今天的這段對(duì)話,在討論成功與失敗,
你為什么看起來很沮喪,如何安慰心情不好的朋友
來聽今天的講解:
A: Steven, would you like to go dance with us tonight?
史蒂文,今晚和我們一起去跳舞怎么樣?
B: John, I'm just not in the mood for this.
約翰,我現(xiàn)在沒那個(gè)心情。
A: You look upset. What's going on?
你看起來很沮喪,怎么回事?
B: I lost the table tennis game yesterday.
昨天在乒乓球比賽中我輸了。
A: What a pity!
真遺憾。
B: I just don't want to play table tennis anymore.
我不想在打乒乓球了。
A: Is it that bad? It's nothing more than a game.
有那么糟糕嗎?不過是輸?shù)粢粓?chǎng)比賽而已。
B: My opponent beat me on the very first ball. I was wondering if it's appropriate for me to play table tennis.
我的對(duì)手一球就把我淘汰了。我在想,可能我不太適合打乒乓球吧。
A: Come on. Don't lose heart. I'm sure you will succeed.
別這樣,不要灰心,我相信你一定會(huì)成功的。
B: Perhaps you're right. But I just need some time to recover from this.
或許你說的對(duì),但是我仍然需要時(shí)間從失敗中恢復(fù)過來。
A: I understand.
我能理解你。