北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 27(4)-3

[00:00.00]Monica likes college,
[00:01.81]but living with Julia is spoiling everything,
[00:04.39]and she feels she needs to speak to someone.
[00:06.74]But who?
[00:07.54]Her aunt and uncle can see no wrong
[00:09.71]in their daughter,
[00:10.96]and she's afraid that her parents
[00:12.09]might make her go home.
[00:13.87]She's dropped hints to Julia,
[00:15.54]but Julia hasn't responded.
[00:17.40]She's been asking friends' advice.
[00:19.87]He's dropped out and is depressed¹
[00:22.86]Eight months ago, Richard, aged² 22,
[00:25.47]failed his exams and dropped out of university.
[00:28.55]He got job for three months
[00:29.97]but was sacked for being unreliable.
[00:32.37]Since then he seems to have fallen
[00:34.16]into a deep depression--
[00:35.70]he refuses to look for a job
[00:37.52]or go back to college,
[00:39.06]and hardly goes out.
[00:40.47]He's a very intelligent
[00:42.06]but highly sensitive young man,
[00:44.09]and tends to fly off the handle if he feels
[00:46.52]he's being criticized.
[00:48.39]His father is losing patience rapidly,
[00:50.36]and his mother is at her wits' end.
[00:53.22]You've known the family for years,
[00:55.00]and are close to Richard.
[00:56.56]A few days ago,
[00:57.40]his mother phoned you in tears,
[00:59.42]begging you to talk to him
[01:00.76]before his father does something terrible,
[01:02.90]like throw him out of the house.
[01:04.95]You feel you must help
[01:06.36]and have asked friends for suggestions.
[01:06.36]

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。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。