想聊就聊-5.04.11安慰

　　4.11 Console¹ 安慰
W: Why do you look so gloomy²? What are you looking for?
M: My dissertation³. I put it somewhere last night and I can't find it now.
W: Did you finish typing yesterday?
M: Yes, I kept on typing it until midnight, but it is lost.
W: Don't worry about it. It must be somewhere in your room. Let's see where you put it. Have you searched your drawers and the desk?
M: Yes, but there is nothing inside the drawers or on the desk.
W: How about the shelf?
M: I've searched everywhere. Where on earth did I put it?
W: Don't get upset over it. At least you have another week to go.
M: I have been working on it for a whole month and it's too late to write another. Just think of all my hard work that goes for nothing. How could I do such a thing?
W: Cheer up! What I meant was that you can find it sometime during a week. There is no need to write a new one. Oh, what's this? Is this your dissertation?
M: Let me see. Yes, that's it. Where did you find it?
W: You’ve put it among these journals.
M: My poor memory. Thank you very much.
译：
W：你怎么看起来这么沮丧？在找什么呢？
M：我的学位论文，我昨天晚上把它放在某个地方，现在找不到了。
W：你昨天把它打完了吗？
M：是的，我一直打到半夜，但现在它不见了。
W：别担心，它肯定是在你房间的某个地方，我们来看看你可能把它放到哪儿，你找过抽屉和桌子了吗？
M：是的，但抽屉里和桌子上都没有。
W：架子上呢？
M：我哪儿都找遍了，我到底把它放到哪儿呢？
W：别烦，至少你还有一个星期呢。
M：我已经花了整整一个月的时间在这上面，现在再写一篇太迟了，想想我的努力毫无结果，我怎么能干这种事？
W：高兴点，我的意思是你在这周内一定能找到它，没有必要写篇新的。噢，这是什么？这是你的毕业论文吗？
M：让我瞧瞧，是的，就是它。你在哪儿找到的？
W：你把它和这些期刊放在一起了。
M：我的记性真差，太谢谢你了。
1． 固定搭配“finish + doing sth.”表示“完成某事”。
2． 词组“on earth”意思是“究竟，到底”。
3． 习惯用语“go for nothing”意思是“竹篮子打水一场空，到头来什么也没得到”，也作“劳而无功”讲。

1 console   

n.控制台，仪表板，落地柜；vt.安慰，慰问

参考例句：

• We tried to console her when her dog died.她的狗死后，我们尽力安慰她。
• The console is just like a typewriter.控制台就像一台打字机。

2 gloomy   

adj.阴暗的，阴沉的，令人沮丧的，阴郁的

参考例句：

• A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮。
• When I saw their gloomy faces,I knew something was wrong.当我看到他们沮丧的脸时，我知道出事了。

3 dissertation   

n.（博士学位）论文，学术演讲，专题论文

参考例句：

• He is currently writing a dissertation on the Somali civil war.他目前正在写一篇关于索马里内战的论文。
• He was involved in writing his doctoral dissertation.他在聚精会神地写他的博士论文。