突破口语之情景对话(28):Bad luck倒霉

Jane: I heard that Kevin got divorced. 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 promotion.

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.