突破口语之情景对话(27):Being misunderstood被误解

Kitty: Hi, why do you look so depressed today, Mike?

Mike: I had a terrible quarrel with my neighbor yesterday.

Kitty: How come?

Mike: It is a long story. Basically, she thought I had laughed at her while I didn't.

Kitty: I know everyone suffers when he is misunderstood. But why not take it easy?

Mike: Yeah. It's so nice of you to comfort me.

译文：

凯蒂: 你好，迈克，你今天看上去怎么这么不高兴啊?

迈克: 我昨天和邻居大吵了一架。

凯蒂: 怎么搞的啊?

迈克: 说来话长了。简单的说呢，她误认为我嘲笑过她，其实我没有。

凯蒂: 被误解的时候每个人都很难受，但干嘛不放开一点呢?

迈克: 是啊。你这样安慰我真是太好了。

注解 :

1) depressed (adj): sad 消沉的，沮丧的

例: She was depressed at the news.

听到这消息后她万分沮丧。

2) quarrel (n): 争吵

3) suffer (v): 难受

例: He suffered from poverty all his life.

他一生受贫穷之苦。

4) misunderstand (v): =mistake 误解

例: You misunderstood what I said.

你误解了我说的话。

5) comfort (v): =console 安慰

例: They tried to comfort her, but what could they say?

他们想要安慰她，但能说什么呢?