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 Sarah:    Tom! How are you? We missed you at the
            party last night. Are you ok?

 Tom:       I don’t know. I didn’t really feel like going out. I
           guess I’m feeling a little homesick.

 Sarah:     Come on  We’ve  been through this already!
            Look, I know the adjustment was hard when
           you first got here, but we agreed that you were
           gonna try and deal with it.

 Tom:       I was.  It’s just that the holidays are coming up
            and I won’t be able to home because I  can’t
            afford the airfare. I’m just longing¹ for some of
           the comforts of home,  like my mom’s cooking
            and being around my family.

 Sarah:    Yeah, it can  get  pretty lonely over the holi-
           days. When I first got here, I’d get depressed²
            and nostalgic for anything that reminded me
            of home. I almost let it get to me, but then I
           started going out, keeping myself busy and be-
           fore³ I knew it, I was used to to it.

 Tom:       I see what you mean, but I ’m still bummed⁴ out.
 Sarah:    Ok how does this sound: let’s get you suited
           up and hit the dance club tonight. I hear that
           an awesome⁵ DJ is playing and there will be a
           lot of pretty single girls there!

 Tom:      You know, I could really go for that. You don’t
           mind being my wingman for tonight?

 Sarah:    Not at all!  It be fun!  It will be like a boys night
           out... well kinda...

 Tom:      Great!  I must warn you though, whatever hap-
           pens, don’t let me go on a drinking binge. Trust
           me, it’s not a pretty picture!
 

1 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

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。

3 fore   

adv.在前面；adj.先前的；在前部的；n.前部

参考例句：

• Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
• I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。

4 bummed   

失望的，沮丧的

参考例句：

• I was really bummed out that there were no tickets left. 没有票了，我非常恼火。
• I didn't do anything last summer; I just bummed around. 去年夏天我游手好闲，什么正经事也没做。

5 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.