纯正地道美语(外教讲解)152：我有些想家了

　　Sarah: Tom!  How are you? We missed you at the  party last night. Are you OK?
Tom: I don’t know. I didn’t really feel like going out. I guess I’m feeling a little homesick.
Sarah: Come  on.  We’ve  been  through  this  already! Look, I know the adjustment was hard when you first got here, but we agreed that you were gonna try and deal with it.
Tom: I was. It’s just that the holidays are coming up and I won’t be able to home because I can’t afford the airfare.  I’m just longing¹ for some of the comforts of home, like my mom’s cooking and being around my family.
Sarah: Yeah,  it can get pretty lonely over the holidays. When I first got here, I’d get depressed² and nostalgic for anything that reminded me of home. I almost let it get to me, but then I started going out, keeping myself busy and before I knew it, I was used to to it.
Tom: I see what you mean, but I ’m still bummed³ out.
Sarah: OK. how does this sound:  let’s get you suited up and hit the dance club tonight.  I hear that an awesome⁴ DJ is playing and there will be a lot of pretty single girls there!
Tom: You know, I could really go for that. You don’t mind being my wingman for tonight?
Sarah: Not at all! It be fun! It will be like a boys’ night out... well kinda...
Tom: Great! I must warn you though, whatever happens, don’t let me go on a drinking binge. Trust me, it’s not a pretty picture!

　　homesick adj. 想家的
He left his job largely⁵ because he was homesick.
他辞职不干主要是因为他想家。
afford vt. 买得起
He can afford an apartment.
他能买得起一套住房。
long for 渴望
They long for a chance to visit Shanghai.
他们渴望有机会访问上海。
nostalgic adj. 乡愁的
Perhaps it is our human nature to be nostalgic.
也许是人类天生有一种思古之幽情。
bummed out 失望
It's okay to feel bummed out.
你觉得不开心也没错。

　　Sarah:汤姆，你怎么了。昨晚聚会我们都很想你，你还好吗？
Tom:我不知道。我不想出去。我想我是有点想家了。
Sarah: 振作起来。我们已经不想家了。看，我知道一开始来这里时会调整会有些困难，但是我们相信你尝试着去克服会处理好的。
Tom:我试了。只是假期快来了，但是我却买不起飞机票，回不了家。我渴望家的温暖，比如妈妈做的菜和家人的团聚。
Sarah:是啊，假期一个人确实很孤独。当我第一次来这里时，看见任何能让我想家的东西我都会感到压抑和想家。我几乎被压垮了，然后我开始出去活动，让自己保持忙碌。在我想家前，我已经适应了。
Tom:我知道你所说的，但我还是很想家。
Sarah:好吧。打扮下自己，我们今晚去跳舞。我听说一个很棒的DJ会来而且还有很多漂亮的单身女孩，这个听起来如何？
Tom:你知道，我可以去的。你不介意今晚做我的助手吧？
Sarah: 不介意。会很有意思的。那才像一个男孩子应出去做的事……
Tom:好的。但是我必须警告你，无论发生什么，都不要让我狂饮。相信我，那看起来并不好。

 

1 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

2 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。

3 bummed   

失望的，沮丧的

参考例句：

• I was really bummed out that there were no tickets left. 没有票了，我非常恼火。
• I didn't do anything last summer; I just bummed around. 去年夏天我游手好闲，什么正经事也没做。

4 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

5 largely   

adv.大部分，主要地

参考例句：

• It is largely dependent on the weather.这多半取决于天气情况。
• Their conclusions were largely founded on guesswork.他们的结论大部份基于猜测。