突破口语之情景对话(28):Bad luck倒霉

突破口语之情景对话(28):Bad luck倒霉

Jane:   I heard that Kevin got divorced¹. Is that true?
Eddie:  Not so bad,but Kevin does have problems with his wife.
Jane:   What?
Eddie:  His wife always complained that Kevin's salary was too low and got no promotion².
Jane:   Poor Kevin, we should do something for him. He is a nice guy and does his job well.
Eddie:  Yeah, I agree with you. But you know, it's just one of those things.

译文：
简:     我听说凯文离婚了，是真的吗？
艾迪: 还不至于这么糟。不过凯文和他妻子确实有些矛盾。
简:     怎么了？
艾迪: 他妻子老是抱怨他薪水太低，又不见提升。
简:     可怜的凯文。我们真该帮他做点什么。他是个好小伙子，工作也干得不错。
艾迪: 是啊，你说得没错。但你也是知道的，每个人都可能遇到这些事情。

 

注解 :
1) divorced  (adj): 离婚的
2) salary  (n): 工资，薪水
例:  He finally got a job in a company paying good salaries.
     他最终在一家公司里得到一份高薪的工作.

1 divorced   

adj.离婚的；分开的；不相干的；脱离的v.与…离婚(divorce的过去式和过去分词)；分离；与某人离婚，判某人离婚

参考例句：

• Apparently they are getting divorced soon. 看样子，他们很快就要离婚。
• Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 许多离婚的男子再婚组成了新的家庭。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。