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2024.12.13 07:30
第十八部 第二課: nightmare , group hug
- Larry 去李華家吃飯。他告訴李華說，自己今天特別倒霉。李華今天要學兩個常用語：nightmare 和 group hug.
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- I had the worst day at work today. It was an absolute nightmare!
- 上班做惡夢？Larry, 你可要小心點兒，上班睡覺是要被老闆炒魷魚的！
- No, no. I didn't HAVE a nightmare at work...Being at work today was LIKE a nightmare.
- 噢，你是說今天上班很痛苦，就像是做了一場惡夢啊，聽起來挺嚇人的。
- It wasn't so much scary as it was unpleasant. Any situation that is really bad or unpleasant can be called a nightmare - even a really angry person can be a nightmare.
- 我知道了，nightmare是指令人不愉快的人或者事。那你今天上班出什麼事了？
- It all started with my boss. He is usually a nice guy, but today he was really angry with his staff - me, included. He was a total nightmare.
- 我記得你老闆人挺隨和的，今天怎麼會突然發脾氣呢？
- Well, he wasn't happy that we hadn't finished a project by the deadline. When he came into the office this morning, he told everyone we better have it finished by the end of the day - or he was going to become our worst nightmare!
- Your worst nightmare? Yikes! 你們不是一直都在趕著完成那個項目嗎？老闆這麼生氣，大家一定很沮喪吧？
- That is exactly what happened, Li Hua. After work, my day didn't get better. On my way over to your house, the traffic was a nightmare.
- 我也從新聞裡看到堵車的消息了。你今天可真夠倒霉的。我特別理解你現在的心情，還記得我博士生資格考試那天嗎？
- I do remember. As I recall that day was a total nightmare for you.
- 是呀，我當時論文打到一半，電腦突然死機了。What a nightmare.
- But the nightmare turned out okay in the end, didn't it?
- 我只好從頭再來。還好，我的論文最後還是得了優秀。
- Then maybe my nightmare will have a good ending, too.
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- You know, Li Hua, when my co-workers and me were feeling down after the boss yelled at us, we had a "Group Hug" and all felt better.
- A "group hug"? 在辦公室裡集體擁抱？
- Well, I know it sounds kind of strange, but sometimes when a group of people or a team is down and they need to cheer themselves up they have a "group hug."
- 你的意思是，大家情緒低落的時候，group hug一下，感覺就會好起來？
- Well, after my boss left and everyone was feeling down, one of my co-workers said aloud, "Group Hug!" We all stood up, hugged in a circle one time, and then felt much better.
- 真有意思，group hug能讓你們提高工作效率嗎？
- It really did. The group hug reduced the tension, and we all were able to get back to working on the project.
- 我可以在我的中文課上試試看。中文很難學，所以學生們有時會因為進步慢而感到氣餒。
- A "group hug" could help lighten the mood in class, especially after a really hard test.
- Larry, group hug是怎麼做的呢？
- Well, usually someone says, "Group Hug" or "Let's have a group hug." Then the group forms a circle and each participant puts their arms over their neighbors' shoulders.
- 大家站成一圈，胳膊搭在旁邊人的肩膀上，是這樣嗎？那下次我發考卷的時候，如果學生們考得不好，我就可以說，不要灰心，Let's have a group hug.
- Yes, that's it! In my family, when my brothers and sisters would have an argument, my mom would say, ''Let's stop fighting and have a group hug.'' It was like magic - we'd all stop fighting.
- Larry, 我知道你今天情緒不好，但是我們兩個人不能說是group hug吧？
- No, you are right, Li Hua. To have a true group hug, you need three or more people. But I'd be happy with just a regular hug from you, Li Hua!
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- 今天李華學到了兩個常用語。一個是 nightmare, 是令人不愉快的人或事。另一個是 group hug，是集體擁抱。
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