Lesson 39 Homesickness

  　　After my graduation, I went to Beijing tofurther my studies. I lived there for threeyears. At first, I was happy, but later, I wasfrustrated and depressed¹. I was homesick allthe time. Although the people were friendly, Imissed my family, my friends and thelifestyle in my hometown. 

乡愁 
我毕业后便到北京深造。我在那儿住了三年。起先我很快乐，但后来我便感到泄气、沮丧。我一直都很想家。虽然那里的人们都很友善，但找还是想念在故乡的家人、朋友以及生活方式。  

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。