新视野大学英语视听说教程 4 Unit 1-13

Task 2: Depression
Script
Pat: You look depressed¹. Are you feeling blue? I’ve come to cheer you up.
Ted²: But there’s nothing that can cheer me up. I’m down in the dumps. Life’s miserable³
Pat: You have to try to get your mind off things.
Ted: But I can’t. I just feel there’s too much pressure on me sometimes!
Pat: You can’t let things get you down. Learn to relax and stop worrying all the time. What’s your problem?
Ted: I failed my last exam, and another exam is coming, I get bored.
Pat: If I were you, I’d start working hard. If you work hard for a long time, you’re bound to get better grades. You see, “no pain, no gain”.
Ted: It’s easier said than done! If I read for fifteen minutes, I get bored.
Pat: You have to learn some self-discipline.
But how can I stay cheerful all the time?
Ted: Worse than that! If I read for half an hour, I get a headache. Then I start to worry about passing the next exam.
Pat: It’s all in your mind. If you stay cheerful like me, everything will soon be OK.
Ted: But how can I stay cheerful all the time?
Pat: Try to look on the bright side of things.
Ted: But what if there isn’t a bright side?
Pat: You know the saying: Every cloud has a silver lining⁴. It means there’re always tow sides to everything—both the dark and the bright sides. So, try to identify your strengths and bring then into full play.
Ted: Oh, no! Your corny old sayings are making me even more depressed.

 

Keys: TFFTF

1 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

2 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

3 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

4 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。