H:How are you doing, Andrew?
你最近怎么樣,安德魯?
A:Not well. I’ve been feeling pretty lonely lately.
不怎么樣。我最近覺(jué)得特別孤單。
H:But you have so many friends! How could you be lonely?
可是,你有那么多朋友!怎么會(huì)覺(jué)得孤單呢?
A:You know what they say'a friend to all is a friend to none'. I don’t feel like I really know any of my friends. In fact, I should probably call them acquaintances, not friends.
你知道有句俗話是這么說(shuō)的:交游滿天下,知心無(wú)一人。我覺(jué)得我對(duì)自己的朋友們其實(shí)哪一個(gè)都不了解。坦白說(shuō),我不該管他們叫朋友,而是應(yīng)該叫熟人。
H:What about me? I’m your friend.
那我算什么呢?我是你的朋友啊!
A:I know you are, you are my girlfriend. I wish I had a guy friend to hang out with sometimes.
我知道你是,可是你是我的女朋友。我希望自己能有個(gè)同性朋友,有時(shí)候可以混在一起消磨時(shí)間的那種。
H:I know what you mean. I find it difficult to make new friends, too. It’s not as easy as it was when we were young, is it?
我懂你的意思。我也覺(jué)得結(jié)交新朋友不是一件容易的事。不像我們年輕的時(shí)候那么容易,對(duì)吧?
A:Not at all.
一點(diǎn)沒(méi)錯(cuò)。
H:I’ve made a lot of new friends since I started learning English. Maybe you could join a club or take a class to make some new friends.
我開(kāi)始學(xué)英語(yǔ)以來(lái)認(rèn)識(shí)了不少新朋友。如果你去參加個(gè)俱樂(lè)部或者報(bào)個(gè)班也許就能認(rèn)識(shí)新朋友了。
A:That’s a good idea.
這主意不錯(cuò)。
H:What kind of qualities do you look for in a friend?
你希望找到的朋友有什么樣的品質(zhì)?
A:I’m not sure. I guess I’d like to meet some people who have a positive attitude and want to have a good time.
我也說(shuō)不好。我想我希望認(rèn)識(shí)一些在一起很開(kāi)心,有積極人生態(tài)度的人。
H:People who play ultimate Frisbee have a positive attitude; maybe you should join the ultimate Frisbee club.
玩極限飛碟的人通常都有積極向上的生活態(tài)度,你可以去參加極限飛碟俱樂(lè)部。
A:That’s a possibility. Thanks!
這主意不錯(cuò)。謝謝!