Feifei:… sorry I'm late! Is it time for

飛飛：......對不起，我'遲到了!是不是到了

The English We Speak?

我們說的英語？

Neil: It is Feifei – but catch your breath

尼爾：是飛飛--不過你要加快腳步。

and have a seat. Are you ok? You look a

請坐吧你還好嗎？

bit of a… mess!

有點... 亂！

Feifei: Me? A mess! You would be a mess

飛飛我嗎？一塌糊塗啊！？你會是一個爛攤子

if you had been where I have been.

如果你去過我去過的地方

Neil: OK calm down… and what's that

好了，冷靜下來......那是什麼？

smell?

味道？

Feifei: So you think I smell now! I've been

飛飛：所以你覺得我現在很有味道!我'已經

to the rubbish dump!

到垃圾場去！

Neil: The rubbish dump?! Why did you go

垃圾場？你為什麼要去？

there?

在那裡？

Feifei: Because I was looking for Rob

飛飛：因為我在找羅布

earlier and

較早和

someone said he was down in the dumps.

有人說，他是落魄的。

Neil: Feifei, that is the last place you will

尼爾：飛飛，那是你最後的地方。

find someone who is down in the dumps.

找一個落魄的人。

It's just a saying that describes someone

這只是一句形容某人的諺語而已

who is unhappy, fed up and sometimes

誰是不快樂的，厭倦的，有時甚至是

feels there is no hope.

覺得沒有希望。

Feifei: Oh I get it! Being depressed or

飛飛。哦，我明白了！正在鬱悶還是

unhappy is a miserable feeling – a bit like

不開心是一種悲哀的感覺--有點像

being at a rubbish dump, actually.

在垃圾場，其實。

Neil: Exactly. Let's hear some examples…

尼爾：沒錯。讓我們聽聽一些例子......

Examples:

例如：

Don't be so down in the dumps, you're

不要那麼沮喪，你是

going on holiday tomorrow!

明天就要放假了

Oh it's Monday again, no wonder I feel so

哦，又是星期一，難怪我感覺如此。

down in the dumps.

陷入困境。

Reshma has been so down in the dumps

雷什瑪一直很沮喪

since her boyfriend left her.

自從她的男朋友離開了她。

Feifei: So that's being 'down in the dumps'

飛飛：那就是正在'落魄&39。

- feeling unhappy and miserable. So I've

- 感到不快樂和痛苦。所以我

had a wasted trip – but I wonder why Rob

有一個浪費的旅行 - 但我不知道為什麼羅布

is 'down in the dumps'?

是'跌宕起伏&39;？

Neil: It could be because his football team

尼爾：可能是因為他的足球隊。

lost... again.

迷路了... 又迷路了

Feifei: No, he's used to that happening. It

飛飛：不，他已經習慣了這種情況。它

must be something more serious than

大不了

that.

那。

Neil: I know – he's feeling sad because

尼爾：我知道--他感到悲傷，因為。

he's not presenting this wonderful

他沒有呈現這個精彩的

programme with you – it's such a great

節目與你 - 它是這樣一個偉大的。

script isn't it!

腳本是不是'！？

Feifei: There's only one place for this

飛飛：這個只有一個地方'。

script Neil – in the dump!

劇本尼爾--在垃圾堆裡！

Neil: Ha ha, very funny!

尼爾：哈哈，非常有趣!

Both: Bye.

都：再見。