速成英语口语第四册 Lesson19:What a Day!

Lesson19:What a Day!

Sally: Oh, hi Sherman. How's your day going?

Sherman: Well, considering it's hump day, it's not going too badly. How's your day?

Sally: Not as good as yours. I can't wait for this day to end.

Sherman: What's happened to make it so bad?

Sally: My boss¹ is getting me to do one thing after another.

Sherman: You know, we all have those days. Keep your head up.

Sally: Yeah, I know. I just wish I could knock off early and end this day.

Sherman: Hang in there. Hump day is almost finished, and it's all downhill² from here.

Sally: I can't wait for the weekend.

Sherman: Neither can I.

 

第19课：多好的一天啊！

莎莉：哦，嗨，谢尔曼。你今天过得怎么样？

谢尔曼：嗯，考虑到今天是驼峰日，情况还不错。今天怎么样？

莎莉：不如你的好。我等不及这一天结束了。

谢尔曼：发生了什么事情让事情变得如此糟糕？

莎莉：我老板让我做一件又一件的事。

谢尔曼：你知道，我们都有这样的日子。打起精神来。

莎莉：是的，我知道。我真希望我能早点下班，结束这一天。

谢尔曼：坚持住。驼峰日快结束了，从这里开始就要走下坡路了。

莎莉：我等不及周末了。

谢尔曼：我也不能。

1 boss   

n.老板，上司；v.指挥，控制

参考例句：

• When the boss gets mad, leave him alone.当老板生气时，不要理他。
• I'm my own boss.我自己当自己的老板。

2 downhill   

adj.下坡的，倾斜的；adv.往下，每况愈下

参考例句：

• Is Western society going downhill?西方社会是在走下坡路吗？
• This restaurant has definitely gone downhill since I last came here.从我上次来过之后，这家餐馆越来越糟。