lesson 14 分手

    breaking up

    01 we broke up finally.

    我们最终还是分手了。

    类似表达 we had a break-up eventually. / we separated finally.

    02 to me, parting is a painful thing.

    对我来说，分手是件痛苦的事。

    单词释义 parting [?pɑ:t??] n. 分离，分别，分裂

    03 when mike broke up with emma, she cried a lot.

    当迈克和艾玛分手时，她哭得很厉害。

    词组释义 break up with 与……关系破裂，跟……分手

    04 i dumped david.

    我把大卫甩了。

    类似表达 i got david the air.

    05 lily cried out for the anguish at the parting with daniel.

    和丹尼尔分手时，莉莉由于痛苦而大哭失声。

    单词释义 anguish [???gw??] n. 苦恼，痛苦，心酸

    06 i lost my love.

    我失恋了。

    类似表达 i was unlucky in love. / i was crossed in love.

    07 he has been feeling flat since emily broke up with him.

    自从艾米丽同他提出分手后，他一直无精打采，情绪低落。

    单词释义 flat[fl?t adj. 单调的，平淡的，无趣的

    08 what? are you trying to tell me that i'm getting dumped?

    什么？你是要告诉我，我被甩了吗？

    词组释义 get dumped 被别人抛弃，被甩

    09 the romance blossomed for three months or so, and then wilted.

    那段恋情持续三个月左右就告吹了。

    单词释义 blossom [?bl?s?m] vi. 开花，繁荣 wilt [w?lt] vt. vi. 凋谢，枯萎

    10 james was quite anxious that he would get a dear john letter from annie.

    詹姆斯很忧虑，他可能会收到安妮寄来的分手信。

    注意事项

    战争时期，在美国军队中用dear john letter指代“女友写来的分手信”。如今，用来指代年轻人收到的来自恋人的分手信。

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