Intermediate Listening Lesson 33

马特，我找到工作了。哇哦，太好了。是啊，再也不用为找工作和面试忧愁了。是该庆祝一下！

 

A: "Hey Matt. I just got a job at a consulting firm."

B: "Congratulations. That's great!"

A: "I'm so happy. I don't have to worry about finding a job and interviewing anymore."

B: "When do you start?"

A: "I start next Monday."

B: "You're going to have to put in a lot of hours you know."

A: "I know. I'm a little nervous, but it's pretty exciting."

B: "I bet. You must be stoked."

A: "Yeah. I'm going to celebrate tonight. Wanna hang out?"

B: "Sure. It's on you right?"

A: "Of course. How about Toby? Should we call him?"

B: "I don't know. He's a little depressed¹. He's having a hard time finding a job right now."

A: "I should still tell him. In the least, I can refer him to my company. It might help."

B: "That sounds like a good idea."

 

1 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。