大学英语对话-Not Accepted to a University(2)

A: There’s a letter here for you.
B: Let me see it.
A: What’s the letter about?
B: It’s a letter from NYU.
A: Tell me what it says!
B: I didn’t get in.
A: You’re lying¹.
B: I’m not lying.
A: Are you upset²?
B: I had³ high hopes⁴ for NYU.
A: I’m sorry you didn’t get accepted⁵.
B: Hopefully, I’ll get accepted to UCLA.
 

1 lying   

躺

参考例句：

• He was correct in his assertion that the minister had been lying. 他认定部长说谎，事实果然如此。
• She bridled at the suggestion that she was lying. 她对暗示她在说谎的言论嗤之以鼻。

2 upset   

adj.烦乱的，不高兴；v.颠覆，推翻；扰乱，使心烦意乱，使不舒服

参考例句：

• She upset our plan.她打乱了我们的计划。
• He was very upset.他非常心烦。

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 hopes   

n.& v.希望n.希望( hope的名词复数 )；希望的东西；被寄予希望的人（或事物、情况）；抱有希望的理由v.希望，期望( hope的第三人称单数 )；[俚语]相信，认为；希望，盼望，期待

参考例句：

• He still hopes to win his claim against unfair dismissal . 他声称遭无理解雇，仍然希望赢得申诉。
• a politician who embodied the hopes of black youth 代表黑人青年希望的政治家

5 accepted   

adj.公认的；可以接受的v.接受(accept的过去式及过去分词)

参考例句：

• He asked me to marry him and I accepted. 他向我求婚，我答应了。
• They accepted the offer with alacrity. 他们欣然接受了建议。