迷你对话学地道口语第191期:孤独无助

　　迷你对话：
A: I always feel I’m left high and dry with nobody to rely¹ on.
A: 我经常感觉到自己孤独无助，没有人可以信赖。
B: Don’t be fool. I’ll always side with you.
B: 别傻了，我会永远支持你。
A: I appreciate your kindness.
A: 谢谢你的好意。
地道表达：
high and dry
解词释义：
high和dry词义分别为“高的”和“干燥的”。该习语直接翻译是“该东西高高挂起，就容易边干”，其寓意就像“曲高和寡”一样，可以引申为“孤独无助”。通常它和leave连用，而且多用于被动语态中。
支持范例：
When the factory closed down, the workers were left high and dry.
工厂倒闭后，工人们的生活没有着落。
He left her high and dry in a strange country without any money.
他把她遗弃在异国他乡, 身无分文, 处于困境.
When you go away, I'll be left high and dry.
你一走，就剩下我孤单单的一个人了。
There I was, high and dry in a strange city with only five dollars in my pocket.
我被抛弃在一个陌生的城市里，口袋里只有5元美元。
The cruel man took all the money and left his own grandmother high and dry.
这个残酷的人把所有的钱财都拿走了，撇下他自己的外祖母一人无依无靠。
词海拾贝：
1. rely on：依靠，依赖
Eg. Don' t rely on him to do anything he' s just a big talker.
什么事都不要依靠他--他光会说空话。
Eg. You can rely on me to keep your secret.
你尽管相信我一定为你保密。
Eg. Don't rely on his memory: he's a bit of a dreamer.
要相信他的记忆力－－他有点神不守舍的。
Eg. The question is whom we should rely on in the struggle.
问题是在这一斗争中我们应当依靠谁。
2. side with：支持，拥护
Eg. I side with him on this question.
在这一问题上我同他站在一边。
Eg. The children all side with the mother when she left her husband .
当她离开丈夫时，孩子们都向着其母亲。
Eg. I side with you and wish to read an article of yours in our college journal².
我支持你，期望可以在校刊上看到你的大作。

1 rely   

vi.依赖，依靠；信赖，信任

参考例句：

• I rely upon you to finish the work on time.我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。
• You should rely on your own efforts.你应该靠自己的努力。

2 journal   

n.日志，日记；议事录；日记帐；杂志，定期刊物

参考例句：

• He kept a journal during his visit to Japan.他在访问日本期间坚持记日记。
• He got a job as editor of a trade journal.他找到了一份当商业杂志编辑的工作。