Eztalk美语【116】I'm so humiliated! 我觉得好丢脸！

After the disaster

Jade:Thanks for helping¹ me up.
Chris:Are you OK? I didn't mean to put you in danger.
Jade:I'm the hazardous² one here. I made three people fall over!
Chris:That takes talent...
Jade:I'm so humiliated³! What's that man saying? Everyone's laughing!
Chris:He said you obviously prefer Greek comedies to Greek tragedies.

disaster (n.)
灾难，不幸
A: The food catering⁴ company can't bring us the food today.
外烩公司今天不能帮我们准备食物。
B: Oh no! This is a disaster!
糟糕！完蛋了！

hazardous (a.)
危险的
A: Don't you know that smoking is hazardous to your health?
你不知道吸烟对健康有害吗？
B: Yes, I know that.
对，我知道啊。

humiliated (a.)
丢脸的，蒙羞的
I was so humiliated when I called our client by the wrong name.
当我叫错我客户的名字时，我真是超糗的。

comedy (n.)
喜剧。tragedy (n.) 悲剧。关于希腊戏剧，详细说明请见上面解说部分
When I'm in a bad mood, the only thing that makes me feel better is a good comedy.
当我心情不好，只有好看的喜剧能让我心情变好。

Eat, Drink, and Be Greek! --Sequel

灾难过后

小　玉：谢谢你扶我起来。
克里斯：你还好吗？我不是故意要把你带入险境。
小　玉：我在这儿是危险人物。我害三个人跌倒了！
克里斯：那需要点天分……
小　玉：我觉得好丢脸！那个男士在说什么？大家都在笑！
克里斯：他说你显然比较喜欢希腊喜剧，而非希腊悲剧。

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

3 humiliated   

感到羞愧的

参考例句：

• Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当，父母也失体面。
• He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻，丢尽了面子。

4 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？