Sympathy and Care同情与关心

1.- I have a cold.
我感冒了。
- I'm sorry to hear that.
听到这消息我很难过。
2. - What's wrong (the matter, the trouble)? You look unhappy.
怎么啦？您看起来脸色很不好。
- I failed the exam.
我考试没通过。
- Don't take it so badly.
不用太放在心上。
3. - Could I ask what you are worrying about?
我能否知道您在担心什么吗？
- My friend Jack¹ had an accident yesterday.
我朋友杰克昨天出了车祸。
- Is it serious?
很严重吗？
- No, just hurt his ankle².
不。只是伤了脚踝。
- I hope he'll recover soon.
我希望他很快就会恢复。
4. - Hi, haven't seen you for ages. How have you been?
嘿，好久没见您了。您最近怎么样？
- Well, not very well. I'm jobless now.
哎，不怎么好。现在我失业了。
- Sorry to hear that. I wish I could be of some help.
听到这消息我很难过。我希望我能帮上忙。
5. - The air-conditioner was very noisy and I spent a sleepless³ night yesterday.
空调很吵，昨天我一晚上没睡好。
- Terribly sorry. We'll send someone to have it repaired.
很对不起，我们马上派人去修理。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 ankle   

n.踝，踝节部

参考例句：

• She twisted her ankle when she fell.她摔倒时扭伤了脚踝。
• She turned her ankle while ice-skating.她滑冰时扭伤了脚踝。

3 sleepless   

adj.不睡眠的，睡不著的，不休息的

参考例句：

• The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
• One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上，我听说了一个传闻，把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。