利了。我们应该带他出来散散心，或许会好些。嗯

A: "Hey Mike. What are you doing?"

B: "Nothing much. What are you up to?"

A: "I was just concerned about Sam. He hasn't been himself lately."

B: "He took the civil service exam and failed."

A: "That sucks¹. He must feel depressed²."

B: "Yeah. He's been sitting in his room everyday for the last 4 days."

A: "Why don't we take him out? We can try to take his mind off of it. In the least show him that we're there for him."

B: "That's a great idea. Why don't you call him. I already talked to him a couple of times and it might be good for him to hear from somebody else."

A: "Ok. I'll call you back after I'm done."

B: "Sounds good."

1 sucks   

v.吸，吮( suck的第三人称单数 )；舐，吮吸

参考例句：

• She still sucks her thumb when she's worried. 她在忧虑时仍然会吸吮大拇指。
• Plant sucks from the soil. 植物从土壤中吸取养分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。