速成英语口语第二册 Lesson28:I wish I weren't so busy with my work

Unit¹ 15 Conversation² 2

单元十五　对话二

I wish I weren't so busy with my work.

我希望我没有这么忙于工作。

A: Hey, you look so tired.

嘿，你看起来很疲倦。

B: Yeah, I just wish I weren't so busy with my work.

是的，我只是希望我不要这么忙于工作。

A: I understand what you mean. Why don't you take a rest at the weekend?

我理解你的意思。为什么你不在周末休息一下？

B: You know I have to work most weekends these days. Oh, if I had³ time, I would⁴ go to beach and relax⁵.

你知道最近周末大部分时间我得工作。哦，如果我有时间，我想去海滩放松一下。

A: Well, actually⁶ I never get to go away at the weekend.

嗯，实际上我从来没在周末出去走走。

B: Why not? You don't have to work on weekends.

为什么不呢？你没有必要在周末工作。

A: Yeah, but I just don't have enough money. I wish I had enough money to go somewhere⁷ exciting.

是的，但是我没有足够的钱。我希望我有足够的钱去一些令人激动的地方。

B: Our life⁸ isn't going⁹ as¹⁰ well as we expected¹¹.

我们的生活不会像我们预期的一样。

1 unit   

n.单位，单元，部件，元件，装置

参考例句：

• This unit is very hard.这个单元很难。
• This textbook has twenty units.这本课本有二十单元。

2 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

3 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

4 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

5 relax   

v.放松；轻松

参考例句：

• Relax when you dance.跳舞时要放松。
• Keep at it,don't relax!继续努力，不要泄劲！

6 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

7 somewhere   

adv.在某处；n.(在)某处

参考例句：

• He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
• Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。

8 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

9 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

10 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

11 expected   

adj.（用作定语）预期要发生的，期待中的v.期望( expect的过去式和过去分词 )；预料；要求；认为（某事）会发生

参考例句：

• The company has a strict dress code—all male employees are expected to wear suits. 公司有严格的着装规定—所有男职员都要穿西服。
• The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores. 低廉的价格意在把顾客从其他商店吸引过来。